Psychological Assessment
What to Expect in a Pre-Employment Psychological Assessment
In short: a pre-employment psychological assessment is a set of standardized psychological tests, often with an interview, that gives an employer a professional evaluation of an applicant. In the Philippines it must be handled by licensed professionals. There is nothing to study: rest well, bring your requirements, and answer honestly.
What is a pre-employment psychological assessment?
It is a psychological evaluation that some employers, schools and agencies ask for before hiring, deployment or on-the-job training. Instead of testing what you know, it gathers information about things like how you think, work and handle situations, so the requesting organization has a professional evaluation to consider alongside the rest of your application.
Philippine law describes psychological assessment as the gathering and integration of psychology-related data to make a psychological evaluation, using tools such as individual tests, projective tests and clinical interviews (Republic Act No. 10029, Sec. 3).
Who conducts it?
Under the Philippine Psychology Act of 2009 (RA 10029), only registered professionals may practice psychology or psychometrics. Psychometricians may administer and score objective and structured personality tests and prepare reports, but always under the supervision of a licensed psychologist. Higher-level tests, such as projective tests, are outside a psychometrician’s scope.
When you choose a clinic, it is reasonable to ask who will supervise and sign your assessment.
What usually happens on the day
- Check-in. You present your ID and any request form from your employer or school.
- Standardized tests. You answer a set of tests, usually on paper. These may include tests of reasoning and personality questionnaires. The exact set depends on what the requesting organization needs.
- Interview. Many assessments include a short interview to understand your answers in context.
- Report. The results are scored, interpreted and written up as a report for the requesting organization.
At HealSpace, assessments are in person only. All psychological assessments, both employment and clinical, are done at our clinic in Brgy. Sico, Lipa City. We do not offer online assessments.
How to prepare
- Get enough sleep the night before and eat before you come. Being tired or hungry can affect your concentration.
- Bring your requirements: a valid government ID, your employer’s or school’s request form if you have one, a black ballpen, a pencil, and your eyeglasses if you use them for reading.
- Arrive on time for your schedule. Ask us when you book how much time to set aside.
- Answer honestly. Trying to guess the “right” answer usually makes results less accurate, not better.
- Read instructions carefully and ask the examiner if anything is unclear.
After the assessment
At HealSpace, results are released in 3–5 working days after your assessment. The hiring decision belongs to your employer; the assessment is one part of what they consider.
Frequently asked questions
Can I take the assessment online?
No, our assessments are done in person only at our Lipa clinic.
Do I need to study or review for the assessment?
No. There is nothing to memorize. Come well rested and answer honestly; trying to give the answers you think an employer wants usually makes results less accurate, not better.
Who decides whether I get hired?
Your employer does. The assessment gives them a professional psychological evaluation to consider alongside the rest of your application.
When will I get my results at HealSpace?
Results are released in 3–5 working days after your assessment.
Need a pre-employment assessment in Lipa City?
Book a schedule at our clinic. Message us on Viber, call or text +63 927 034 9050, or message us on Facebook Messenger.
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Clinically reviewed by Niño B. Galacgac, PhD, RPsy
Head Psychologist at HealSpace Psychological Clinic.
Sources
- Republic Act No. 10029, the Philippine Psychology Act of 2009 (Sec. 3, definitions of psychological assessment and psychometrician; Sec. 33, practice without registration).
This article is general information, not a diagnosis or a substitute for professional advice.