Use the Personality Map and Critical Thinking Test to assess key personality traits scientifically and problem-solving and decision-making skills of Candidates

The Mettl Personality Map (MPM) is an evidence-based personality mapping test. It is a comprehensive measure of personality which provides an overview of 28 personality facets critical for work related outcomes. These facets are mapped to companies’ or job roles’ specific performance models or behavioral competencies to obtain an optimal prediction of job success.

Critical thinking is defined as the ability of an individual to achieve the desired outcome by thinking rationally and critically. It requires a candidate to collect the necessary information needed from relevant and diverse sources, render accurate judgment based on the evidence, identify the assumptions made and draw conclusions to reach a decision. Critical thinking is an essential competency in a world full of ambiguity and change. Good critical thinking skills help in interpreting complex information, which then facilitates decision-making. Mercer| Mettl's critical thinking test is specially designed to test the critical thinking ability of a candidate.

Overview

MPM is a robust workplace personality mapping test that can be used throughout an employee’s life cycle across different levels of employment. It has strong psychometric properties and has been standardized on a global population. While it can be used as a screening tool in the hiring process, it can also be used as a key input in critical HR decisions such as:

• Learning and Development – To understand the current competence level of employees; train and develop employees effectively
• Identification of High Potential – Identification of critical talent and develop them to be future leaders
• Succession Planning – Identification and development of successors for critical leadership roles.

The critical thinking assessment consists of a situation outlining the question's premise, followed by four statements on either assumptions, arguments or conclusions. A candidate must identify which of the statements following the premise are assumptions made, which of the arguments are strong or weak and which conclusions are valid. Designed by subject matter experts, Mercer| Mettl's critical thinking test contains 21 questions to be completed in 30 minutes. Moreover, the skills of the candidate are evaluated on three levels - easy, medium and difficult. 

Applications of a critical thinking test: 

The test can be used for the following purposes:

• Recruitment: Identify the suitable hires for your organization by using this test.
• Learning and Development: Understand the current proficiency level of an employee; train and develop employees effectively.
• Identification of High Potential: Have a healthy pipeline of future leaders.
• Succession Planning: Fast-track high potential to retain them.

The critical thinking test is developed as per the guidelines prescribed by Standards for Educational and Psychological Testing developed jointly by the American Educational Research Association, American Psychological Association, and National Council on Measurement in Education (1999), EFPA test review model, Uniform Guidelines on Employee Selection Procedures (EEOC, 1978), the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology's Principles for the Validation and Use of Personnel Selection Procedures (SIOP, 2003).