Recession, is nothing but a general slowdown in economic activity over a sustained period of time. It isn’t a minor headache that would just go away by popping a pill.

We all know that today almost all the big companies are announcing massive layoffs and pay cuts too. And also the current employment rate of 8.5% is at a 25 year high.

During recession, companies try their best to minimize their costs by all possible ways, before they decide to lay off their employees.

For example we will see that now Google will stop selling radio ads. Google paid $102 million to acquire dMarc Broadcasting, a radio advertising company, in 2006. If Google’s business still does not pick up, it will result in more layoffs this year.

Another saddening event is the closing of Circuit City, which has been around for almost 60 years, its sad to see that closing it would leave about 34,000 people unemployed.

But the future is not altogether bleak. I just read an article which says that the recession is abating( I cross my fingers and hope its true) and that there would be many job openings in companies like Wal-Mart, Hewlett-Packard, Bank of America and many more.

So all we need to do, is just wait for it to be finally over and when it is , well folks its party time!!

Why do companies use aptitude tests?

They use aptitude tests, because these tests help them evaluate the candidate’s skills before they hire them. Recruiting is an expensive affair. Hiring and training a wrong candidate can work out really expensive for the company. Thus, making it very popular with most companies today.

How are aptitude tests conducted?

Earlier aptitude tests were conducted with help of pen and paper. But with the advent of the internet, most of these tests are conducted online, the reason being that it is easier to conduct, is cost effective and you get the results almost simultaneously.

What are the different components in an Aptitude test?

An aptitude test could be a combination of one or more of the following test:

Verbal Ability

Quantitative Ability

Personality Test

Psychometric Test

I.Q Test

Technical Skills Test

Geek evaluation is one such online web assessment and evaluation tool. A tool which helps companies screen/ filter their candidates before they make their hiring decision. They have a huge question bank from which the employer chooses question of varying difficulty and the candidate takes the test online with the help of a login id and password.

For more details log on to our website at www.geekevaluation.com or email at sales@geekevaluation.com for login details and if you would like to have a tour of the application