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This information has been prepared
to enable candidates for a psychological
test to know what is involved. PsyAsia is
an international organization, however,
we believe that the British
Psychological Society provide
the clearest guidelines and ethical principles
on test usage and for this reason, we quote
them as necessary.
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Notice to
Psychometric Test candidates in receipt of
an email linking you to this page.
Please note that the only support we provide
to test candidates is by email
and it is only for serious technical
issues (e.g., your test cannot
start; your computer crashed etc.) All other
FAQs and advice can be found on this page
and in our knowledgebase. Please do
not call us by phone and please do
not email us with non-serious technical enquiries.
If you really need to email us, please ensure
that you have read
our FAQs first. The reason for this is
that we deal with 500+ candidates per day
and cannot respond to requests for advice
and so on. Also it would be unfair to give
any other type of support unless we give it
to all candidates. |
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| A psychological test is a well-founded method of assessing your ability or personality. Many years of research have demonstrated the utility of these tests in workplace prediction of job performance. Ability tests have right and wrong answers and generally are designed so that candidates are not able to answer all questions; so, do your best, but do not be too concerned if you are unable to complete the whole test. Personality assessments are simply measures of your personality, so do not have right and wrong answers, you just need to be honest when completing these assessments. Personality assessments generally have inbuilt measures of response style, meaning that it is possible to tell if you have not paid attention to the questions or if you have been dishonest in your responses. |
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| Psychological tests, along with other relevant information (resume or employer references etc.), allow us to make accurate predictions about how well you are likely to fit into a given job or career area, your likely performance in that position and your potential training and development needs. They assist the decision-maker and you by helping to ensure that the right person is selected for a position, that you will enjoy the work and that any significant development needs are addressed appropriately. |
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| The British Psychological Society offer a review of UK-published psychometric tests. The review is fairly technical and requires some expert knowledge in order to fully understand it. Many tests provide information online at dedicated websites. Additionally, you may always ask the person that has asked you to complete the test for further information. |
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| There are various forms of test administration available. Research suggests that the form of administration does not have a detrimental effect on test outcome. You may be asked to complete a test in paper format, simply reading questions from a question booklet and marking your response on the answer sheet provided. Alternatively, you may be asked to log-in to a secure website and complete an assessment. Irrespective of the style of administration, all candidates are provided with clear, standardised instructions and ample opportunity to ask questions and clarify ambiguities. During the actual testing session, talking/asking questions is not permitted, this is in order to maintain a quality working environment for all involved. If you are taking the test on your own, possibly at home or in your office, please keep to this code by ensuring that you commence your test when you do not expect interruptions, remembering to silence the telephone and other similar distractions. |
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| In the United Kingdom, the British Psychological Society maintain a database of individuals qualified to administer tests (Test Administration Certificate). PsyAsia is very particular about ensuring that individuals using our tests are appropriately qualified, thus, usually, this would have been ascertained prior to providing the individual with test materials and online access. The British Psychological Society also maintain a register of individuals qualified to administer, score, interpret and provide feedback on ability (Level A Certificate) and personality (Level B Certificate) tests. |
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| Depending on which test you are completing, you may be provided with a few questions that represent those found in the actual test. However, you will not be provided with a copy of the test prior to your testing session under any circumstance. This is because it is important to keep test materials securely locked away in order to prevent reducing the utility (reliability and validity) of our tests. Also, we wish to know your current level of performance or your preferred way of approaching the world. Providing you with a copy of the test would provide you with a learning advantage and therefore your results would not be reflective of the real you. This may lead to you being selected for an inappropriate job, unnecessarily rejected for a job, short-listed for inappropriate training and development or not put forward for required training and development. |
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| If you are sent practice materials, you should complete these as detailed in the instructions. If you get questions wrong, you should try to work out why. Your test administrator should send you some details about the test(s) that you are going to complete. Ensure that you read and understand all of the information you are given. Make sure you know where the testing session will be held (how to log-in if you are using on-line testing), the time the session commences and the time required to complete the tests. Make sure to bring any necessary aids with you such as reading glasses etc. If you are uncertain about any aspect of your testing session, please contact your test administrator as far in advance of testing as possible. |
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| Yes, wherever possible. It is important that you inform your test administrator in good time of your requirements in order that s/he may try to satisfy them. |
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| Some of our tests may
be taken at home (on your PC) and others
must be administered in more controlled
environments. Your administrator will
be aware of the conditions and have
made an informed decision as to where
your test should be completed. If you
were not provided with the option of
testing at home, then you should assume
this option is not available for your
particular test. If you have been provided
with the option of home-based testing,
please ensure that you know exactly
what is required of you prior to the
testing session and that you will have
an ample amount of time free from distraction
of any kind. Turn off your telephone!
