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
New Leadership Assessment Report from Saville Consulting & PsyAsia features on BBC TV
Professor Peter Saville recently appeared on BBC TV to discuss the Saville Consulting Wave Psychometric Personality Assessment. The BBC’s Technology Correspondent, Rory Cellan-Jones underwent the Wave questionnaire and then received feedback from Professor Saville.
The Leadership Report discussed by Professor Saville is powered by Wave Professional Styles and based on Saville Consulting’s brand new Leadership Model. It has been validated both against theoretical leadership constructs and empirically using international workplace performance and effectiveness criterion data.
It combines styles, situations and underlying leadership potential to assess the impact of leadership on people, tasks and the growth of the organization as a whole. As it is based on the Wave model, the Leadership Report can also distinguish between motives and talents and highlights areas of potential over or under-rating.
The Leadership Report has a wide range of applications including in selection, succession planning, coaching or development and in assessing a leader’s fit to their environment.
PsyAsia International is offering a 15% discount on Saville Consulting Wave training for anybody who registers after viewing this video and before 15 December 2010. Use promotion code BBC when booking your place. The next courses will run in March 2011 in Singapore and Hong Kong. Full details at http://www.psyasia.com/saville-consulting-wave-training-module.php.
Psychometric Test Training in Singapore: up to 25% Discount; includes BPS Level A and B & Online Psychometric Courses
View all Psychometric Training Courses
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.
Identity Personality Test – New Syle Reports
Identity is a self-perception personality
questionnaire that measures important individual differences
between how people prefer to behave in a workplace setting.
It was developed specifically for the world of work
and is supported by robust research proving its effectiveness
for use in many areas of business and personal development.
The questionnaire is available in English, simplified
Chinese and traditional Chinese.
Developed to be the most comprehensive personality assessment
tool, Identity measures 36 Primary Scales – which
are specific areas of personality related to the world
of work. It is fully validated for making sensitive
selection decisions and found through scientific
research to be more predictive of leadership performance
than even ability tests or interviews.
Sample Cover Page
The PsyAsia logo can be replaced with your corporate
logo if you have your own Identity System. Also note
the PTC logo that confirms Identity is a quality
test registered with the British Psychological Society
Psychological Testing Centre.
Narrative Report
This report is written in second or third person depending
on whether you are using it as a feedback report for
the candidate or for the decision-maker. Text-based
narrative reports are the only type of report available
to untrained users. All other reports/graphics require
a certification.
Quick Look Page
This gives an indication as to the accuracy of the candidate’s
responses and shows you where you need to focus for
additional probing in an interview. For this fake candidate,
the report tells us we need to probe on every competency!
For other candidates you may see “Strong”
and/or “OK” in place of “Further Probing”.
Profile Chart
This is the first page of a 2-page chart which provides
the candidate’s score for each scale in Identity. Labels
and descriptions on either side assist in accurate interpretation
of each scale score.
Pre-Interview Report
This is a sample page from Identity’s Pre-Interview
Report. Personality test reports should be followed
up with a good behavioral interview. This report assists
in this process by providing example questions to ask
the candidate based on their profile.
Derived scales
Assess aspects of the person such as Jungian Type, Learning
Styles, EQ, Team Roles, Leadership Style and so on.
All of these charts come at no additional cost.
The above are just a few examples of
pages from Identity reports. Identity offers a number
of different reports: Pre-Interview, Comprehensive,
Career Focus and Candidate Feedback. Unlike other psychometric
personality tests, clients only pay once for the candidate
rather than for each report generated.
To download full sample reports, please click here
for a candidate for a single fee!)
To view our Identity webpage, please click here
in a substantive personality assessment, you may use
Identity by simply purchasing and reading the manual.
For those who require training, we are pleased to offer
a “new report release” special 15%
discount on our 26-27 October training in Singapore
and 29-30 November training in Hong Kong if you register
by 5 October. This discount increases to 20%
if you send 2 or more people. Use discount
codes IDMAIL15 and IDMAIL20 for the 15% and 20% discounts
respectively when registering
here. For clients who are not interested in training
we can offer our psychologist-on-call
service or a very limited text-only report.
To view the Identity Accreditation Course outline, please
click here
Free Online Psychometric Testing System
All qualified users of Identity get a FREE online system
- so, you can set up test sessions and produce reports
whenever you want – even at night and on weekends!
If you would like a copy of our fees list,please email us.
View our multimedia Identity Sales Presentation
Click here to view all current public training course dates
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.
BPS Level A Singapore | BPS Level B Singapore | Meet Facilitator Online
PsyAsia International is delighted to offer a free one hour session for those interested in our Psychometric Assessment at Work Course to meet with the course facilitator online and ask any questions you may have. The agenda is set by attendees based on the questions you enter when registering! We’ll also show you some course slides along with snippets from the course workbooks and manual.
This complimentary session is for anybody seriously interested in attending our October BPS Level A and B Psychometric Assessment course in Singapore. We only accept registrations from corporate email addresses and from those entering truthful data in the registration. We’ve set the start time just at the end of your working day so as not to take you away from your duties!
