Recruitment is incredibly important within any organization. A good recruitment system ensures that the best candidates are attracted, people are in the right place within the organization and everyone contributes satisfactorily to the success of the company. However, streamlining recruitment properly is not that easy. Recruiting and selecting the right people is no easy task and requires a lot of experience, insight and knowledge. Fortunately, the recruitment process can be made a lot easier with the right tools. Assessments, for example, can provide valuable insights into both recruiting and selecting the right candidates and testing existing employees. But what does an assessment entail and how can your organization apply it effectively? We would be happy to tell you more about that.

The advantage of assessments in recruitment

More and more recruiters are using various tools to make the recruitment and selection of candidates more efficient, effective and cost effective. Nowadays, it is not uncommon to use questionnaires, tests or even role plays during a job interview to assess candidates on their skills. This process is also called an assessment and it is a valuable contribution to the recruitment process.

With an assessment you can test knowledge and skills of candidates that are normally not so readily discussed during a job interview. Many candidates know how to present themselves well during an interview. Socially desirable answers are often given and there is little room for personality and showing valuable skills. With an assessment you can broadly test the candidate on traits and skills. And if you're particular about their language skills and their levels, you can conduct an English-level test. This benefits both the recruiter and the candidate. The recruiter gets a good idea of the qualities of the candidate and the candidate in turn can show and substantiate all his strengths.

The Bridge Assessment Platform

TestGroup's Bridge Assessment Platform is the ultimate tool for recruitment and assessment of candidates and staff. The system allows organizations to independently administer online assessments. This allows the recruitment process to be designed quickly and efficiently and the assessments can be incorporated into the process effortlessly. No external recruiter or assessment agency needs to be involved.

The Bridge Assessment Platform was developed by Testgroup in collaboration with universities in the Netherlands and abroad. The assessments are available in various languages, including Dutch, German, English and Spanish, so that both national and international candidates can work with these tools. In addition, TestGroup's consultants are always available to provide support where needed.

What does the Bridge Assessment Platform test?

But what exactly can you, as a recruiter, test with the Bridge Assessment Platform? The portfolio of this online tool is very extensive. There are various online assessments and tests included in the Bridge Assessment Platform so that you can test the skills and qualities that are important for your organization. Some of the assessments offered:

The Bridge Personality

The Bridge Personality is a comprehensive personality test that gives you insight into the personality and competencies of job applicants. The text incorporates the insights of both the Big Five and Jung's 16 types and the well-known 4-color model. This gives you as an organization a very reliable and comprehensive assessment of the potential of applicants.

The Bridge Ability

The Bridge Ability is an ability test to efficiently test linguistic understanding, logical thinking and numerical aptitude. It can also be seen as an intelligence test that can reliably test a candidate's skills and level. The Bridge Ability consists of The Bridge Verbal, The Bridge Numerical and The Bridge Abstract and is available at various levels.

The Bridge Personality Quickscan

The Bridge Personality Quickscan is a short personality test to get a quick insight in the personality traits and competencies of potential candidates. The test is based on the Big Five and gives quick insight in the characteristics that are relevant for your organization.

The Bridge AI

The Bridge AI is an online interview tool that makes the recruitment process a lot easier. Using artificial intelligence, candidates' answers to three open-ended questions are assessed to create a candidate report. This gives recruiters instant insight into the personality traits and competencies of potential candidates. This makes the application process a lot more efficient and effective.

The Bridge 360

The Bridge 360 is an online tool to collect and give feedback to employees, job applicants, colleagues and clients. Based on pre-selected competencies people can assess themselves, but can also view feedback from other parties.

Using the Bridge Assessment Platform

The Bridge Assessment Platform is an asset to any organization. Through the platform you can select and use the tests and assessments that are relevant for your organization. This way you stay in control and effortlessly combine your insights and needs with our knowledge and tools to find the best candidates for each position.