A change from usual programming – everything you need to know about Task-based Assessments according to an Occupational Psychologist with more than two decades experience

In a change from our usual programming, we’re shaking things up this week on the TA Disruptors podcast. Later this week we’ll be publishing “The pragmatist’s playbook for skills-based hiring” –– featuring contributions from many members of the TA Disruptors community. In the playbook –– among many things –– we unpack the critical role of the Task-based Assessment in helping TA teams evaluate a candidate’s potential to adapt, learn, and continuously acquire new skills.  So today, we’re diving deep into the world of Task-based Psychometric Assessments and unpacking the role they play in an effective skills-based hiring process. Our guide? An Occupational Psychologist with more than two decades worth working for everyone from the NHS to MI5, before spending 10 years in the Assessment Design space at Amberjack and Arctic Shores. Our very own Jill Summers joins us this week to unpack big topics like…. 💡The difference between Question-based Assessments, Game-based Assessments, and Task-based Assessments, the challenges with each approach, and how the science varies between them 💡An insight into the decades of neuroscientific research that sits behind the development of Task-based Assessments and how that research can be used to understand how candidates really think, learn, and interact at work 💡How Task-based Assessments are designed to mitigate bias and manage adverse impact –– and the risks using black box algorithms within them could present 💡The role of the Task-based Assessment in a skills-centric hiring process and where Personality and Workplace Intelligence assessments fit within one  💡The impact of Generative AI on the world of work –– if artificial intelligence will be a billion times smarter than the average human by 2040, what traits, behaviours, and skills should we really be selecting for and how?  Download the episode now for detailed insights you won’t get anywhere else 👉​ *link*And don’t forget to hit ‘subscribe’ to be sure not to miss more episodes of the TA Disruptors podcast. Thanks for listening, and here are some helpful links:Connect with Robert on LinkedIn:https://hubs.li/Q0282KjJ0  Connect with Jill on LinkedIn:https://hubs.li/Q02sps5b0 Download this data-backed report on the Impact of Generative AI on recruitment and why it will make traditional selection processes redundant:https://hubs.li/Q0282Gbq0 Sign up for the TA Disruptors newsletter - it's the easiest way to be updated with the industry’s brightest ideas and the freshest need-to-know data - every week:https://hubs.li/Q0282H370  Follow us on Linkedin: https://hubs.li/Q0282J5c0 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.