Online Pre-Employment Tests Streamline Lab's Hiring Process

By Kim Molinaro

Posted Sep 11, 2018 in LMT Surveys

When hiring new staff members, Killian Dental Ceramics in Irvine, CA, uses an online tool to help screen its technical and administrative candidates. With each ad it runs on Indeed.com, the lab includes a link to online pre-employment tests administered and analyzed by Criteria Corp.


Applicants are asked to complete two assessments: The Employee Personality Profile measures 12 personality traits—including assertiveness, cooperativeness, patience and stress tolerance—that can provide insight into a person’s work style and behavior and whether or not they’re well suited for a manufacturing/production position. 


The Basic Skills Test determines job readiness and predicts trainability by gauging basic math, verbal and communication skills as well as assessing attention to detail. Each test takes about 20 minutes to complete and evaluates the candidates...

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  • Kim Molinaro

    Managing Editor at LMT Communications, Inc. · West Hartford, CT

    In her 25+ years with LMT, Kim has managed to combine her creative flair—infusing energy into our content and orchestrating some of our most popular theme issues—with the practical focus of keeping our processes...

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