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G4 Campus

Recruitment Testingand Assessment


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Copyright 2006-2007, G4Solutions

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Index

Introduction Services

Test Development Comprehensive G4 Campus Recruitment Testing and Assessment Pre Assessed Candidates Data Reliability and Validation study Test Delivery CD Information Brochures Online Application System Assessment System (CBT) Recruitment Digital Library/elearning Solutions Technology Implementation Support

Online Career Placement

The G4 Solutions Advantages G4 Advantages over competitors Sample Case of a Leading S/W company Comparing the old and new systems G4 Recruitment Process Test details

Test structure Different parameters Benefit and Features of G4 Testing

Test Development: Test Design, Item Writing, Reliability and Validity Study References Management Team Contact


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Introduction

History: Founded as G4 Solutions, India in 2002 Registered in UK in 2003 In 2002, launched the GMAT software in 37 countries with QS Network UK In 2002, launched Online Application and Online Placement brochures In 2006, started recruitment testing and assessment drives in various Indian

cities

G4 Solutions is a professionally managed organization based in NewMumbai and London offering innovative solutions for the education

industry.The G4 Recruitment Testing and Assessment Service helpsorganisations to evaluate each applicant in a non-biased and easilyquantifiable fashion. Our process helps you to simplify the entireprocess, increasing the number of applicants able to be assessed in agiven time, increases selection rate, cuts the cost and helps in buildingthe brand.

The system is designed to assess the candidates aptitude, acquiredEnglish language skills and technical knowledge, whilst minimising theeffects of test preparation distortions.


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Services

You can pick and choose from a flexible range of G4 recruitment, testing

and assessment services:

Test Development

Comprehensive G4 Campus Recruitment Testing and Assessment

Reliability and Validity Study

Recruitment through Pre Assessed candidates Data


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The G4 Solutions Advantage

Offering you end to end solution and consulting for recruitment fromIndia.

Provide pre-assessed, short-listed candidates matching your requirementsfor final interview. With the G4 pre-assessed candidates, increase the selection rate by as

much as 50% to 70%. G4 will conduct the computers based G4 Aptitude Test for Recruitment (G4

ATR) and Group discussion of candidates. Reducing the cost, manpower and time required per recruitment. Better brand-building exercise, heightened confidence, facilitating more

consistent impact amongst candidates through fair, secure,standardized, transparent and smoother computer basedrecruitment testing process.

Achieve very high test retest reliability of 0.85 through G4 AptitudeTest for Recruitment ATR

High degree of content validation of the test with general skills,knowledge and abilities required in fresh engineers joining in the

organizations. Detail audit report of individual candidates. Since the test is computers based and questions comes in random order to

users from the large pool of questions data, it eliminates any possibilityof the cheating and leaking out the questions and question papers.You can find the test papers of every company on net.*In the post event opinion form over 99 % of 15000 participants of G4test, expressed that computer based test is more secure and fair.)


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The G4 Solutions Advantage(Contd)

For mass recruitment, we organize recruitment drives. Each driveproduces 300 to 3000 candidates.

Institute and city selection for recruitment drive. Registration and photo identity verification of the candidates for

the recruitment drive. Systematically allocation of the testing time slots to individuals and

colleges to avoid the chaos. G4 technical team setup thetesting sever and secure LAN at host

engineering college for fair and smooth test conduction.

G4 Solutions expert team develops the test questions on differentareas alternatively company can provide the question data which beincorporated in G4 Testing system.

Group discussion (GD) short listing. Instant result. Physiological profiling of the candidates shortlist after GD (optional). We arrange the local logistics for the company representatives.

Organize the Pre placement talk and media coverage for the company. Interviews conducted by companies representatives. Inform the results and coordinate the acceptance of the offer letter

with candidates and institute. Provide you the substitute candidates against final drop outs at

the time of joining. Charging on per recruited candidate not on per tested candidate.


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G4 Advantages over competitors

Offering you end to end recruitment solutions.

Ongoingreliability and validation study of the test for yourorganization without any charge.

Charging on per recruited candidate not on per tested candidate.

Over all cost benefit of min 30 % to 70 %, depending on the numberof recruited candidates, over the other vendors costing.

Highly secure testing. Offering you detailed audit report of individual candidates.

Provide you the substitute candidates against final drop outs at thetime of joining without any additional charges.

Taking care of logistics at selected locations.

Elimination of complex logistics problems, such as the distribution, storage

and tracking of test papers Tests can be taken independently of an internet connection, so system

failure is minimised.

Facility to offer paper based test in special circumstances like closedcampus recruitments.



