Omnium IT includes on line technical testing as part of our contract and permanent recruitment service.This ensures that you get the best candidate every time.

• On line technical testing of candidates provides a fast and very effective means of further qualifying any candidates applying for contract and permanent roles. 
• There are over 200 standard technical tests available from Office 2000 to IBM AS400 operator, Java Developer to CISCO Networking etc.
• Tests may be bespoke from a library of over 20 000 categorised questions.
• Test results may be benchmarked by current staff
• Tests may be used as part of an internal appraisal system
• Tests may be used to structure successful project teams.
• Tests may be used to produce individual training programmes
• High-test results highlight an opportunity for skills transfer to permanent staff.  
  
• The system allows clients to set multi-skill tests within the confines of a single test.
• All tests can be translated into any one of seven languages - English, US English, German, French, Spanish, Italian, and Japanese. This makes it an ideal tool to use for international businesses.
• The tests are taken under timed conditions with security functions built in to prevent candidates from cheating.
• Clients may script their own test data for Omnium IT to deliver via the test portal.
• Test results may be used as a selection and filtering tool prior to submission of CV.
• Test results may be used as a prompt for interviewing purposes. 

Psychometric Testing / Profiler

This area of our site is designed to give you an idea of how the psychometric tests work, and has some great links to FREE psychometric testing questionnaires to give you a feel for what they entail.

www.businessballs.com is an excellent web site with lots of free information from management styles, leadership tips, motivational theories, and some free self-assessment tests.  See the following links or go to www.businessballs.com and select personality tests.

• free quick Maslow hierarchy of needs self-test based on Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs
• free Skill Set and Behaviour self-assessment test primarily for sales/commercial/business roles
• free Personal Business Strengths Profile self-assessment for self-awareness, interview and appraisal preparation
• free handwriting (graphology) self-assessment quick-test for graphology training, self-awareness, interview and appraisal preparation
• www.belbin.co.uk  - identifying your core team members
• www.haleonline.com
  offers a free personality test based on Myers Briggs theory
• www.personalitytype.com  offers you the chance to discover your personality type based on the Myers Briggs theory

Learning Styles

Understanding your employees learning styles can provide great insight for any manager.  The following sites have information dedicated to this subject :

www.businessballs.com - Free team building exercise suggestions
This site also has a section on Kolbs learning styles.

www.campaign-for-learning.org.uk/aboutyourlearning/whatlearning.htm
- more information on learning styles.

www.theworkingmanager.com/articles/detail.asp?ArticleNo=494
- detailed article on learning styles.