NEWS - 22/06/2010
Online Assessment Tests Help Find the Right Candidates
Research shows that recruiting a new employee costs a company £5,000 on average, considerably more for senior management, therefore when recruiting for your business, it is increasingly important to find the right candidate.
Findings show that around 75 per cent of the UK's main employers regularly use online aptitude and personality assessments to find the right staff member. Online tests for potential candidates in everything such as product knowledge training, sales skills and managerial skills are proven to increase business success rates.
McDonalds announced recently that it saved more than half a million pounds through their new online managerial application system, which screened applicants before interview, showing that online tests can offer considerable return on investment.
But the cost of setting up and hosting an online assessment tests is less than many companies think, thanks to new rapid authoring elearning services. Online assessment elearning design tools means that you can create and fully manage a number of assessment packages, such as setting up online tests, 'multiple choice exams,' moderation and surveys, easily in no time at all.
Modern Learning Management Technology (LMS) means it is easy to add quizzes, learning games and tests into e-learning courses, ensuring that is increasingly easy to host exams online, with access for examiners or senior managers looking to review potential candidate’s results easy to see, quantify and compare online.