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Sample Case of a Leading S/W company

A leading software company has used over services, which earlier used toconduct the campus recruitment drives through traditional paper basedtest. Recruited over 450 s/w engineers of 2005, 2006 and 2007 batches Tested over 15,000 candidates studying in India with over 255

engineering colleges. Cities covered: Indore, Bhopal, Jabalpur, Gwalior, Jaipur, Shirpur,

Chandigarh, Pune and Mumbai Selection rate up by from 3-5 % to 60 % Cost cutting by 70% Time saving by 270 man days Reliability of Test 0.87 Example: We have conducted the aptitude test, technical test and

group discussion of over 1800 engineers in Mumbai and offered 200pre assessed short listed candidates to one of your client a leadingsoftware company for interview and they finally recruited 114 s/wengineers. In this particular case the selection rate touched to 57 %which is very high as per the industry standards.



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Validation Study: Content validation, Reliability, Predictive validity

Group

DiscussionG4Testing

Intervie

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Test Design &Development: Job Analysis for SKA, Item writing, field test

JobOf

ferPPT: Pre Placement talk to students, media and TPOs

Photo ID verifications: at college end, at test center with camera

Test Registration and Scheduling: Admit card, Registration ID, time slots

Finalizing Host: Infrastructure check, meeting the Management

Test Conduction: Setting up test server and secure LAN, checking computers

Data Collection: Coordination, data collection individuals & colleges

Campaign: Emailer, print add, sending corporate PPT to TPOs

G4 Recruitment Process snap shot

Check the availability in the Pre Assessed candidates data base

Colleges and Cities finalization for recruitment drives, campus, off campus

Request for Recruitment: profile, salary, total number, eligibility

Short listingfrom PreAssessedcandidatesdata



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G4 Recruitment Process

Group DiscussionComputer Based Test

Press Conference Pre PlacementPresentation

ID and Photo verification ofpre registered candidates



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Proposed Process for Recruitment

Check the

availability of thecandidates in the

Pre Assessedcandidates data

base

Request forrecruitment

Send the emailto

candidates

Coordinate withthe host collegeand other TPOs

Finalize thelocations

yes

Registration andscheduling for

interview

Pre placementtalk

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Follow theG4 Recruitment

Process Snap Shot

Interview

Shortlist thecandidatesmatching

the requirement

final offer



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Comparing the systems(Contd)

New system ( G4)Since the test is computersbased and questions comes inrandom order to users from thelarge pool of questions data,hence eliminate any possibility ofthe cheating and leaking out the

questionOnline test and instant resultsAvailable with click of mouseG4 takes care of testing & GDand offers short listed candidatesto companies for final interview.You need only team ofinterviewers that to only on theday of interview. Fly in morningfinish the interviews in day timeand leave in evening.

Old campus recruitment

Leaking of test papers andquestions is very easy. Its alsodifficult to keep large no of sets oftest papers to prevent leaking ofquestions by memorizing andother means.

Manual assessment is tiring andtime consuming.Detail profiling based on differentareas of test is difficult.Companies do the entire processright from finalizing the venue,test conduction, group discussion

and interview.Need to deploy large amount oforganization resource for longertime like manpower.



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Comparing the systems(Contd)

New system ( G4)

Low costSave timeHighly secureOffers fair chance to candidatesuniformity of the testing

systems in different companiesOne test, different companiesHigh selection rateSmother experience tocandidates due to well organizedand predefined process.

Detail audit report of individualcandidates is easily available

High costTime consumingNot secureDoes not offer fair chance tocandidates

No uniformity of the testingsystems in different companiesDifferent tests for differentcompaniesLow selection rateRough experience to candidates

due to chaos.Detail audit report of individualcandidates is not possible

Old campus recruitment



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Test Details

Purpose, nature, and applicability of the test

G4ATR is designed to measure candidates basic Skill, knowledge andAbilities (SKA) on following areas.

English reading and comprehension ability

Knowledge of English grammar Knowledge of vocabulary Problem solving ability Reasoning ability (logical and critical) Knowledge of basic mathematical Basic knowledge of the engineering background of the specialization in

undergraduate engineering degree.

Learning ability

The score of this test should be used along with other tools like groupdiscussion and interview to check candidates motivation, group behavior,interest, communication/ English speaking ability and over all personality,which plays a major role in forming a decision about suitability of thecandidate for the job or program



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Test structure

Name of the Test: G4 Aptitude test for Recruitment (G4 ATR) Time Duration: 60 Min Delivery Mode: computer based in special cases test can be delivered in paper

based format. Locking period 60 days (one can repeat the test after 60 days) Validity Period: one year Structure of test:

15 questions on basic mathematics 15 questions on reasoning 15 questions on English 15 questions on technical (optional)

Group Discussion- A simple topic is given to group of 10 candidates for discussionfor 10- 15 Min duration. Candidates are evaluated on following areas:- Personality

- communication skill- command over English language- Group Behavior



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Different parameters

Test Retest Reliability: r =0.85 With a sample of 100 candidatesreappeared in the test with a gap of 4 months.

Predictive validity: r=0.47

Content Validation: The content of the test is very much in tune with thedesired measured skills, knowledge and abilities for fresh engineers job.



