If we’ve learned anything in 2014, it’s that people like lists. In particular, people like lists of signs, reasons, and happenings that educate them on things they might not know about themselves or others. Therefore, we wanted to give the people what they like: We’ve concocted a list of signs that can help you diagnose whether your company needs pre-employment assessment solutions. The numbers do not indicate importance, and there most certainly are other factors that affect the need for pre-employment assessment solutions. We’ve dwindled the list down to 10, and each sign to why your company should be doing itself a favor by investing in pre-employment assessment solutions.

1. Your talent pool is too large

If your talent pool is in the hundreds for a particular job, your company could most definitely benefit from pre-employment assessments. Assessments such as an online application and screening tool, can help you safely reduce your applicant population anywhere from 5 – 15%. An online application will eliminate anyone who does not meet the basic qualifications for the job, and a screening tool will get rid of the candidates who are most unlikely to be a good fit for the job. Taking this a step further, a more robust, job relevant assessment can reduce your application pool even more dramatically. Assessments are an excellent way to objectively eliminate members from your applicant pool who are not likely to be successful on the job in a legally defensible manner.

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