Our Psychometric Assessment at Work Course is run by award-winning and published registered organisational psychologist Dr. Graham Tyler. Dr. Tyler is a joint resident of Singapore and Hong Kong and has extensive experience of researching and applying psychometric tests throughout Asia.
System Requirements
PC-based attendees
Required: Windows® 7, Vista, XP, 2003 Server or 2000
Macintosh®-based attendees
Required: Mac OS® X 10.4.11 (Tiger®) or newer
Reserve your Webinar seat now at:
https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/952454336
Free Access to Psychometric Society Journal until 31 July
| Psychometrika – Journal of Psychometrics Society Free Trial Access until July 31, 2010! |
| From now until July 31, 2010, please enjoy free access to the journal. Click here to begin your reading. |
BPS Level A & B Certificates of Competence in Occupational Testing Singapore – October Training Dates
British Psychological Society (BPS) Level A & B Certificates of Competence in Occupational Testing / Psychometric Assessment at Work Course
20 October 2010 – 27 October 2010 (weekend excluded) (5-day option also available)
Conrad Centennial Hotel, Singapore
**Please register early – previous courses have been fully booked up to 8 weeks before the start date**
Introduction
Train for BPS Level A and B Certificates of Competence in Occupational Testing in Singapore with the company that won an international quality award in 2010; the company which brought regular BPS Certification training to Singapore; and the company which uses a British Psychological Society Award-Winning Dr. of Psychology to facilitate the course!
This intensive professional course provides training in psychometric assessment in the workplace, leading to the fulfilment of requirements for the British Psychological Society Certificates of Competence in Occupational Testing – BPS Levels A & B. After successful completion of the course, delegates are qualified to order, administer, score, interpret and feedback on a complete range of ability, aptitude and personality questionnaires. They will also be able to apply for the British Psychological Society’s Certificates which means the holder will be recognised internationally as having trained to the highest levels in the practical application of psychometric tests.
PsyAsia International is renowned by Human Resource professionals and organisational psychologists throughout Asia for being the leader in psychometric training in the region. Whilst many overuse the term “leader”, PsyAsia demonstrates their position with tangibles. Recent innovations include moving of training to online mediums, blended learning for the BPS Level A and B and an online learning centre where delegates get immediate access to forums, chat with other delegates, virtual receptions with the facilitator and other course members, downloads of recorded training and more.
Dates:
20-22 October 2010: Level A
25-27 October 2010: Level B
Delegates may also opt to attend online training over 3 evenings instead of attending on 20 October, reducing total time away from the office to 5 days. Furthermore, delegates may choose to undertake Level A in October and place Level B on hold until Q1 of 2011 for no additional fee.
Key Learning Objectives for Level A
Delegates will be able to:
• Register with all UK and many international test publishers to purchase tests and know what to look for and avoid in Singapore. With many poorly developed tests and non-psychologist distributors in Singapore this is crucial!
• Understand the range and types of psychometric tests available.
• Know when to use tests, and importantly – when not to.
• Decide which tests are appropriate for a particular situation, be it selection, development, coaching or team-building.
• Conduct a job analysis and identify the assessment requirements.
• Have an appreciation of other assessment methods such as assessment centres or behavioural interviews.
• Administer, score and interpret aptitude tests.
• Make informed decisions using psychometric test results.
• Provide quality feedback to clients and candidates.
• Integrate tests into a wider recruitment or assessment process.
• Have a sound grasp of statistical concepts used in testing.
• Appreciate the importance of test reliability and validity and be able to assess it.
Key Learning Objectives for Level B
Delegates will be able to:
• Increase their awareness and understanding of individual differences between people.
• Integrate the use of personality assessments into selection and development activities.
• Decide which questionnaires are appropriate for particular situations.
• Administer, score and interpret personality data.
• Provide professional selection feedback to both candidates and recruiting customers.
• Coach individuals to develop using personality information.
• Use personality questionnaire information to support structured interviewing.
• Critically assess the value of different tools for specific purposes.
• Identify and reject inflated claims of validity – so-called ‘Barnum’ or ‘horoscope’ effects.
• Relate personality factors to organisations’ core competencies.
• Design and write selection reports for recruiting clients / managers.
• Design and write development reports to aid self-awareness of clients / managers.
• Maintain appropriate records and data for audit, research and feedback purposes.
• Demonstrate professional Best Practice and compliance with employment legislation.
See the course webpage for a full day-by-day syllabus.
No Exams!
At the current time it is up to individual course providers to decide how to assess their delegates; some may use exams whilst others use workbooks and other assessments. At the current time, there is no exam requirement for our Level A and B training in Singapore; we find that our delegates prefer this. Instead we assess via a workbook and practical exercises.
