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According to the US Department of Labor all assessment tools used to make employment decisions are subject to professional and legal standards. For example, both the evaluation of a resume and the use of a highly standardized achievement test must comply with applicable laws. Assessment tools used solely for career exploration or counseling are usually not held to the same legal standards. Tests, inventories, and procedures are assessment tools that may be used to measure an individual’s abilities, values, and personality traits. Some of the assessment tools recognized by the US Department of Labor are:

  • Observations
  • Resume evaluations
  • Application questionnaires
  • Biodata inventories
  • Interviews
  • Work samples/performance tests
  • Achievement tests
  • General, specific, and physical ability tests
  • Personality inventories
  • Honesty/integrity inventories
  • Interest inventories
  • Work values inventories
  • Assessment centers
  • Drug tests
  • Medical tests

The Department of Labor defines the assessment process as “a systematic approach to combining and evaluating all the information gained from testing and using it to make career or employment-related decisions”. If you are considering using employee assessments, particularly for pre-employment testing, make sure you use assessments that meet the required standards of validity and reliability. A suitably qualified organizational psychologist can advise on which tests to use.





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Ben Nash is the editor-in-chief of D ailyHRTips.com. He is the founder and chief developer of the blog, providing tech/design support as well as tips and book reviews. Ben has held many interesting jobs in his professional career, including: barista, landscaper, public policy intern, barista (again), professional horse wrangler, ski lift attendant (aka "liftie"), political science teaching assistant, marketing and sales assistant, and an ecommerce/web developer. He also doubles as the Creative Director at Aspen Organization Development Consulting. Ben has interacted with many people, in many different organizations and offers some interesting insight on the human resources game. You can read his blog at h ttp://www.DailyHRTips.com and visit his website at http: //www.AspenOD.com.



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