Psychometric assessment: Matching talent to roles and cultural fit
A psychometric test assesses a candidate's cognitive ability and personality. One of the most common uses of psychometric tests is for recruitment. From a candidate's response, a personality test for employment can predict valuable insights such as job performance, competence, and motivations. There are two general types of psychometric testing: personality tests and aptitude tests.
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Psychometric testing for holistic talent evaluation
Measure key traits with online psychometric test for better talent decisions
Personality assessments
Evaluate core personality dimensions to understand workplace behaviors, communication styles, and cultural fit.
Motivations and values
A job personality test helps understand what drives and motivates a person to perform at work by measuring motivation, values and preferences.
Aptitude assessments
Assess problem-solving, critical thinking and learning agility to predict job readiness and adaptability.
Behavioral assessments
Analyze behavioral tendencies to gauge leadership potential, teamwork, and decision-making capabilities
The foundation of psychometric excellence: Precision, reliability and standardization
Ensuring accurate, reliable, and fair talent assessments
Norming
Our assessments are normed on a large sample of respondents drawn from different geographies - India, USA, Europe, Latin America, the Middle East, South Africa and South-East Asia (sample representative of different age groups, genders, job levels, occupations and industries).
Validity and reliability
Validity and reliability ensure that the assessment delivers consistent results over time (reliability), while accurately measuring the intended attributes (validity).
Standardization
Standardization means that every aspect of the test, from development to interpretation, is in line with global practices. Our psychometric tools meet international testing standards, aiming to ensure fairness and broad applicability across industries.
Scoring
Each assessment produces data-driven, interpretable scores that offer deep insights into an individual’s strengths and suitability for a role or career path.
Instruments
Our psychometric assessment leverage globally recognized psychological models to evaluate cognitive abilities, personality traits, motivation, interests and behavioral competencies with precision and depth.
Methodology
We employ rigorous test development methodologies, including extensive research, statistical validation, and expert reviews, to ensure scientifically sound assessments.
Our tests are tailored to organizational needs across geographies and industries
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job roles
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skills tested
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Transform talent strategies with our online psychometric test
Talent acquisition
Lateral hiring
Evaluate experienced professionals with precision by measuring job-specific competencies, problem-solving skills, and cultural fit for seamless integration.
Campus hiring
Identify top-performing graduates by assessing cognitive abilities, behavioral traits, and learning agility, ensuring a strong early-career talent pipeline.
Talent development
Leadership development
Assess employee potential and create data-driven career progression plans to foster leadership development and internal mobility.
High-potential identification
Identify individuals with leadership potential and future readiness.
Succession planning
Assess leadership potential and readiness, helping organizations build a robust pipeline of future leaders for critical roles.
Skill gap analysis
Identify workforce strengths and areas for improvement to design targeted upskilling and reskilling programs that drive organizational success..
Built by experts, compliant with global psychometric standards
Our assessments are developed by in-house teams of industrial-organizational psychologists, psychometricians & data scientists
Well-researched tools
Based on widely accepted ability models
Designed for corporates
High correlation with on-the-job performance
Flags ingenuine responses
Impression management, central tendency, extreme responses
High reliability and validity
Robust psychometric properties
Assessments designed by psychologists with global memberships
Aptitude tests that adhere to leading psychometric and employment standards
Robust data security standards
We are ISO 27001 Certified and ISO9001 Certified
Localized data hosting
Secure data hosting on Amazon Web Services
We follow an annual vulnerability and penetration testing
Ensuring data security
Actionable insights from comprehensive reports
Intuitive and data-rich insights:
A clear, structured overview of candidate performance.
Competency-wise breakdown:
Detailed evaluation of strengths and improvement areas.
Customizable reports:
Tailor reports to specific roles, industries, and business needs.
Comprehensive feedback:
Actionable recommendations for talent development and decision-making.
Interactive graphs and charts:
Visual representation of data for easy interpretation.
Cross-device compatibility:
Access reports anytime, anywhere on multiple devices.
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Once people have undergone Mercer | Mettl's assessments, we are not worried about their technical prowess. We believe they can be developed further to contribute to Telkom's survival in the digital world.
- Gede Agus Putrawirawan
Manager - Business Planning and Performance, Telkom Indonesia
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We had short timelines in which we had to scale up our workforce. From customized solutions, ease of usability, building an in-depth understanding of the client’s problem to seamless integration with our applicant tracking system, Mercer | Mettl’s assessments ticked all the checkboxes in our wishlist and delivered within our timelines. There is no better validation than what we have witnessed - ou
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- Arpan Anand
CHRO, Aditya Infotech Limited (CP PLUS)
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The validity of Mercer | Mettl's assessments is exceptionally robust. It enabled us to funnel people who were precisely the type we needed. Mercer | Mettl helped us to accurately identify high-potential candidates within our internal team.
- Sonal Kapur Sinha
CHRO, Modern Foods
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The ease of navigating the platform, the simplicity of the assessment reports, the ability to adapt to the COVID-19 situation -all of these helped us reduce bad hires, ensure successful probations and onboard individuals with the right set of competencies. I had a 5-star experience!
