About Ergometrics
Ergometrics & Applied Personnel Research, Inc. is a human resource management firm specializing in personnel selection and training. Established in 1981, Ergometrics has designed the most comprehensive, award winning video testing and job simulation testing programs in the nation. We have provided personnel testing services for thousands of clients in North America. Forty-three of the 50 largest cities in the US use our products, as do most state governments and hundreds of local entities and smaller organizations.
Ergometrics' tests have been given to over a million applicants. Our tests are extensively and professionally validated, using both content and criterion validation. We provide complete documentation that conforms to all legal and professional standards for validation. Regardless of the size of the organization, Ergometrics provides a comprehensive set of personnel selection tools that are highly predictive of on the job performance.
Ergometrics' owners Carl Swander, Ph.D., Oscar Spurlin, Ph.D. and Carla Swander are all dedicated testing professionals, nationally recognized for the development of video-based and simulation testing. Ergometrics' team is comprised of professionals with backgrounds in psychology, testing, video and computer technology.
What's New
A Study on Applicant Perceptions of Selection Procedures
What makes candidates believe a test was fair? How do candidates' attitudes about a test impact their perceptions of the test?
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FrontLine National Case Study
A large Midwestern city learned during a DOJ investigation that their current testing processes for law enforcement officers had been flagged for not having validated and documented hiring procedures for effective and defensible testing.
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