Online psychometric tests can find the most ‘creative’ candidates
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For those applying for jobs in the creative industries, be warned- employers are now using online psychometric tests to gauge that you are as ‘creative’ as your CV has implied.
This new form of psychometric test has been developed by an Australian psychologist called Dr Amantha Imber who has produced the test alongside global organisation, Kimberly Clark.
Designed to test a candidate’s creative skills, the psychometric test will be able to measure how innovative and inventive the candidate is when faced with certain situations or questions.
Called the Inventium Creative Aptitude Test (ICAT), Amantha decided to get involved with the project to develop such a test as she agreed it was too easy for some candidates to lie about how creative they were on their application forms.
The head of the innovation team at Kimberly Clark approached Amantha after they were struggling to find truly creative and inventive people to work on developing new products and brands.
Although the test took almost three years to develop, it is now able to help companies identify 14 key traits that are fundamental to a creative mind and personality.
With the questions and answers based on the latest neuro-scientific and psychological research, candidates taking the test will find themselves having to respond to work place problems, while having areas such as they assertiveness and self-confidence also put to the test.
The ICAT is also able to predict other behavioural and character traits such as a candidate’s ability to adapt to new environments, ability to work within a team with other people and ability to think beyond the company ‘norms.’
Amantha now believes the test will be a welcome tool in the world of recruitment as more and more employers are looking for candidates that are inventive and creative in their thinking. |
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Ronald Kresten
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2011-07-13 06:41:37 |
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