skill assessment
Measuring one's abilities
A skill assessment is a structured evaluation of someone's abilities in a particular area.
Employers use skill assessments during hiring to verify candidates can actually do what their résumes claim: The job required a coding skill assessment.
Educational programs use them to place students at appropriate levels or measure progress.
The assessment might be a test, practical demonstration, or portfolio review.
- competency mappingCataloging workforce abilities systematically
- core competenciesOrganization's distinguishing capabilities
- testsProcedures measuring knowledge
- rubricsScoring standards for evaluation
- technical skillsMeasurable job-specific abilities
evaluation · recruitment · resume screening · placement test · 360-degree feedback · soft skills · diagnostic test · workplace · certification · benchmarking · peer reviews · portfolios · interview preparation · trial period · on-the-job training · learning curve · performance appraisal · surveys
- career developmentcareer advice, career goals, career path, career paths, career change
- employabilityresume, cover letter, job application, job search, professionalism
- hiringhiring, job, interview, resume, application
- practical traininghands-on training, hands-on learning, hands-on experience, hands-on practice, on-the-job training
- recruitingrecruiter, recruiting, recruit, recruiters, headhunter
- HRhiring, human resources, recruiting, HR, onboarding
skill assessmentpersonality assessment
Measuring individual character traits
character assessment · behavioral assessment · psychological profiling · aptitude test · IQ test
skill assessmentguesswork
Conclusions drawn without proof
assumption · gut feeling · intuition · snap judgment · blind faith
skill assessmentaptitude testing
Measuring natural capacity for tasks