Skills Assessment & Testing
Ensure you hire candidates with the right skills and cultural fit through comprehensive assessment and testing tailored to manufacturing roles. Make data-driven hiring decisions with confidence.
Why Skills Assessment Matters
Resumes and interviews can only tell you so much about a candidate's actual capabilities. Skills assessment and testing provide objective, measurable data about a candidate's technical abilities, problem-solving skills, and job readiness. This is especially critical in manufacturing, where technical competence directly impacts safety, quality, and productivity.
Our comprehensive assessment services help you verify that candidates possess the skills they claim, understand their proficiency levels, and identify any training gaps before they start. This reduces hiring mistakes, improves job fit, and ensures new hires can contribute effectively from day one.
Types of Assessments We Offer
Technical Skills Testing
Hands-on and written assessments for technical skills including welding, machining, electrical work, mechanical assembly, quality inspection, and equipment operation. Tests are tailored to your specific requirements and industry standards.
Cognitive Ability Testing
Assessment of problem-solving abilities, critical thinking, attention to detail, and ability to learn new processes. These tests predict job performance and trainability.
Safety Knowledge Assessment
Evaluation of safety awareness, knowledge of OSHA regulations, understanding of safety protocols, and ability to identify hazards. Critical for manufacturing environments.
Work Sample Tests
Practical demonstrations where candidates perform actual job tasks or simulations. These provide the most accurate assessment of job readiness and skill level.
Personality & Cultural Fit Assessment
Evaluation of work style, communication preferences, teamwork orientation, and alignment with your company culture. Ensures candidates will thrive in your environment.
Physical Capability Testing
Assessment of physical abilities required for the role, including lifting capacity, dexterity, stamina, and ability to perform job-specific physical tasks safely.
Benefits of Skills Assessment
- Reduce bad hires by verifying skills before employment
- Improve job fit and reduce early turnover
- Identify training needs before candidates start
- Make objective, data-driven hiring decisions
- Ensure candidates meet safety and quality requirements
- Reduce time-to-productivity for new hires
- Support compliance with hiring best practices
- Improve overall hiring quality and outcomes
Our Assessment Process
We begin by understanding your specific role requirements, necessary skills, and success criteria. We then design or select appropriate assessments that accurately measure these requirements. Assessments are administered in a professional, standardized manner, and results are provided with clear interpretation and recommendations.
All assessments are validated, legally compliant, and administered consistently to ensure fair evaluation. We provide detailed reports that help you understand not just what candidates scored, but what those scores mean for their potential job performance.