Do not start the test if you have children
around, dogs barking, construction noise
and so forth! |
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| After the session, your
responses are analysed and a report
produced. You should receive feedback
on your results soon after the session
and should have received an explanation
about this prior to your test session.
Your feedback will be in a non-technical
form that you can understand. If there
is anything that you do not understand,
then ask the person providing feedback
to clarify. Please note that sometimes
it is not possible to provide feedback
if the volume of people being assessed
is large. Usually, an interpretation
of your results will be given to the
person or group of people that have/has
asked for testing to be carried out.
You will be aware of who these individuals
are because you gave permission for
them to see your results prior to test
administration. Your results will not
be seen by anybody that you have not
given permission to view. Finally, your
test results will be considered alongside
all other sources of information that
we have about you before making any
final decision on selection or development.
Test results alone are never used for
decision-making. |
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| Your results always
remain strictly confidential in accordance
with your country's data protection
act. As an example, please see the Hong
Kong Privacy Law. If you are completing
an internet-based assessment, your data
will initially be stored in a secure
database maintained by perhaps a UK
or Australian Internet Service Provider
and thereafter the responses will be
forwarded directly to the trained person
who has commissioned your assessment.
Unless specific arrangements have been
made, the data will thereafter be stored
securely by the test publisher for six
to twelve months, after which, it will
be anonymised, i.e. all reference to
the original source will be removed.
This allows the developers to continually
monitor the quality of the assessments.
If you are completing a non-internet
based assessment, the Internet Service
Provider and publisher are still involved
in the process as your responses will
be added manually to the system. We
do arrange data-sharing with some organisations,
again to allow us to monitor the quality
of our assessments. Where this happens,
you will be duly informed and have the
right to request that we do not hold
your data. Again, any data held will
be anonymised after six to twelve months.
The person who commissioned your assessment
will be able to provide you with further
details on that particular organization’s
data-protection policy. All policies
should conform to the legislation mentioned
above. |
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| We have attempted to answer the
majority of questions that you may have
in this document. However, you can find
more information in our candidate
knowledgebase. |
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ABOUT PSYASIA INTERNATIONAL
Our registered organisational psychologists offer
Psychometric
Testing, Aptitude
Tests, Personality
Assessments (including the Saville
Wave®, Apollo
Profile and Identity
Self-Perception Questionnaire), Psychometric
Training including BPS
Level A and B Certificates in Asia, Human
Resource Training Courses and Human
Resource Consultancy. We operate worldwide
but with greater focus on Singapore,
Hong Kong,
Malaysia, China,
Australia,
Dubai, UAE, Qatar, India and UK.
More information about PsyAsia here. |
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PsyAsia runs a one-day skills development event on a periodic basis. This day prepares attendees for everything that they may experience during a selection scenario. We show you how to align your skills, experience and competencies with the job description, prepare for and get through the interview and practice psychometric assessment. The idea is not to "cheat" the system. Rather, to ensure that, assuming you have the necessary knowledge, skills and attitude for the job, you are able to convey this to the selection panel.
Skills for Job Applicants |
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