Aptitude Test: These tests measure the ability or potential of a candidate to learn a new job or skill. Defects in a person’s sensory intellectual capacity can be detected through these tests. These type of tests focus attention on a particular type of talent such as reasoning, learning, mechanical bent of mind etc. such as Intelligence Test, Mechanical Aptitude Tests, Psycho motor or skill Test.
Personality Test: These test study the psychological make up of a person. They probe deeply to discover clues to an individual’s value system, emotional reactions and maturity. These tests are used to select supervisors and executives and for counselling people. These are widely used in industry as these provide an all round picture of a candidates’s personality.
Types:
• Objective Tests
• Protective Tests
• Situation Tests
Interest Tests: These tests are inventories of a candidates likes and dislikes in relation to work. These are used to discover a person’s areas of interest and to identify the kind of work that will satisfy him
