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• a  of or relating to psychometrics
  psychometric journals

• But in the psychometric world, developed abilities are distinct from school achievements.
• I was appalled to learn of the outrageous use of psychometric tests made by a Maryland social service agency.
• As judged by psychometric tests, almost every other Negro is a mental defective, but the blacks adapt themselves well to their own world.

News & Articles

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• The Latest Job Interview Test: Measuring Your Brain Waves
  In order to gauge their passion for advertising, ad agency TBWA\Istanbul measured the brainwaves of its intern applicants. This is what happened. If you’ve ever been through an extensive recruitment process, you already know some of the ways companies try to get inside your head. Impossible calculations . Mind bending riddles. Practical problems. Psychometric testing. Left-field questions (like ...
  Aug. 9, 2013 - Fast Company Magazine

Quotes

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• Lucy Kellaway in Wall Street Journal Blogs (blog)
  We didn't know Nick wasn't going to play until the last minute. He actually passed his psychometric testing and then we put him through some pretty substantial physical tests as well and it was the day after the fitness test that he didn't pull up.... David Nucifora http://www.google.com/url?q=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Nucifora&source=dictionary&usg=AFQjCNEr5NPX9k-IxSusp0k31ZW6bUOeKw sportal.co.nz http://www.google.com/url?q=http://sportal.co.nz/Rugby-Union-news-display/nucifora-happy-just-to-bank-points-45335&source=dictionary&usg=AFQjCNG2ugB_5L0KawF26Ag1Ce8nQYBduA Mar 22, 2008 78671 105855 psychometric Financial Times columnist Lucy Kellaway says she'd chuck out all the psychometric tests and references that reveal so little and go for the simple, but revealing, nanny test."
• Marc Wootton in The Guardian
  Picking people is difficult,adds Marc. "It has been known for researchers to knock on doors and pretend to be doing a survey about energy consumption when they're really doing a psychometric test. It's really important that the person...