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Manpower chooses Central Test to assess job candidates

Based in Switzerland since 1960, Manpower has over 400 employees today. Every year Manpower Switzerland finds temporary and permanent positions for 22,000 workers for 5,000 clients and has a turnover of CHF 500 million.

Beginning of 2012, Central Test provided assessment solutions to 76 Manpower agencies in the Swiss Confederation, in the French-speaking and German-speaking areas.
By using Central Test tools and services, Manpower recruiters pragmatically deepen their knowledge of their candidates' personality and skills, before proposing matches between candidates and clients.

These 8 German-language assessment tools have been pre-tested, calibrated, and validated on representative samples from the German-speaking population (Germany, Austria and German-speaking part of Switzerland).

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Central Test Anniversary Event - 10 years of success !

Central Test was pleased to welcome their customers and partners, Wednesday, March 14th, 2012, for a coktail dinner and cruise on the Seine via a parisian boat.
The event was an opportunity for Central Test to thank customers and celebrate toghether, 10 years of activity.

"We are very proud to have gathered so many customers and have received this mark of confidence from their part. We are also proud to count them among the Central Test family and we hope to continue to be among our customers over the next 10 years, "said William Cunche, General Manager of Central Test.

"As the founder of Central Test, I want to thank everyone who joined us. Without the loyalty of our customers and dedication of our team, which I am particularly proud, Central Test would not be what it is today'' reflects the company's CEO Patrick Leguide.

The evening was accompanied by the music group Trio Jade Jenn on rhythms of bossa nova and jazz.

During the contest, organized specially for the occasion, customers had the opportunity to win numerous prices including the big price - a trip to New York for 2, offered by our partner Compagnies du Monde.

You will be able to view videos from the evening soon on our website.

Discover the revised version of the Sales Profile Test

Central Test is pleased to announce its newly revised version of the Sales Profile Test.
The Sales Profile-R assesses one's commercial potential, by revealing an individual's scores on the abilities and motivations in the field of sales.

The major changes and advantages of the Sales Profile-R in comparison to the previous version are the following:

Questions are closer to"real life" sales scenarios.
Scenarios are more subtle as they have been developed with the input of sales directors.
"Negotiation Skills" which are considered essential for the success of sales persons was added as a new group.
"Approaching Clients" was added as a new dimension to the group "Client Acquisition Skills".
The matching of profiles with sales functions was revised and extended with sales positions such as Telemarketer, Account manager and Negotiator.
Stronger discriminatory power allowing to better distinguish people with sales potential from people with little sales potential.

This psychometric test is recommended for recruitment as well as for training, internal career development, and sales force auditing.

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Not yet a client ? You can try the Sales Profile-R by subscribing to a free trial account.

Career Test app - available for FREE

The first Career Test available for the iPhone and iPad is since October 2011 available for free on the iTunes App Store.

Central Test provides iPhone and iPad users with an accessible, reliable and fun application to make better career choices. The Career Test compares the profiles of test-takers with more than 200 professions and identifies the career choices best suited to their personality.

"This test is for students who seek their own path, but also to job-seekers or employees seeking a career change" said Patrick Leguide, CEO and founder of Central Test.

Available in both English and French, Career Test is already in second position in the AppStore ranking (category Education) since its free download.Once downloaded, you can take the test as often as you like.
Results are immediate and can also be shared via Facebook or Twitter.

Whether Internet, iPhone, iPad, print media, Central Test creatively utilizes all media outlets to make career tools conveniently available to all.

Central Test, provider of personality, career and aptitude tests, is regarded as a leader in the market of online assessment with more than 3,500 HR clients , 3 million internet users and 200 partners in France and worldwide.

Central Test Announces the Appointment of General Manager -William Cunche

Central Test is pleased to announce that William Cunche has joined the company as general manager.

William Cunche began his career in 1988 at Canon as a sales engineer. In 1992 he moved to Systar to work as an export sales engineer.
Then T-Systems recruited him in 1996 to lead its electronic banking division. In 2005 he became the managing director at M2M, continuing in electronic banking.
In late 2007 he was made the head of Everest Marketing Group.

William's priority as Central Test's new general manager is to continue the growth of the company (40% per year ) both in France and abroad.

Patrick Leguide, Central Test's founder and CEO, has welcomed William Cunche to the team: "William has the experience, the managerial talent and the commercial vision that we need to streamline our procedures, improve our approach, develop our services and build winning strategies", he said. "This will help us to expand our overseas activities and drive the company's growth."

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Central Test - NAOP Psychometric Certification Programme

The 5th workshop of "Rendez-vous with Psychometrics: NAOP Level-1 & 2 certification Programme" was held at the Hotel Suba Galaxi, Mumbai from 30th September 2011 to 2nd October 2011.

The workshop, as a unique initiative by NAOP (National Academy of Psychology) and Central Test to create a cadre of certified professionals in occupational testing and assessment, was highly appreciated by the participants who came down from various parts of India.

Programme of the accreditation workshop included a three days intensive training on occupational psychometric testings, preceded by one week introductory reading before the commencement of training and 4 weeks of follow-up and mentoring.

After completion of this workshop, participants are certified in administering psychological tests in any organizations.
To find out more about this workshop, please read the summary report.

Discover the new General Knowledge Test - corporate

Central Test is pleased to announce its newly developed tool to evaluate the general knowledge level of the candidates and employess - the General Knowledge Test - corporate.

The new aptitude test, available in English and French, aimed to assess an individual's knowledge in 5 domains: current affairs, international business, economics, media, general science, and intercultural awareness.

This psychometric test can be used for students entering university-level business programs.The General Knowledge Test is also recommended for HR professionals to short list candidates if a good level of general knowledge is required for the targeted job positions.

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Not yet a client ? You can try the Genral knowledge Test - corporate by subscribing to a free trial account.

Human Potential Beyond IQ

Is the IQ the only benchmark to evaluate an individual's intelligence and abilities ? What is intelligence and how can we measure it?
Patrick Leguide, Founder and CEO of Central Test, try to answer and give a general idea on the benefits and limitations of IQ analysis, as well as at its impact on our professional success.

If the IQ is the widely recognized standard measurement of intelligence, other factors such as emotional intelligence, creativity, language, critical thinking, intuition and global vision, are just as essential for professional success and personal developpment.

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Central Test continue its investigations against AptiQuant

With regards to the fraudulent use of our company website by AptiQuant, Central Test acknowledge the apology of the site owner Tarandeep Gill and the actions he has taken regarding the issues.

Despite the removal of content, Central Test will continue the investigation and reserve the rights to pursue any legal action against the owner of AptiQuant.

Patrick Leguide ,CEO of Central Test, says:
"The image of our company was damaged by this incident. Despite a public apology of the responsible of this fraud, I still find it unacceptable to infringe the integrity of a company like this and to question the credibility of the press."

Central Test found out about the hoax when BBC launched an investigation on Aptiquant and contacted us to see if there was any relationship between Central Test and AptiQuant as there was striking similarity between the two companies' websites.

See the major media outlets that reported the story :
BBC, ItNews Australia, CNN, The Telegraph, CBS News, The Inquirer ...