The aptitude tests are now a requirement of majorly all jobs in the market. More or less all the companies are now taking an assessment test in order to make sure that their hiring decision is correct or not. There are a number of ways through which an individual can be assessed. And a hiring manager can do so with the help of online and offline mediums as well.

The online assessment test is a process by which the particular abilities or features can be measured via the online mediums. Such kinds of assessments are very frequently used by the HR managers in the domain of selection of personnel for the job and also determining the suitability of a candidate for a particular job. Many employers require these assessment tests during the job interview process before rolling out the formal offer letter. This could also mean that a general assessment test is better to understand the candidate’s professional preferences and the personality type and the kind of skill required to perform in a particular area. Hence these are area-specific tests and require expertise in domains such as math, grammar and logic.

The businesses can actually function effectively in case they are in a mode to use the next generation tools and methods to evaluate the candidates. Many new technologies such as Cloud, mobile and digital are now being used increasingly in order to identify and evaluate candidates for roles in the business. A large number of candidates can take tests together and it is also very easy for the hiring manager to assess and evaluate the tests. It is not as time consuming as manual process and also the results could be shared with the candidates in real time. That is one of the biggest reasons why the hiring and recruitment process is automated and made easier and faster for the employer as well as the candidate.

More and more hiring managers are not opting for these tests and also saving cost of paper and most importantly the human involvement is reduced in these online assessment tests. It is very easy to upload and share the tests and then to conduct the tests and check them as well. Using these automated processes can only help in streamlining the entire hiring process. Besides, any kind of cheating or frauds are completely eliminated during these online tests. The other benefits of these tests are as under:

• Reduction in the long term costs as the online assessments are reusable and do not require any dedicated equipment for marking and also the pen and paper cost is reduced as well.
• The prior knowledge of the candidate can be easily determined at the beginning of the recruitment process with the help of these tests and the hiring manager can also check the reports of all the candidates who applied for the particular position.
• There are a number of security reasons as well which are beneficial to the hiring manager. Such as:
  • Prevention of copying the tests as the order of questions is randomized.
  • The identity has to be verified before logging in the system with the unique information of the candidate. Hence, the test of the candidate can only be accessed by the candidate and the hiring manager.