Explain briefly any four types of employment tests.
The four types of employment tests are :
(i) Aptitude test: Aptitude is the ability to do something or a natural tendency to measure the hidden qualities of the candidates.
(ii) Intelligence test: Intelligence tests aim at testing the candidate’s reception power, memory power, reasoning power, etc, and include verbal comprehension, word fluency, a speed of perception, etc.
(iii) Dexterity test: Dexterity tests are considered for jobs requiring physical work to measure motoring skills, ability to memorise, how quick and body moves efficiently, etc.
(iv) Personality test: Personality tests aim at determining the personality traits and characteristics to measure the effect of the candidate's personality on work performance.