What is the Prevue Assessment | Where does Prevue add value? | Benchmarking - A Unique Job Profiling Facility | What does the Prevue Assessment measure? | The Prevue Assessment Reports | Applications in the World of Work | Using the Prevue Assessment | General Information | Features & Benefits of the Prevue Assessment
What is the Prevue Assessment
The Prevue Assessment is a remarkable software based system that assesses individuals. It also enables the generation of job benchmarks (profiles) that are specifically tailored to an organisation's individual culture.
A variety of in-depth expert reports then allow the user to examine an individual's scores in relation to specific jobs for a broad selection of purposes.
The Prevue Assessment is a powerful HR management tool that is widely and independently recognised as both valid and reliable. Prevue was developed by a team led by Professor David Bartram and Dr Pat Lindley, whilst at Hull University. Both are recognised as leading authorities in occupational testing.
Prevue has undergone exhaustive evaluation to ensure it is fair and effective (see the British Psychological Society review at http://www.psychtesting.org.uk/).
Employer research has shown the following are the areas of greatest importance:
- ABILITIES - including numerical, verbal and spatial reasoning.
- INTERESTS - in working with people, data and tools/equipment/computers.
- PERSONALITY - to ensure fir for the role
Prevue provides valid data in all three areas
For more information on Prevue you can download the brochure from our downloads page
Where does Prevue add value?
Prevue has been used within organisations to:
- Reduce employee turnover
- Reduce recruitment costs
- Improve selection of staff - who perform better and more quickly
- Improve Performance.
- Improve the efficiency and effectiveness of key processes - development, recruitment, etc.
- Improve the quality of information for employees and organisations.
Benchmarking - A Unique Job Profiling Facility
Creating a benchmark enables managers to identify the ranges within which the 'ideal candidate' can be found. Prevue gives managers the ability to identify the qualities for a good fit - and this enables the reports to identify gaps where candidates do not meet all the criteria.
5 Ways To Create Benchmarks
Prevue enables managers to create benchmarks quickly and accurately - in a number of ways:
- Concurrent Study Method - based on proven high performers (minimum 4). Their test data is analysed by the website to identify the benchmark which would have selected them.
- Job Description Survey Questionnaire - completed by people who know the job well, the 53 item questionnaire is then processed to create the job benchmark.
- Combination Study Method - combines the above two methods . This is the preferred and most reliable approach.
- Existing Benchmark - adapting an existing benchmark for a similar job.
- Manually - once trained and supported with the Technical Manual.
What does the Prevue Assessment measure?
Prevue contains 20 Scales. These are split into the 3 main areas and are:
Abilities (4 Scales)
- General Abilities (this is derived from the other 3 scales)
- Numerical reasoning
- Verbal reasoning
- Working with Shapes
Interests & Motivation (3 Scales)
- In working with PEOPLE
- In working with DATA
- In working with THINGS
Personality (12 Scales; 4 major, 8 sub-scales)
The Prevue Assessment Reports
Prevue provides 5 valuable reports - all generated within minutes of test end.
Selection Report
Used primarily for recruitment and selection, it helps to identify a candidate's suitability for a particular position and supports the manager in preparing for the job interview. This report:
- Overlays an individual's scores against a benchmark and presents this graphically.
- Provides a percentage measure of "goodness of fit".
- Identifies gaps between an individual's scores and the benchmark.
- Generates sample behavioural interview questions in response to the gaps.
- Provides an overview narrative description of the ‘total person'.
- Provides a scale by scale detailed interpretative description of the results.
Individual Report
This report is used to feedback to the individual. This report:
- Allows virtually instant feedback to the individual.
- Provides scores in a graphical form.
- Provides an overview narrative description of the ‘total person'.
- Provides a scale by scale detailed interpretative description of the results.
Personal Development Report
This report supports the manager, coach or another professional in providing an individual with coaching, training needs analysis, performance appraisal and/or team building.
