Do Pre-Hire Assessments Affect The Applicant Pool?

People Don't Mind Assessments

This was a question we wondered about too.  For good reason, obviously.

Turns out, despite the fears of some, administering pre-hire assessments do not significantly diminish the applicant pool.

The fears are highly justified, but the bigger story here is that candidates want to avoid landing in a bad job as much as you want to avoid a bad hire.  After reading the comments it was clear they overwhelmingly supported the idea that applicants are not just willing, but hungry for something that will also help them identify whether they will fit a company’s culture prior to joining just as much as HR professionals and hiring managers.

The results (seen above) show that only 10% of applicants claim to flat out refuse to take a pre-hire assessment. [Though when push comes to shove, I'd guess not all of them will hold that line.]

Even better for hiring managers is that over a quarter will only complete the assessment if they are truly interested in the job.  This means pre-hire cultural assessments are a quick and painless way of lopping off the portion of the applicant pool who may have the skills and even be a good fit, but they just aren’t that into you.

Moral of the story: You may experience 1 in 10 people refusing to complete the assessment, but you’ll save time not having to weed through 1 in 4 who aren’t that serious or interested in your company or the job.  Even better, by administering pre-hire assessments you can tip the odds in your favor of hiring top performers who fit your culture.

[NOTE:  Given the number of respondents these results are accurate at a 95% confidence level +/- 3.56%.]

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