The process of hiring people is more akin to witchcraft than science and studies have consistently demonstrated that interview performance is a very poor predictor of how a candidate will behave on the job.

In the past, organisations would seek out those candidates with the best knowledge / experience fit for the job and train them in to the organisation's culture / attitude. Not surprisingly, this approach resulted in more bad hires than good.

Nowadays, organisations look to attitude first and knowledge second and as a result, many now use psychometric testing as part of their recruitment process. The theory, from an organisation's perspective, is very simple:

Right person (motivation, personality and core abilities)

+

Right job description (close match to the person)

=

Optimal job performance (productivity/profit)

They may examine you in a variety of ways:

	Specific aptitudes / abilities - numerical, verbal, spatial etc..
	Key factors which make up your personality.
	Intelligence (IQ) testing.
	Emotional Intelligence (EQ) testing.
	Simulations of working environment situations.
	Full assessment centre workups - which examine some or all of the above as well as measuring and observing you in social and in teamwork settings.

Fortify can put you through many of these tests in advance of the real thing, so neither the process nor the results will come as any surprise to you. This improved self knowledge is also useful for number of reasons:

	Knowledge is power - particularly if you are about to embark on a job hunt which will involve repeated, searching interviews.
	You will be better-equipped to make decisions regarding the kind of jobs and corporate cultures to pursue and those to avoid.
	If you are unsure of what direction to pursue a career, the testing can contribute to robust decsion-making that will ensure that you are going in the right direction in your life.