Hiring Assessment for

Commercial Construction

Our Construction Solution helps modern talent teams identify qualified candidates at scale that align with their unique roles and company culture.

Commercial Construction Assessments

Personalized assessments

HR teams at Construction companies need an efficient hiring process that identifies candidates at all job levels that align with both the role and company culture.

HighMatch’s personalized assessment solution includes independently validated measures that can assess a candidate’s for only those specific qualities that matter most in the role, using your preferred language.

Industry Snapshot

6%+
Total projected put-in-place of 1.67T in ’22, a 6.6% increase from ’21

5.5B+
federal investments to be spent on new / repair of infrastructure

4.6%+
increase in hourly wages for all employees in 2021


Industry expertise

Construction is seeing a boom in adoption of new technology to help solve some of the industry’s major problems: safety, productivity, and labor shortages. Robots, drones and VR are becoming commonplace at job sites, requiring a specialized skill set to safely operate and maintain.

At HighMatch, we have 15+ years of experience partnering with commercial construction companies of all sizes. Our psychologists understand the qualities that influence success in the industry as well as the new technical skills required for today’s modern job site, and can filter your candidate pipeline to ensure only qualified applicants move forward.

Measure anything, at any stage

HighMatch has a full suite of content capabilities, enabling our team to approach each role differently.

Our personalization process identifies those capabilities we need to employ to measure what matters most.

Each content capability is made up of independently validated measures that can be used in any combination and at any stage of the hiring process.

We Understand

Construction Roles

Between planning commercial construction processes, negotiating contracts and securing building permits there’s no room for mistakes when it comes to hiring these roles.

We have over two decades helping our construction clients identify candidates for some of the most popular roles that exceed performance targets and align well with firm culture.

popular roles include:

Construction Personality Traits

There are a number of personality traits that often align with success in the construction industry, and are frequently requested by our clients.

Don’t see a trait you want to measure?
Check out Create, our personalized assessment solution. Our workplace psychologists build tailored assessments that measures those traits that matter most in the role.

THESE INCLUDE:

  • Attention to Detail: being careful and thorough

  • Cooperation: being pleasant with others on the job

  • Dependability: being reliable and fulfilling obligations

  • Initiative: willingness to take on responsibilities

  • Leadership: willingness to lead and offer opinions

  • Persistence: staying resolute in the face of obstacles

  • Safety Orientation: being rule-conscious with regard to safety

  • Stress Tolerance: dealing calmly in high-stress situations

HighMatch dashboards

HighMatch dashboards are highly personalized, from the competencies reported on to sections, measures, ranges and targets ~ even the look and feel can be tailored to your needs.

Features include:

  • Single Score: a single roll-up performance score
  • Custom Ranges: flexible, client-defined score ranges
  • Topic Scores: tailored topic scores for key sections
  • Answers Tab: easily review answers to questions
  • Action Tabs: email or call applicants with one click
  • Interview Guides: tailored question prompts
  • Development: recommendations for improvement

All content shown for each measure across all sections can be tailored to your needs, using your preferred language.

see a sample report
sample candidate report

Construction Cognitive Abilities

While not as exhaustive a list as personality traits, there are also several cognitive abilities that often align with success in the construction industry.

Don’t see a trait you want to measure?
Connect with us today to learn how HighMatch can build a personalized assessment aligned to your specific roles and culture, using your preferred language.

THESE INCLUDE:

  • Spatial Visualization: Measures a candidate’s ability to hold, manipulate, and think about three dimensions in one’s mind

  • Numerical Reasoning: Measures a candidate’s numerical aptitude and their ability to interpret, analyze, calculate, and draw conclusions using numbers and data sets

  • Logical Problem Solving: Measures a candidate’s ability to draw accurate conclusions based on their observations and experiences

“Unlike some other well-known assessment tools in the marketplace, it’s easy to administer and simple to interpret. No training is necessary to understand reports!”

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FEATURED CASE STUDY

Wayne Homes reduces turnover using HighMatch screening

Read how one home builder optimized their screening process by applying a competency filter provided by HighMatch, and saw significant reductions in turnover.

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Construction Skills

We approach skills testing differently than everyone else. HighMatch skills tests, powered by our modern, testing engine, are short and candidate-friendly.

They are also highly personalized, compiled by our team of workplace psychologists from a pool of components and tailored to measure what matters most in the role.

Skills testing is an important piece of the puzzle; however, our clients often couple skills testing with other capabilities to ensure they are getting the full picture of a candidate.

relevant skills tests:

  • Microsoft Excel: A quick, mobile-friendly assessment designed to test a candidate’s knowledge of MS Excel

  • Math Fundamentals: A short, fast skills assessment that tests candidate’s understanding of basic math concepts

For larger organizations, HighMatch can also quickly create short, personalized and mobile-first skills tests covering topics like Project Management Basics or QA Inspection, all powered by our modern, mobile-first assessment engine and tailored to your roles.

FEATURED PODCAST

Great People Are Better Than A Great Process

Listen to Dr. Craig Ellis, HighMatch’s Chief Workplace Psychologist, as he joins Devon Tilly, host of The Art of Construction to discuss the current issues facing construction companies as they try and hire, train and retain top talent during a talent shortage.

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