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Pre-employment assessments
Last updated February 2021
This chapter examines the use of pre-employment assessments to determine whether job candidates are able to perform the role safely.
What is a pre-employment assessment?
Definition: Pre-Employment Assessment
A pre-employment assessment is a process that employers can use to assess the suitability of job candidates.
A pre-employment assessment is a process that employers can use to assess the suitability of job candidates.
There are two types of pre-employment assessments you can use to ensure that job candidates are able to safely undertake the role for which they are applying:
- pre-employment medical assessments; and
- pre-employment questionnaires.
Tip: There are many other types of pre-employment assessments you may use during the recruitment process to assess the suitability of job candidates, such as background and identification checks.