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Key points
How many employers use testing?
The uses to which employers put testing
Policies governing the use of psychometric tests
Reasons why some employers use testing
Reasons why other employers do not use tests
Using selection tests
Using the results of selection testing
Sources of psychological tests used by employers
How employers choose tests
Equal opportunities considerations
Employers' relationship with test-takers
Test formats
Supervision methods
Trends in employers' use of testing
Factors influencing employers' greater use of testing
Improving employers' use of tests
Attitudes of test-users
Our research
Table 1A: Types of test used in recruitment and selection
Table 1B: Types of test used in recruitment and selection
Table 2: Sources of employers' tests

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Testing in employment: the 2009 IRS survey

This 2009 survey of employers examines their attitudes towards testing, the types of testing they use and how they administer and use tests in employment-related areas. It also compares their procedures with good practice guidelines and highlights the ways in which employers would like to improve their test use.

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Status: This article has been archived and is available for reference only.
Publisher: IRS
Source: IRS Employment Review
Industry sectors: manufacturing and production; private-sector services; public services

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