Pre-Hire Assessments
Confidently Predict Employee Success with Pre-Employment Testing
Screening candidates is no easy task, and applications, resumes and simple interviews don’t always tell the whole story. isolved Pre-Hire Assessments provide deeper insights into your applicants’ strengths and areas for improvement to ensure you are hiring the best candidates.
Ensure You Hire the Right Fit with Assessments
Empower hiring managers to make informed hiring decisions and select the best candidate for the job with configurable pre-employment assessment tests, powered by Prevue. Whether you need personality tests, cognitive ability tests, skills tests or a combination of them all, you can configure the options to fit your needs, ensuring potential hires have the abilities, personality traits and drive to meet ever-evolving business demands.
Improve Quality of Hires
Leverage pre-employment assessments to quickly identify top candidates for the job using configurable and compliant cognitive, behavioral and skills-based testing. Make more informed hiring decisions and mitigate unconscious bias with candidate snapshot to get a deeper understanding of a candidate’s performance and projected retainability.
Increase Employee Retention
Determine if employees have the right aptitude, technical skills and personality for the job. With Coaching Guides and Team-Fit, you can help employees feel supported and valued in their roles by setting clear expectations, proactively identifying opportunities for skill development and building better workplace collaboration.
Save Time and Costs
Go beyond traditional resume screening to quickly filter and identify the most qualified candidates for the job with unlimited assessments. Pre-Hire Assessments help your hiring managers reduce the risk and expense of a bad hire by allowing you to attach tests to a job template or listing, making the hiring process less time-consuming.
Unlock Top Talent with Targeted Assessments
Without pre-employment testing, it can be nearly impossible to identify an applicant's skills or personality with just a resume or application in hand. And let's face it, pre-employment assessments provide powerful insight into your applicant's strengths and weaknesses and are an essential piece of the screening process to ensure you're making the right hire!
Cognitive Ability Tests
Assess problem-solving and decision-making skills to see how well a candidate will perform.
Skills Assessments
Evaluate a candidate’s knowledge and professional abilities in relation to the job.
Behavioral Assessments
Evaluate a candidate’s habits, behavior and motivations using role-specific situations.
Team-Fit Tool
Help leaders and team members effectively work together to reach their shared potential.
Job-Fit Tool
Compare candidates to job-specific benchmarks and identify how well they are fit for the role.
Work-Fit Reports
Provide insight into a candidate’s preference and approach to various work scenarios.
Streamline Your Hiring Process
Automate manual hiring tasks, simplify hiring team collaboration and effectively manage your recruiting efforts in one place with our applicant tracking software. Learn more about how isolved Attract & Hire can help boost your hiring efficiency.
Pre-Employment Assessments FAQ
What is a pre-employment assessment?
A pre-employment assessment is a screening tool used by employers to evaluate job applicants beyond resumes and interviews. These assessments measure skills, cognitive abilities, personality traits and job-specific competencies to help predict how well a candidate will perform in a role. By providing objective data, they support hiring decisions and reduce the risk of a poor fit.
Companies use different types of assessments depending on the position and industry. Some tests focus on technical skills, while others evaluate problem-solving, decision-making, or adaptability. Many employers integrate these assessments into their hiring process to identify the best candidates efficiently while maintaining a fair and consistent evaluation standard.
Why should I use pre-employment assessments?
A pre-employment assessment is a screening tool used by employers to evaluate job candidates before making hiring decisions. These assessments measure skills, cognitive abilities, personality traits, and cultural fit to determine a candidate’s suitability for a specific role. By providing objective data, they help hiring managers reduce hiring risks and improve job performance.
Common types of pre-employment assessments include personality assessments, job knowledge tests, numerical reasoning tests, emotional intelligence tests and physical ability tests. These tools help identify the right candidates by assessing decision-making abilities, teamwork skills and adaptability. When used effectively, they improve the candidate experience and ensure job applicants align with company culture and role requirements.
What types of pre-employment tests are available?
Pre-employment tests come in various types, including cognitive ability tests, skills assessments (e.g., coding or technical tests), personality tests, aptitude tests, integrity tests and job-specific simulations. These assessments can be customized based on the role you’re hiring for to provide relevant insights into a candidate's capabilities.
Many employers use these assessment tools to streamline the selection process and identify candidates who excel in problem-solving, soft skills and job-specific competencies. Some providers offer tests designed to assess new hires’ adaptability, while others focus on pre-employment screening for technical proficiency or behavioral traits. Certain assessments also accommodate disabilities to create an inclusive hiring process. Test results help hiring managers make data-driven decisions and align candidates with job requirements more effectively.
How long do pre-employment assessments take?
The length of pre-employment assessments can vary depending on the type of test and the complexity of the role. Generally, assessments can take anywhere from 10 minutes for a quick skills test to 30-60 minutes for more comprehensive evaluations. You can customize the assessment length to match your hiring timeline.
Longer assessments, such as personality or cognitive ability tests, provide deeper insights into a candidate’s problem-solving skills and behavioral traits, which serve as strong predictors of job performance. Shorter assessments focus on specific skills or competencies needed for a particular role. Many employers use talent assessment platforms or providers that integrate with LinkedIn and applicant tracking systems to streamline the process while maintaining efficiency in hiring.
Can pre-employment assessments be integrated with my ATS?
Yes, isolved’s pre-employment assessments integrate with isolved Attract & Hire. This integration allows you to easily manage and track assessments within your applicant tracking system (ATS), automate candidate screenings and streamline the hiring process, allowing for a smooth flow of data between systems.
With this integration, hiring managers can access assessment results directly within the ATS, reducing the need for manual data entry and improving decision-making efficiency. This helps organizations identify the right candidates faster by using structured talent assessment data alongside resumes and interview feedback. The ability to customize assessments within the ATS also supports different hiring needs across various roles.
