Given the present economic scenario, Indian companies are under great pressure to keep their organizations lean and at the same time fighting fit. The steep rise in terms of salaries and perquisites to executives, particularly, after the opening up of the economy makes this task even more difficult. Given these pressures companies are not only rationalizing their staff but are looking for people exactly matching their job requirements. One of the important tools being used for this purpose, by well run organizations, is the use of standardized psychological tests with reliability and validity.

Our company has been a pioneer in administering psychological tests for recruitment and performance appraisal in India, since the early 1980s. Over the years we have designed and developed our own psychological tests, meeting the specific requirements of Indian companies and suiting Indian environmental and cultural conditions. With the advent of technology, four of our standardized tests for measuring Intelligence, Aptitude, Personality and Sales Aptitude are made available ONLINE making it easy for Personnel Managers to administer these tests to applicants from all over India and even from nearby countries, saving considerable cost and valuable executive time.

This course is specially designed for Top Management and Heads of Human Resource functions. It includes the following lessons:

Lesson 1: The importance of Personnel Selection for Organisations

Lesson 2: Psychological Tests- An introduction

Lesson 3: Use of Psychological Tests in Selection of Personnel

Lesson 4: Case study of Mr. Krishna Kumar (Parts A & B)

Annexure: A note on our ONLINE Psychometric Testing Services.

About the Author
DR. (MRS.) AMIRTHA BESANT RAJ holds a Ph.D, in Industrial Psychology from Osmania University. She has specialized in Vocational Guidance and Counselling in her Ed.M. (Master of Education) degree programme from Boston University, USA. She holds another Master's degree in Psychology from the Banaras Hindu University and a Master's degree in Education from the Madras University. Dr. (Mrs.) Raj has extensive teaching, training recruitment and consultancy experience for more than three decades. She was a Faculty member at the renowned Administrative Staff College of India, Hyderabad.

Dr. (Mrs.) Raj is currently a whole time Director of Besant Raj International Limited (BRIL). She heads the Psychometric Testing, Recruitment Services, Career & Educational Counselling divisions. Under her able guidance, the company offers a variety of Psychometric tests to assess an individual's intelligence, interests, aptitude and personality. Several corporates use our services in Recruitment, Potential Assessment, Competency Mapping and Performance Appraisal. She has developed her own battery of Psychometric tests called HOPE TESTS, which are ONLINE for which she holds the copyright, registered with Government of India.

Dr. (Mrs.) Raj is on the Board of Indigo Business Services (I) Pvt. Ltd. Chennai - a marketing services provider for FMCG companies. Besides, Dr. (Mrs.) Raj is on the Board of Directors of the Lady Doak College, Madurai and St. Christopher's College of Education, Vepery, Chennai.