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Benefit and Features of G4 Testing

The benefits and features of computer-based assessment are numerous:

Test can be accessed through internet on networked computers or in caseof internet bandwith issue we carry the our testing server at campus siteand set it up on the campus LAN. Tests can be taken independently of aninternet connection, so system failure is minimised

Web-based interface accessible compatible with almost all modern internetbrowsers

includes an additional security system to access the tests based on thecheck of the IP addresses

supports an unlimited number of tests, topics, questions and answers supports text formatting and use of images, videos and audio, in the

description of the tests, the questions and the answers supports both multiple-answer questions and free-answer questions

automatically calculates the cumulative score for multiple answers includes a system to manually evaluate the free answers generates unique tests for each user by randomly selecting questions and

possible answers supports timing for starting time and duration of the tests



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can generate PDF versions of the tests so that they can be done withoutusing a computer generates reports and statistical data both in XHTML and PDF formats supports the output of the test results for the final user sends test results to users via email The ability to offer tests on demand at times convenient for your

candidates

Elimination of complex logistics problems, such as the distribution, storageand tracking of test papers Reduction in the time-consuming job of scoring tests and preparing hand

written reports Instant results and immediate diagnostic feedback indicating the

candidates strengths and areas for improvement

Benefit and Features of G4 Testing(Contd)



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Sample Test Report



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Test Development

G4 offers a wide range of test development options to help get you startedon the route to computer-based assessment. We can offer you a completesuite of test development services including:

Test Design

Item WritingReliability and Validity Study

Test Development team at G4Solutions consists of highly skilledprofessionals. They are experts in building or updating examinations andin the application of the science of psychometrics to ensure that your testsare valid, reliable, accurate and consistent.

Test

DesignJob analysis Editing

Validity

StudyItemWriting



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Test Design

Good test design is critical to ensuring your assessments are both validand reliable.

Test validity means freedom from measurement error and ensures thatthe exams measure the skills and knowledge that they are supposed tomeasure.

Reliability relates to the consistency of the measuring technique, i.e. theexams should provide a consistent way to measure different candidateswith predictable results.

Strong test design is essential to create this combination of validity andreliability and G4 Solutions develops comprehensive and credible tests:

Setting test objectives

Defining test domains

Conducting job task analyses to determine and recommend the mix ofskills, knowledge and abilities to be tested

Measuring test effectiveness



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Item Writing

The G4 item writing process is designed to ensure that your assessmentsmeet the highest standards of technical accuracy, language quality,reliability and validity.

Once the items are written and edited for technical accuracy, our

psychometric specialists review test items to ensure quality and Reliabilityand Validity soundness.

Editing to ensure proper language structure, grammar and spelling is alsoall part of the service as well as maintaining security and integrity of the

item bank.



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Reliability and Validity Study

Reliability and Validity Study plays a key part in every stage of the testdevelopment process to ensure that your final product satisfies designobjectives, market requirements and legally-defensible standards.

Whether you develop your own tests, use G4 tools or we develop tests foryou, G4 Solutions offers a full range ofReliability, Predictive Validityand Content validityStudy. consultancy services to assist in the test

development process and ensure statistical validity and reliability. During the rigorous process of psychometric analysis, we review each item

to determine its usefulness and - ultimately - the validity and reliabilitymeasures that determine test quality.

Reliability indicates the degree to which a test taker would keep thesame score if he or she were to take the test more than once.

Content validity: The test measures content of interest. Content validityrefers to the extent to which the test questions (Items) are representativeof the skills in the specified domain.



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References

Mr. P. U. JacobSenior ManagerHR HexawareMobile +91 9892513960Email:[email protected]

Avinash C. SharmaHead (HRD)Chandigarh Engineering CollegeLandran (Mohali)-140307Mobile:+91 98159 93196Email: [email protected]
mailto:[email protected]:[email protected]:[email protected]:[email protected]:[email protected]


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Management Team

Anirban BhaumikCTO

MBA New York University, Stern School of Business (USA)MS New Jersey Institute of Technology (USA)BS Regional Engineering College

Thor HendricksonDirector G4 Solutions UK

MBA London Business School (LBS)BS Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)

Andrew BrookerDirector Marketing EuropeOver forty-years of experience in marketing communication. Having run hisown marketing consultancy since 1974, he has spent the last ten years as

the Marketing Director of QS (the worlds leading education researchand information provider).

Bhupesh DaheriaDirectorBS MANIT, founded the Aegis School of TelecommunicationManagement and Aegis School of Business, India.


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Contact

G4 Solutions IndiaMahesh Block B, Sector 15CBD Belapur Navi MumbaiPhone:+91 22 32988871

Email: [email protected]

Web: www.g4solutionsuk.com

www.g4careermapping.com

G4 Solutions (United Kingdom) Limited78/316 Marylebone High StreetLondon W1U 5APUnited KingdomEmail: [email protected]: +44 (0)7968 127 008
http://www.g4careermapping.com/mailto:[email protected]:[email protected]://www.g4careermapping.com/

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