Screen large volumes of job candidates quickly
It takes 30 seconds or less to evaluate candidates' skills just by looking at their resumes. But is it really accurate? And when you have hundreds of CVs to review – is it really the best use of the recruiter's time?
One of the most significant advantages of skills assessment tests is that they can be graded automatically – based on the candidate's performance during the skills test, not their CV-writing ability. And since it's easy to administer skills assessment tests online, many hiring teams are now moving towards a skills-first application process.
Acoup offers fast and efficient HR program support has been well utilised in assessing several of the UAE's largest employers .
Testing in the basics is paramount to HR management comprehending immediately on candidate / employee capabilities and future learning and development requirements.
UAE companies require English Language Assessment and IT Administration Skills (Data Entry, formatting, and typing speed) Simply by tweaking their hiring process to start with an online skills test, companies solve multiple problems:
The hiring process becomes more efficient and cost-effective
Recruiters can evaluate top candidates' test results alongside their CVs for a more accurate picture.
Companies aren't losing out on potential great-fit candidates at the initial screening step.
Determining which candidates have the right skills for the job becomes effortless.
English Language
An effective communication tool, or the weakest link?
Acoup English Language testing offers HR Managers/Companies immediate and fast evaluation on the
candidate/employee’s communication and understanding.
This testing method is based on the CEFR system for language evaluation
CEFR Level Of English
The CEFR Level
CEFR standard (Common European Framework of Reference for Languages) for evaluation. The six reference English levels (A1, A2, B1, B2, C1, C2) are widely accepted as the global standard for grading an individual’s language proficiency.
Case Study
One of the UAE’s largest employers recently undertook ALL employee language and IT
skills testing.
Industry : BPO-Call Center ( 1,257 employees)
English Language Testing
Required : B2
- Reading
- Writing
- Listening
- Speaking
IT Administration and CRM Systems
Required 75%
- Data Input Accuracy
- Excel Sheet Formula
- Effective Response Writing
| Staff Id: | 5001 |
| Department: | Call Center |
| Staff Id: | 5002 |
| Department: | Call Center |
HR Challenges
Recruitment-Pre-Selection-Onboarding -Learning and Development -KPI’s and PAR’s
When the company were awarded the BPO contract , they had only 60 days to full-fill 30% onboarding and training.
Employee recruitment was done fast and without pre-selection testing, the company required assistance at the
Learning and Development stage of HR Recruitment Cycle
Example of 2 employees:
Employed for the same roles, both had business degrees, and both had 5-7 years working experience.
Both were different nationalities.
Staff ID# 5001 has lower CEFR scores compared to her colleague, yet both are performing the same job.
HR Question : should they be paid the same?
HR Solution: Staff ID# 5001 was evaluated to start on the lower band range, and had KPI’s set for learning
and
development, which become part of the annual PAR’s (Performance and Appraisal Reviews). Other employees were given
higher stage of learning and development as their PAR scores were positively increasing month-month and were
considered for salary increase upon annual review. Employee satisfaction scored higher than previous year.
HR Benefits :
Solid tool for salary banding and package (Job Offer, Annual Review, and contract renewal)
Effective metrics for learning and development opportunities
Accurate planning for KPIs’and PAR’s
Verify candidates’ skills and expertise
If hiring were more like sports, we would never take job applicants at their word (or their resume). Just think
about it. Every championship has qualifying rounds where athletes must demonstrate their ability to move forward.
When we watch the Olympics, we know we’re witnessing sportsmanship at its finest. Can the same be said about the
recruitment process? Hardly so!
Skills tests offer something similar – proof of expertise. Instead of relying on job interviews or personal
impressions, companies now opt for skills assessments to identify employees with the best-fit skills and
qualifications for the job. It’s standardized, data-driven, and focused on spotting top candidates – just the kind
of confidence boost a hiring manager needs!
Evaluate administration systems +technical skills
When scaling the engineering function or looking to hire experts in specific programming languages, hiring teams
can find themselves overwhelmed by the amount of work required to evaluate all job candidates or, worse –
dangerously out of their depth.
If current employees don’t have enough expertise to determine which candidates can successfully perform on the job,
the company faces an enormous risk of a bad hire. And no manager wants to have a track record of unsuccessful
hiring.
Online assessment tools offer a reliable way to assess candidates’ technical skills. Hard skills are pretty easy to
track and measure – candidates either have the skill or they don’t. What’s not so easy is devising an assessment
test that would test specific skills at the right skill level in the right way. That’s where pre-built technical
skills assessment tests come in.
When combined with technical interviews, skill assessment tests offer employers an unbiased, highly efficient
process for assessing hard and soft skills in tech talent.