Leading employers increasing the rople of psychological profiling intheir recruitment

[HisMum4]

In a bid to boost workplace diversity, Ernst and Young (EY) will choose which applicants to interview based on their performance in online tests.

the firm says it is aiming for "a more diverse workplace and leadership pipeline"...

It hopes the new system of online "strengths" assessments and numerical tests will mean a wider range of people will apply for the 2016 scheme.

www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-33759238

Any idea what those strenghts are?


As far as I can understand, EY and PWC increasing the role of psychological profiling, putting a more sofisticated version at the gate of their recruitment process. "Leadership pipeline" talent usually means people and comminication skills. Many analytical jobs in Accounting are about to be replaced by computers, so they might be refocusing on strictly human relationship and leadership skills.

Does anyone know what those "strenghts" are and what their attitude to ASD? I know Employability work with them, but do they actually value ASD qualities or are just minomising disability litigation risks and keeping Aspies out?

Are we moving towards a psychometric profiling world where DC on the spectrum won't be able to access any good jobs?

[GarlicDoughballsInGlitter]

Goodness, that is a bit scary.

I always thought dc would have to go into a more analytical, 'typical aspergers' type job, but from what you are saying they are being replaced with computers more? So if they can't do the aspie jobs and they can't do the people jobs, whee does that leave them? :(

[HisMum4]

Yes, psychometric tests were used for a very long time. However this I think is a new development, as it is clearly a more sofisticated version aiming to filter based on a target stregnths and it is selective in that only people with the said strength will be invited. It reflects a new paradign that you could tech skills to bright people with high level of desired personal qualities, but you cannot teach those personal qualities to a selection of people with skills if they don't already have them.