The most frustrating part of selection is when a candidate with all the right education, work experience and performance history is selected and then the person either fails to perform well in the job or quits. In this situation, everyone loses. The WBI helps you to avoid this kind of selection failure, enhances your image as a professional employer, and in some organizations is used as a road map for on-boarding of candidates that are selected.
In Thailand we provide two WBI questionnaire options; English language and Thai language. The questionnaire is electronic and available on line by going to a website and entering a log in ID and password provided to the candidate. The questionnaire has 240 statements. It usually takes about 30 minutes depending upon both candidate and the speed of the internet connection.
A candidate completing the questionnaire is asked to rate how closely each statement describes them. The results are processed immediately and scored and a 12 page report which is emailed to you almost instantly. The candidate does not usually see their own report.
- WBI is produced by the top U.S. publisher with the highest psychometric testing standard.
- WBI is unique in that it is the only assessment tool specific to the candidate selection process.
- WBI passed the requirements for use in employment selection in the U.S. and is the only test publisher that has gone through the translation and validation process here in Thailand.
- WBI is APA compliant. (APA is the organization governing standards for educational and psychological testing.)
Here are the "Big Five Personality Factors" assessed by WBI:
- Extraversion
- Agreeableness
- Openness to Experience
- Conscientiousness
- Emotional Stability
Introversion vs. Extraversion
Individualism vs. Agreeableness
Conventionalism vs. Openness to Experience
Casualness vs. Conscientiousness
Emotional Spontaneity vs. Emotional Stability
A few inputs on how to read the report:
PERCENTILE WITHIN THE NORM GROUP:
The Norm Group referred to, and to which a candidate is measured, is an international norm which is a combination or weighted norms from Thailand, China, Singapore, North America (including Mexico and Canada).
ACCURACY OF THIS SELF DESCRIPTION:
"This report is likely to be accurate." It means the system has found that the candidate's self-descriptions are consistent and have not been distorted. You can rely on the findings. If it says "This report should be interpreted cautiously", it means the scores may over represent the respondent. The self-description was more favorable than the majority of the Norm Group. Research indicates that reducing all scale scores by 5 to 10 points will provide a more accurate indication of how the respondent compares to others. The last classification is "This report should not be considered valid and interpretable." This is serious and could be cause for concern. The WBI responses were inconsistent and in a manner characteristic of a randomly completed questionnaire.
RESPONSE FIDELITY:
If the scores are in the green area you have a candidate who has an honest self-assessment and presentation.
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