Illustrating Benefits of and Necessity for Psychometric Assessments

Any word or term that begins with “psy” or “psycho” appears to fascinate or mystify some people, especially those who are not engaged in a relevant, usually professional field that has to do with the human mind and intellect, and how human behaviour, traits and capabilities are affected.

Forget Fear

Consequently, the nature and purpose of psychometric assessments, particularly in the workplace, may be viewed with scepticism, misunderstanding, distrust or fear; fear of the unknown. Fearfulness is a common phenomenon in situations and circumstances at work, because no one wants to risk being found wanting, being exposed as “less than”, being ridiculed by peers, or worse still, being dismissed.

Welcome Assessments

Psychometric evaluations, such as those offered and administered by Orgro, should be welcomed, not regarded with suspicion, since such assessments often reveal very positive traits, abilities and inherent talents of which the assessed person and their employer may be totally unaware.

An Actual Illustration

To illustrate this, Orgro will relate the actual experiences of a lady of whom we at Orgro are aware. At school, her forbidding grade 8 and 9 maths teacher terrified her into a zombie-like blank state of mind. Her grade 11 and 12 science teacher did likewise.

Fearsome Teachers

He bullied his pupils verbally and physically, insulting, belittling and humiliating them, pulling their hair, or squeezing hard on the upper trapezius muscle, a really painful experience. The back row of seats in his science lab was known as the peanut gallery, an ignominious place to occupy. His scare tactics, some of convinced this woman that physics and chemistry were beyond her limited abilities.

Years later, the then adult applied for a position in the training department of the group for which she worked. Because she lacked a formal qualification relevant to training, her employer sent her for comprehensive psychometric assessments, administered by the HSRC.

Hidden Natural Abilities Revealed

As it turned out, the psychometric test results revealed that she has a knack for the sciences, mathematics, research and occupations that require orderly, objective, logical, analytical thought processes, in fields that focus on facts. Professions such as medicine, law and psychology would be a good fit.

Simultaneously, the assessments indicated that her creative side was only slightly dominant over, but almost equal to her logical side (the then prevailing left/right-brained theory). In addition to creative careers, training and teaching occupations – at a tertiary level – would also have suited.

If Only

Due to family commitments, this candidate was unable to accept a position involving extensive travel. Her experience of psychometric assessments became a “what if” or “if only” tale. If only she’d been given psychometric evaluations at the right time. What if her university studies had been more career-focused, because she’d been guided by professional assessments?

Unlock and Unblock

The overall experiences have not been in vain. On the contrary, psychometric assessments unlocked a host of innate abilities, and unblocked many of misconceptions that had settled in the young, developing mind of a more mature person, who’s free of many limiting self-perceptions. It’s a win for her that illustrates benefits of psychometric assessments.

With the assistance of Orgro’s evaluations, you may ensure that you have an optimal person-job fit and that hidden talents are revealed and utilised, whilst areas that may benefit from additional training and coaching may be addressed positively, free from fear.