Testing for “Fit” — What Does It All Mean? An Overview
A candidate’s qualifications and skills alone may have been what got them in the door in the past, but smart businesses today are looking beyond the resume and typical interview questions to see how well a candidate will fit a role and in some cases even the culture. Now you may be saying to yourself, […]
What Do the Different Levels of “Fit” Mean — Weak Fit
About 40–50 percent of all candidates who take our personality assessment end up scoring as a “weak fit.” All’s not lost with these candidates however — here’s why: Weak Fit — Snapshot: Weak Fit — Summary: A candidate may be rated as being a “weak fit” for one of two reasons: It’s important to note, […]
What Do the Different Levels of “Fit” Mean — Strong Fit
About 5–10 percent of all candidates who take our personality assessment end up scoring as a “strong fit.” These are quite rare; however, not necessarily automatic shoe-ins of course. Consider: Strong Fit — Snapshot: Strong Fit — Summary: There are few to be found in the “strong fit” category, with only 5–10 percent of candidates […]
What Do the Different Levels of “Fit” Mean — Distortion
When a candidate scores as “distortion,” this means simply means that the test wasn’t able to arrive at a valid fit score. This is because the system determined a lack of consistency, or even in some cases a lack of honesty, in the candidate’s answers to the questions on the test (i.e. perhaps a candidate […]