The report also enables managers to identify and plan development needs for a new employee - helping them to ‘get up to speed' more quickly.
- Overlays an individual's scores against a benchmark and presents this graphically.
- Identifies gaps between an individual's scores and the benchmark and
- Generates training and development suggestions in response to the gaps.
- Provides an overview narrative description of the ‘total person'.
- Provides a scale by scale detailed interpretative description of the results.
Working Characteristics Report
This report provides information about key work characteristics. This is particularly valuable in identifying the individuals fit with the culture of the organisation. Drawing from the Personality section of the assessment it addresses:
- Attitude to pay.
- Work Orientation - Work to live/Live to work
- Risk orientation
- Change orientation
- How do they perceive the world of work?
Succession Planning Reports
There are two options available. Firstly comparing an individual to several jobs. Alternatively comparing several people to a single benchmark. A remarkable facility with a wide range of valuable applications.
- Overlays scores over benchmark
- Gives a "goodness of fit" measure
- Presents results in rank order
Applications in the World of Work
The reports Prevue generates can be used in support the following areas:
- Selection and assessment. Most major organisations in the UK now use psychometrics as part of their Recruitment and Selection process.
There is overwhelming evidence that psychometric measures significantly improve the quality of recruitment decisions - producing high paybacks in terms of lower staff turnover and improved performance.
Using the benchmarking facility detailed above, the Prevue Assessment generates a Selection Report. This report provides an overview narrative and scale by scale detailed explanation of the results. Sample behavioural interview questions are also generated in response to gaps between the benchmark and the individual's scores.
- Teambuilding. Prevue enables an objective measurement of specific work related aspects of each individual and their implications for the team.
In addition there are also applications in Assessment and Development centres, Performance Management, Cultural Audits and Evaluation and validations of recruitment processes.
Using the Prevue Assessment
Prevue is available in 3 different formats - each offering options in terms of flexibility, efficiency and degree of control. These are briefly outlined below.
On-Line Administration
The candidate is able to complete the whole assessment remotely "on the web". An e-mail invitation provides a unique user name and password and a link to the web site. Clicking on the link enables the test.
The test administrator still retains control of the data (results and reports), which are held on a secure website. The system has a timed facility and candidates are given full on-screen instructions to assist test completion.
Data is processed instantly and reports are available to download instantly. These can be e-mailed anywhere. This option eliminates most of traditional test administration although the test user still has to ensure that:
- The candidate is the person completing the test
- The candidate completes the test free from interruption and
- The candidate completes the test without any unauthorised help
On-Screen Administration
The on-screen assessment is installed onto a PC or laptop using a CD or email attachment.
Full on-screen instructions are provided and data can be instantly processed once imported into the system website
Paper & Pencil
The tests are administered using the combined question and answer booklet. Instructions are read out and the test administrator has the responsibility of timing candidates / clients. This requires that the test administrator is present throughout for the duration of the test.
It takes around three to four minutes to input data from the test booklet onto the system website. Data is automatically and instantly scored. The facility to generate all the reports is now instantly available.
General Information
Prevue takes approximately 1 hour to complete. It consists of 4 timed abilities sections and un-timed interests and motivations and personality sections.
Reports can be generated as quickly as the printer can do its work. (Preferably laser printers). It is possible to complete the whole test cycle (administration, scoring, report generation) within 75 minutes.
All reports, are produced in PDF format which can be easily emailed or stored for future reference.
The Prevue Assessment is available in a wide range of languages.
Features & Benefits of the Prevue Assessment
- Fast, Easy to use and administer Valid & reliable
- Benchmarking Facility
- Based on a working population norm group
- Free from gender & ethnic origin bias
- Produces 5 different reports
- Candidate & Benchmark databases
- Ability to evaluate recruitment & training
- Available in On screen, on-line and paper & pencil formats.
- No Licence fee, Cost effective
- Well supported
- Can operate instrument after 1 or 2 days training.
- Developed by leading psychometricians