- Anson Mathews
Organization Development Manager, Averda
Customer success stories
Here’s how we helped our customers transform their strategies and build winning teams
About
Telkom is Indonesia's largest telecommunication and network provider that holds about 50% of the market share and has a workforce of close to 25,000.
Business challenges
- What should be the three-year talent strategy - develop or acquire?
- What percentage of the existing workforce can be reskilled or redeployed?
Solution
- Organization-wide and function-specific competency blueprints
- Workforce clustering to identify candidates for skill assessment
- Setting global benchmarks for all the technical skills
- Analyze results and create the strategic roadmap for reskilling and redeployment of employees
Impact
- Mercer | Mettl tests have been reliable and accurate in predicting job performance. Re-defining organizational talent strategy for the next three years
- Clear identification of skills gap and re-trainable workforce
- Deploying learning programs per the skill gaps identified
About
CP PLUS, India's leading tech security solutions provider with a strong presence in over 60 countries, was established in 2007 in Germany. With its range of advanced security and surveillance solutions, CP PLUS is actively altering the surveillance and security landscape.
Business challenges
- A hiring strategy to reduce overall hiring time.
- A practical solution to lower the attrition rate.
- A solution to ascertain the credibility of the recruits.
Solution
- Leveraged Mercer | Mettl Personality Inventory (MPI) to evaluate desirable personality traits for sales roles.
- Utilized the Mercer | Mettl Sales Profiler to identify and assess critical sales competencies for hiring sales professionals.
- Used Mercer | Mettl's online platform, with advanced features, to streamline the hiring process.
Impact
- A significant reduction of up to 50% was observed in the attrition rate.
- The time needed for hiring was reduced by more than 75%.
- The quality of hires for the sales department significantly improved.
About
Modern Foods, a brand that introduced the concept of bread to India, was launched in 1965 as Modern Bakeries (India) Limited. It later rebranded as Modern Foods and branched into newer portfolios with multiple product offerings in the bread and cake domain. The company has 100,000 stores, manufacturing in 40 factories across India.
Business challenges
- A standardized and focused sales hiring strategy to build a high-performing sales unit
- Identifying high-potentials from its existing sales team.
Solution
- A virtual assessment and development center was implemented for easy scalability, logistical comfort, and ease of access for candidates.
- Optimum job performance and future potential forecast with tasks and activities simulating the actual job environment.
- An assessment battery containing psychometric, cognitive, and situational judgment tests, with an external assessor.
- Immediate insightful reports to make timely decisions for organizational restructuring and workforce optimization.
Impact
- Reduction in new-hire attrition in sales by 33%
- Improvement in screening accuracy by 66%
- Improvement in performance of 75% of candidates hired through Mercer | Mettl’s assessments
About
Turkiye Finans Katilim Bankasi (TFKB), established in 1991, is a leading Turkish Islamic bank that provides various retail and corporate banking services. The bank offers many financial services and solutions to diverse customers in the commercial and corporate banking and retail banking segments. The bank's robust service platform and effective alternative distribution channels attest to its high-quality services.
Business challenges
- Retaining skilled talent in the highly competitive Information Systems (IS) domain.
- Need to identify high-potential employees and align them with roles that match their capabilities.
- Ensuring continuity through backup planning and targeted development for critical roles.
Solution
- Designed and delivered a digital evaluation center combining behavioral and technical assessments tailored to IS roles.
- Provided localized, Turkish-language assessment platforms for seamless employee experience.
- Enabled remote, pandemic-proof implementation with flexible participation options.
- Supported every stage, from role identification to feedback, with expert consultants and sector-specific insights.
Impact
- Conducted data-driven holistic assessments at scale
- Identified critical areas of development for employees
- Achieved high employee satisfaction
Frequently asked questions (FAQs)
Yes. Mercer | Mettl psychometric assessments are normed on a diverse respondent base, making them perfect for global use and can be deployed consistently across multiple countries while accounting for regional and cultural differences. Furthermore, our assessments can be translated into a local language, depending on the organization's requirements.
Yes, all Mercer | Mettl assessments are flexible enough to support local hiring needs and robust enough to meet the scale and complexity of multinational organizations.
Yes, most of our assessments are available in multiple languages, enabling organizations to assess candidates accurately across diverse geographies. Furthermore, organizations can request translation in a local language in case the assessment isn’t available in the language.
Common psychometric tests include:
- Aptitude tests: Assess logical reasoning, numerical ability, and verbal skills to evaluate problem-solving capabilities and analytical thinking.
- Personality tests: Evaluate traits like openness, conscientiousness, and emotional stability to understand a candidate’s work style and interpersonal interactions.
- Behavioral assessments: Measure work-related behaviors, leadership potential, and adaptability in professional settings.
- Cognitive ability tests: Assess problem-solving, memory, and critical thinking to predict job performance in complex roles.
- Situational judgment tests (SJTs): Present real-world scenarios to evaluate decision-making, ethical judgment, and conflict resolution skills.
Yes, Mercer | Mettl follows stringent data security practices and complies with major global data protection and privacy regulations. All our systems undergo annual voluntary checks, and we store data in the organization’s host country, ensuring compliance with local data regulations.
Yes, Mercer | Mettl’s psychometric assessments are highly scalable and support high-volume hiring with automated delivery, scoring and reporting across regions.
