Hiring practices in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) may differ from country to country and industry to industry. The type of position will also have an influence on the most appropriate talent screening and skill verification tools.
One of the most common and highly effective tools that can be used during the hiring process is online assessments, called Employer tests at Bayt.com.
Employer tests are pre-employment psychometric assessments that are designed to measure and rank applicants in particular skills, traits, technical qualifications, and/or personality. These can include standardized tests, aptitude measurements, personality tests, skill-based assessments, and technical assessments.
In fact, these tests cover a wide range of topics that are of relevance to every field of work and industry.
Why should I use employer tests?
There is a great value for using psychometric testing. Certain skills and competencies can be tested more effectively by conducting a standardized assessment, in which you guarantee that you are applying the same set of measurements and conditions to assess and compare your job candidates.
Additionally, tests can save the employer a great deal of time since the competency-based questions, scoring, and reports are all automatically generated.
Moreover, it is very hard to measure and compare certain qualifications qualitatively or during the job interview. Having a quantified value or a score associated with each candidate is a much easier method for contrasting qualifications and making the hiring decision in less time and with more confidence.
For all of these reasons, more than four out of 10 companies in the MENA region use online psychometric tests and academic certificates as part of their screening and hiring process, according to the Bayt.com Hiring Practices in the Middle East and North Africa Survey.
Even from an employee perspective, many find tests and assessments to be useful. Nearly two thirds (63%) of professionals polled by Bayt.com believe that companies should start offering psychometric testing to employees and 68% of polled professionals indicated that though they have never undertaken a psychometric test before, they would like to do so.
Can I test soft skills before hiring?
Soft skills are very important in today’s workplace. As seen in the Bayt.com Middle East Job Index Survey, which surveys employers in the region, the most sought after skills are, and have been for a few years, soft-skills. Good communication skills (68%) emerge as the top attribute that employers look for in a candidate. Being a team player (51%) and the ability to work under pressure (47%) are the next two important skills sought by employers.
During a job interview, or when looking at a candidate’s file, quantifying and assessing soft skills may be very challenging. This is why online assessments and employer tests can be highly useful to measure skills and rank candidates.
About Bayt.com Employer Tests
Bayt.com offers a wide selection of tests and assessments for many fields of work. More and more employers across the MENA region are utilizing them. These assessments are ideal for confirming skills and competencies, automatically generating scores and reports, analyzing competencies in each section and sub-section, comparing candidates, and ultimately making a much more confident hiring decision.
Using Bayt.com, employers are able to choose from over 500 tests to evaluate candidates on the skills that are most needed for performing the job requirements. The Bayt.com test library is diverse and covers a wide range of job types, skills, and expertise domains. The topics range from English proficiency, personality and IQ testing, and all the way to technology and aptitude assessments. These tests have been, and continue to be, used by employers in many fields of work including engineering, sales and marketing, banking and finance, technology, hospitality, and more.
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