Facilitate objective comparisons - Do you want to have an objective and efficient apple-to-apples comparison of your candidates? An aptitude test achieves this because it is a quantitative metric to highlight if the person’s education, skills, and work experience have been valuable investments that can pay dividends at the company.
Save time and money - One of the first advantages of aptitude tests is that you save time because you do not need to employ other measures to screen applicants. For the most part, these tests are highly accurate and reliable, plus, candidates can’t cheat. Most importantly, you eliminate a layer of extra costs and time.
Receive predictive insights - Do you think you can gain a sneak preview of a potential employee’s future work pattern? Yes. Aptitude tests, when executed correctly, can offer you various predictive insights about the candidates, whether it is their critical thinking skills or their decision-making abilities.
Find the right candidates - According to Max Harland, recruiter, and CEO of Dental, aptitude testing can be great for locating skilled workers in particular areas In other words, aptitude tests not only allow you to locate the best candidate but also help identify areas they can improve on to perform even better within their role.
Induce test anxiety - Unfortunately, according to the American Test Anxiety Association (ATAA), about 18% of adults are affected by anxiety disorders. This is only a growing problem for young graduates who are more prone to anxiety than preceding generations. It only makes sense that this anxiety will impact something as important as their employment prospects.
Become prejudiced against outside- the-box thinkers - Aptitude tests mostly remove the personal element of career growth. Or, put in another way, they oftentimes ignore the outside-the-box thinkers, the trailblazers who can immediately solve a problem with a different take than their peers.
Dispel other professional traits - Aptitude tests may do a great job of highlighting someone’s intelligence and overall decision-making or problem-solving skills. Or they may expose someone’s shortcomings. But what about the other aspects that may result in good long-term performance?
Overlook applicants’ culture - What happens if the language the test is in is not in the mother tongue of the applicant? What if there are cultural barriers between the content of the test and the person’s thought process? This is where aptitude tests usually have a disadvantage.
Fail to retain serious candidates - While aptitude tests are a great way to screen candidates and eliminate another step that could cost you time and money, you could also miss out on appealing to and retaining the best applicants.