There are thousands of tests available internationally. Each addresses a different issue and may be intended for use in settings from schools and hospitals to prisons and multinational corporations. Different countries require different skills, knowledge, and qualifications to use formal psychological tests, yet some seem freely available on the web. Unsurprisingly given this situation, different tests action different theories with different aims. They use formats from printed answer sheets, online questionnaires to serious games This situation offers you choice, but challenges users to find the single best test for a job in hand.

ETPG is a group of publishers focused on improving the scientific, professional use of tests to impact the lives of test users and test takers positively. This document is one of a series contributing to this aim. This one looks at test use in business contexts – recruitment, development, succession planning, coaching and other people-related issues at work. It aims to provide test users with a means to evaluate the range of tests available, and chose the one that will most benefit them and their clients.

The paper discusses the following areas:

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