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A Complete Guide - VantagePoint | CPI Omaha](/assets/consulting-2-BgTF9SiK.jpg) Homeβ€Ί Talent Insights β€Ί What Are Talent Assessments? # What Are Talent Assessments? A Complete Guide Heard about talent assessments but not sure if they're worth the investment? Here's a plain-language guide to what they measure, how they work, and why they predict job success better than interviews alone. [Call (402) 391-2128](tel:+1-402-391-2128)[Schedule Consultation](/contact) Talent assessments are standardized tools that measure a person's cognitive abilities, behavioral tendencies, motivational drivers, and job-specific competencies. They're used in both hiring and employee development to provide objective data about how someone is likely to perform in a specific role or context. The key word is validated. Real talent assessments aren't buzzfeed quizzes or personality profiles you share at team offsites. They're psychometric instruments built on decades of research, tested against real job performance data, and held to standards set by the EEOC, American Psychological Association, and Federal Uniform Guidelines on Employee Selection. Why do they matter? Because the alternatives are unreliable. Unstructured interviews predict job performance at roughly the level of a coin flip. Resumes tell you about someone's past, not their potential. References are curated. Validated assessments consistently outperform all of these methods at predicting who will succeed, who will struggle, and who will create problems. VantagePoint uses talent assessments across our entire practice. In talent acquisition , we use candidate assessments with overt testing to screen out counterproductive behaviors before they become your problem. In talent insights , we use employee assessments and predictive analytics to develop the people you already have. 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