How Do You Test New Employees & Their Strengths?
Employees are hired with skills and experience that are a good fit for a position while leaving some room to improve. There are some formal software and testing packages that can be purchased to test for and identify strengths, however there are some “real-time” tasks that can be used to assess an employee’s strengths. Here are some suggestions. Create a survey that asks employees what they perceive their strengths and weaknesses to be. An employee knows him or herself the best, so start there. This will give you a starting point for closing in on their strengths. Test for verbal communication as a strength. Assign the employee to coordinate a mock presentation or meeting that he will run. If he feels comfortable and a real presentation or meeting that he’s responsible for is coming up, ask to attend and observe. This will give you a direct indication of his level of verbal communication. Test for written communication as a strength. Ask the employee to develop mock communications or s
