Interesting findings are presented in the Results from the 5th Annual Rocket-Hire Online Screening and Assessment Usage Survey article, which is subtitled:
Quality screening and assessment tools can pay off, if you demonstrate their value.
Study data shows a significant increase in the use of screening and assessment: 57% now use online prescreening to sort applicants.
Note the dramatic increases in the usage rates of common assessment tools from 2002 to 2007:
Also there are the standard measures of automation in the hiring process:
79% of all respondents use an applicant tracking system (ATS).
100% of those who make > 5,000 hires use an ATS.
Overall satisfaction was high with 65% of prescreeners and 77% of assessors feeling the tools added value. And 42% of those not using them are considering one or both.
Our takeaways are:
You need to collect metrics to evaluate and adjust assessments.
Well-designed and validated assessments are critical to value and satisfaction.