Facilitator
This course is facilitated by PsyAsia International’s resident director, Dr. Graham Tyler. Dr. Tyler is well known in Asia for his expertise and work in psychometrics. His PhD was by way of a double-scholarship award from the Australian Government and focussed on psychometric assessment, personality and performance at work in Asia. Dr. Tyler is a fully Registered Organisational Psychologist, a Chartered Scientist, a consultant/trainer to numerous Singapore Government departments and Fortune 500 companies and a university lecturer. He is a published author in Singapore-based publications (Straits Times, Human Capital Plus, Human Resources) and peer-reviewed journals such as the International Journal of Selection and Assessment, the BPS Selection and Development Review and The Occupational Psychologist. He is a reviewer for scientific journals and conferences and a supervisor for Intern Psychologists on behalf of Australian and local Universities. Dr. Tyler was the first to bring regular training leading to the British Psychological Society’s Certificates of Competence in Occupational Testing to Singapore in 2002 having introduced them to Dubai prior to that. His work with Psychometric Tests has received recognition from the British Psychological Society with an award for Scientific Contribution to Psychology. Plentiful delegate reviews of Dr. Tyler’s training can be seen at the course webpage.
Additional Benefits
The course facilitator and our psychologist consultants are based locally, this means that we can blend the BPS syllabus with knowledge and experience of local laws, culture and practices and that even when the course ends expert psychologists will be nearby to offer ongoing support. Given that we are not a training reseller, we don’t need to ship in overseas facilitators. As a result, we can be flexible in terms of our course offerings. Delegates can choose which parts of the course to sit and when – no need to attend all 6 days at once! You may attend Level A in October and then Level B in 2011. You can even start out by attending our 2-day Identity Accreditation Course or study our Online Test Administration Course and have those count towards your Level A/B! Finally, because we are local there is no need to send your follow-up work overseas for marking. You can essentially finish Level B as soon as you are ready – and don’t hang around for your results – we guarantee to mark your work within 10 days, although most is marked within 2-3 days of receipt – you can check our online performance review for recent dates!
Furthermore, because we are not a test publisher, our training is unbiased and we introduce many tests (both good and bad) to delegates. In addition to this, for those delegates who wish to study and be accredited in numerous tests, we offer 50% discount off our Saville Consulting Wave® one-day training which follows Level B (60% if you book before 30 July). Of course, we include Identity Questionnaire and Apollo Profile accreditation in the A/B fee as standard for all delegates. That’s not all! In addition to the SG$1200+ of materials we give you on the course (which include an online test system with starter credits), all delegates will receive a 30% discount on any Identity Personality Assessment products purchased within 1 month of their qualification and a 10% discount on all other non-discounted products which we offer. There’s even more, but we’ll save some surprises for the course!
More details
The Psychometric Assessment at Work Course in Singapore
http://www.psyasia.com/psychometric_test_training_course.php
Other Psychometric Training Courses in Singapore from PsyAsia International
http://www.psyasia.com/psychometric_training.php
Please follow the links at the web pages to register online. For any queries not addressed at the website, kindly call us on 6329 9629 or email us via http://www.psyasia.com/email
Online Psychometric Test Training – Free 10 Week Online Mini-Course Starts Soon
PsyAsia International is pleased to announce a free, 10-week mini-course in psychometric testing. The course is mainly text based and introduce the basics of psychometrics in 10 weekly articles. You’ll learn about what psychometrics is, where it came from, how it is useful, discrimination, reliability, validity, error and more. PsyAsia is Asia’s leading independent provider of psychometric tests and psychometric training. The course however will be invaluable to readers anywhere. It will be interesting for those in HRM or consulting roles using or considering psychometric tests as well as for those about to undergo testing.
To ensure you don’t miss a single instalment, we suggest you follow-us on twitter as each new post will be announced there.
Interested in learning more about psychometric testing for HRM? Keep reading – your first free session is only a week away! You may also like to join our face-to-face psychometric training courses in Singapore or Hong Kong - these range from simple introductory courses through to Certification Courses such as the BPS Level A and BPS Level B Certificates of Competence in Occupational Testing. Not in Singapore or Hong Kong? No problem – we also offer both recorded and live online training in psychometrics! For full details please see here or email us.
What do People Want from their Jobs? The Big Five, core self-evaluations and work motivation
If people are differentially motivated on the basis of individual differences, this implies important practical consequences with respect to staffing decisions and the selection of the right motivational techniques for managers. In two different samples (students facing graduation vs full-time employees), the relationships between personality traits and the preference for job characteristics concerning either extrinsic (job environment) or intrinsic job features (work itself) were investigated. Two personality traits [openness to experience and core self-evaluations (CSE)] were consistently found to be positively related to the preference concerning work characteristics, and CSE showed incremental validity with regard to intrinsic work motivation factors (e.g., experienced meaningfulness, autonomy). Furthermore, age was differentially linked to those job characteristics. The results are discussed with regards to the optimal Person-Job Fit and the practical utility of the personality constructs.
The full research paper can be found here: http://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/bpl/ijsa/2010/00000018/00000001/art00003
