Hi Gaurang,
Before you begin using "psycho - logical" test, I recommend you do a documented survey which clearly defines the "culture" of your organization.
As you do that it may dawn upon you that you may not be able to draw a 100% accurate definition of your culture - values and behavior of your organization and its people. Even if you do, I'm curious to know if you have ever wondered just how exactly would you be able to demonstrate these patterns over and over again in your existing employees ??
Now, assuming that you do have a full proof way of "getting your existing employees to demonstrate patterns that depict your culture" you just have to start noticing those in the candidates you interview!! Right??
Well give them case scenarios in the interviews you conduct. Note their responses and the ones who behave like your existing employees would do (to the similar situation) are the ones fitting your culture! Right!
Nope... wrong! Your candidates and your employees are not lab rats that can be categorized and cloned and expected to behave as these books and tests say. Psychology has been wrong in doing so thanks to Jungian archetypes. They were meant to be points of reference and not filters which stereo-type people!
Coming back to culture - your interpretation of your culture might largely differ from that of your line manager for whom you would be recruiting the candidate. what would you do then? Wouldnt all this be a waste of time except for a sweet learning that "I shall not repeat this mistake again".
More simply put why do you want to waste your time with psychological tests (though they are good to save your job) when you can come up with your own. beats me!
As a piece of advice I'd say you can start out with competency based interview and have a method or interviewing technique which allows the candidate to demonstrate that specific competency. Such that all you have to do is measure his or her pattern of behavior against your required competency. Rank it and rate it. The one with the max score can be put forth for another round. Same goes with the culture.
All the best!
Nad
Before you begin using "psycho - logical" test, I recommend you do a documented survey which clearly defines the "culture" of your organization.
As you do that it may dawn upon you that you may not be able to draw a 100% accurate definition of your culture - values and behavior of your organization and its people. Even if you do, I'm curious to know if you have ever wondered just how exactly would you be able to demonstrate these patterns over and over again in your existing employees ??
Now, assuming that you do have a full proof way of "getting your existing employees to demonstrate patterns that depict your culture" you just have to start noticing those in the candidates you interview!! Right??
Well give them case scenarios in the interviews you conduct. Note their responses and the ones who behave like your existing employees would do (to the similar situation) are the ones fitting your culture! Right!
Nope... wrong! Your candidates and your employees are not lab rats that can be categorized and cloned and expected to behave as these books and tests say. Psychology has been wrong in doing so thanks to Jungian archetypes. They were meant to be points of reference and not filters which stereo-type people!
Coming back to culture - your interpretation of your culture might largely differ from that of your line manager for whom you would be recruiting the candidate. what would you do then? Wouldnt all this be a waste of time except for a sweet learning that "I shall not repeat this mistake again".
More simply put why do you want to waste your time with psychological tests (though they are good to save your job) when you can come up with your own. beats me!
As a piece of advice I'd say you can start out with competency based interview and have a method or interviewing technique which allows the candidate to demonstrate that specific competency. Such that all you have to do is measure his or her pattern of behavior against your required competency. Rank it and rate it. The one with the max score can be put forth for another round. Same goes with the culture.
All the best!
Nad