Complimentary Psychometrics Webinar: Questions HR should and should not ask when “evaluating” Psychometric Tests
PsyAsia International invites you to a complimentary webinar that will cover the questions HR Professionals should and should not ask when evaluating psychometric tests. The facilitator will show you the materials referred to in the questions that you need to ask and show you how to evaluate a test distributor’s response.
This free webinar is open to all HR and related professionals based in Asia. It is not open to competitors.
You’ll go away knowing the top-5 questions to ask when evaluating a psychometric test and how to evaluate those responses at a basic level. You’ll also find out what questions are frequently asked but really should have no bearing in test choice. There will be ample time for participant questions.
REGISTER HERE: http://www.psyasia.com/hr_seminars.php
Human Resources, Recruitment & Psychometric Tests: The Right Questions to Ask When Evaluating Personality & Aptitude Tests
Introduction
Those without training in psychometrics can never effectively evaluate a psychometric test.
The following very briefly gives an overview of the questions HR should be asking when contacting test vendors.
This brief presentation is not intended to replace competent training in psychometrics.
What is the test’s rationale?
Is the vendor clear on the model behind the test?
What was the test designed to assess?
Who designed the test?
Technical data: Reliability
How consistently does the test measure what it purports to measure?
Are there documented studies to support for example test-retest reliability and internal consistency reliability? Look for .7 for personality scales and .8 for aptitude.
Does the vendor have a clue as to what you are talking about?
Technical data: Validity
Are there documented studies which show the test is “fit for purpose”?
Is there evidence for criterion validity if you will use the test to predict performance directly? Look for significant and meaningful correlations between test score and performance. How does this compare with competitors?
Is there evidence for construct validity if you will use the test to assess various aspects of personality or aptitude that you will compare to others in the belief that higher scores in these areas will lead to performance in your job? Look for significant correlations between this test and another established test assessing similar constructs.
Other aspects of validity
Content Validity
Face Validity
What about training?
If no training is required it’s either a simple test which may not suit your needs or a test that may lead you to make errors in interpretation and decision-making due to insufficient training!
Who runs the training? Is it an expert in psychology/psychometrics whose competence has been assessed by external bodies (government registration and psychological societies)?
More information
www.psyasia.com Knowledgebase
www.psychometricassessment.com/blog
www.psychometricassessment.com/training
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British Psychological Society Certification in Singapore – Register now to get 50% off Behaviour Based Interviewing and Saville Wave Training Courses
PsyAsia is pleased to advise clients that we have extended our special 50% discount offer for those who register for our Psychometric Test Training Course: BPS Level A & B in Singapore until the end of January. Any client who registers for the Level A and B course will be offered a 50% discount on the Saville Consulting Wave accreditation course that follows the day after the Level B training; and/or, 50% off our Behaviour-based Interview Course which is confirmed for the day immediately before the Level A training. Furthermore, we are pleased to continue to offer a 50% discount off the Behaviour Based Interview Course for any client who registers for our 4-day Human Resource Management Course in Singapore on 22-25 February.
Training places are limited and courses are now beginning to fill, so please register asap to ensure your place. The above discount offers will expire on 31 January.
If you are in Hong Kong, you can also avail the offers by joining our Hong Kong Psychometric Assessment Level A and B course in March.
All course dates and details as well as email links can be found from here: http://dates.psyasia.com
Kindly contact us on Singapore +65 6521 3131 or Hong Kong +852 8200 6005 for full details.
Saville Consulting Wave Personality Test: Complimentary Webinar from PsyAsia
PsyAsia International invites you to a complimentary webinar on the features of the Saville Consulting Wave Personality Test.
The webinar will run at 6pm Singapore time on 20 December 2010.
At the webinar we will discuss the following:
- Introduction to the Saville Consulting Wave
- What makes Wave a real revolution in personality assessment?
- Comparative validity of Wave with other personality assessments
- Applications of the Wave Framework (selection, team-building, 360 appraisal etc)
- Introduction to the new Wave Leadership and Interview reports
- Overview of other Wave reports
Psychometric Test Training in Singapore: up to 25% Discount; includes BPS Level A and B & Online Psychometric Courses
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Course: All PSYCHOMETRIC courses – online and face-to-face
Location: Singapore, Hong Kong, Online
Date: February and March 2011
Details: Save up to 25% when registering 2 or more attendees at the same time. Discount amount reduces by 5% every 2 weeks until 19 December. The earlier you book, the higher the discount! Full details of this offer here.
HRM Training Course Singapore
PsyAsia International has released dates for their annual public course in Human Resource Management in Singapore. The course runs usually as an in-house course, but once per year the company offers it as a public course. This year all those who had previously registered their interest were surveyed for their preferred dates and locations so PsyAsia expects the course to run at or near capacity. There’s an early bird discount of 10% on offer for all those who register before 30 August entering discount code HRMEB on page 3 of the booking form. Full details and online registration at the HRM course webpage: http://www.psyasia.com/human_resource_management_training_course.php
Expiring Discounts for: BPS Level A Singapore, BPS Level B Singapore, Saville Wave Training Singapore, Personality Test Training Singapore
PsyAsia’s range of early-bird and group booking discounts for our October Psychometric Training Courses in Singapore will expire in just 7 days! If you intend coming on our October training for BPS Level A, BPS Level B (including Identity and Apollo Personality Questionnaire accreditation), Saville Consulting Wave or BPS Test Administration, please do ensure that you register by 30 July. All discounts will expire in our systems and cannot be reinstated! Please view all course dates at http://dates.psyasia.com.
Remember, PsyAsia International is Asia’s Independent Leader in Psychometric Tests and Training. We only sell the world’s best psychometric tests, our courses are run by resident fully registered psychologists and we offer blended e-learning with our face-to-face training for all BPS certification courses.
If you have any queries about our psychometric courses, do please get in touch – an easy way to get an instant response is to use the LIVE CHAT facility on our website. Alternatively, please email us.
Finally, don’t forget that we’ve arranged a session for anyone interested in Singapore Level A and B training to meet with the facilitator online. He will show you course slides and workbooks and answer any questions you may have. This session runs on Tuesday 27th July at 5pm Singapore/Hong Kong time. Click here to register.
Human Resource Training Course in Singapore
Our HRM Training in Asia
PsyAsia International’s Human Resource Management Training course is run by an award-winning and experienced registered orgranisational psychologist (with doctorate) who previously taught the course at Master’s level for the UK’s University of Leicester and the Hong Kong Polytechnic University. The facilitator has the unique advantage of also being a practitioner so can tie theory with cutting edge practice in each interactive session.
Public Training Course
PsyAsia’s Human Resource Management course runs all over Asia on an in-house basis. About once each year we open the course up as a public course in Hong Kong and/or Singapore. We’ve received an influx of enquiries recently and so believe now is the time to find out potential delegate preferences for dates and venue. If there is sufficient interest we will run the course publically sometime between November and March.
Survey for dates and location
To register your interest and tell us whether you’d rather attend in Singapore, Hong Kong or Online, please click the link below to complete our rapid survey. It will take you less than 60 seconds.
Rapid 60 Second Survey:
http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/hrmcourse
For full details about the course, please see here:
http://www.psyasia.com/human_resource_management_training_course.php
