Behavioural assessment gains prominence in hiring market

New Delhi: For an organisation, assessing behaviour competencies is very important to find the right job fit and companies should consider the profiles based on such assessments that provide insight into the candidate and are not driven by academic results, says a survey.

According to a survey by MeritTrac Research, assessment of competencies is growing fast and used widely by multinational companies that have adopted global practices to be on par with the emerging trends of the world.

"The use of behaviour assessments was a common practice for hiring senior and leadership job roles, but now using them for the entry-level jobs marks the beginning of the change that will be seen in hiring," the report said.

However, it noted that these recruitment drives behaviour assessment results were largely used as inputs rather than decision making tools. The key competencies of the job roles across various industry segments include adaptability, sociability, Team work, persistence, persuasive, creativity, conscientiousness and organised. These behaviours by themselves or in combination with one or more are found to be essential for any given entry level job role across any sector, the report said.

"The assessment of these behaviour traits by employers will get them candidates with the behavioural disposition for the roles in their organisations," it added. The report further noted that hiring individuals with some work experience would be suitable for creative jobs.

"Skills and behaviour assessed through psychometric tools along with a measure on job performance give the employer a best fit / best suited profile than the one based on instinct or credentials provided by the candidate," the report said.

According to Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM), the cost of a 'bad hire' to an organisation is five times the bad hire's annual salary and hence companies should focus on hiring the right talent to mitigate business risks. PTI DRR ABK 11251613