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Voice Analysis: The Tool of choice for your Pre-Employment Selection and Screening needs as opposed to Graphology
By Dr. Albert de Vries
When a company
sets out to hire new managerial personnel, they deserve something
better than an astrology chart. When you opt for graphology as your
tool of choice, that is
what you get. Layer Voice Analysis (LVA) gives you a complete report
of your prospective employee in terms of his over-all veracity, his
emotional state of being and is a scientifically reliable
credibility assessment tool.
One of the most
important things for a perspective employer to know is whether the
various facts, accomplishments, etc. that appear on the
applicant’s CV are true and accurate. This is something that a
graphology examination cannot give you. Voice analysis (LVA) can and
does so in a convincing
manner. Using cognitive interviewing techniques, the CV can be
reviewed with the applicant either via the telephone or
in a face-to-face interview.
The truth becomes immediately apparent. This form of
examination also provides the employer with an over-all veracity
profile, in addition to the credibility assessment requested.
Questions concerning the applicant’s education, former
places of employment, achievements, and goals are asked.
All these areas are then scored for their truthfulness as
well as their emotional “content” and accompanying stress.
Voice, like handwriting,
is a manifestation of cerebral activity. When an individual knows he
is being deceitful, and is somewhat uncomfortable with it, this form
of cognitive stress is identified by voice analysis. Since the
changes in the voice are minute and often inaudible, the individual
has difficulty in identifying these variables and subsequently in
controlling them. This sort of information together with an over-all
credibility assessment score is included in the final report that
the employer receives.
What more does an employer or search firm want?
- The cost factor is important. In most cases, an applicant analysis costs 50% less than a graphology work-up.
- The expedience factor also comes into play. Voice analysis reports are sent within 24 hours of receipt of the raw data.
- The level of accuracy is important. Voice analysis (LVA) focuses in those areas that the employer deems to be important with accuracy rates of 90% and higher.
- Personality profiles are important and employers want to know what makes their applicant “tick”. Here both graphology and voice analysis provide answers. However, voice analysis monitors thinking patterns, coping capabilities, etc. in real-time.
So why do so many
companies rely on graphology when making a decision to hire an
executive/manager? Tradition
and the lack of awareness that there more effective
pre-employment screening and selection tools available are
but two reasons for choosing graphology. There is no doubt that when
one considers the cost of executive /manager training, mistakes can
be very costly. Incorporating LVA technology into your selection
procedure will reduce the number of false-positive errors
significantly. Graphology has been used for many years in the
pre-employment selection procedure. One of the main reasons for
choosing this particular tool has been its total non-invasive
character as well as being portrayed as less threatening to
potential job seekers than the polygraph, for example. While this is
probably true, the LVA process is not only non-invasive but it is
completely not threatening because the applicant is completely
unaware that the process is taking place.
Unfortunately, voice analysis has been overlooked because it is a relative neophyte in the field of screening, selection and as a credibility assessment tool. These are, in most instances, the needs and desires of the potential employer. Layered Voice Analysis (L.V.A.) has no competitor in the field of credibility assessment, identifying emotions, analyzing an applicant’s thought processes and generating veracity profiles
The scientific
basis for the validity of a voice analysis protocol has been show by
various independent agencies throughout the world. These references
and articles will be forwarded to all who request them. The results
of Voice analysis (LVA) are over 90% accurate (on-line) and higher
through the in-depth analysis (off-line).
All of the voice
analysts employed by Nemesysco Ltd. are all formally trained
individuals with backgrounds in psychology, law enforcement,
polygraph examinations, private investigative work, etc. The average
age of our analysts is 50 years old with several of them having more
than 1000 hours of experience in voice analysis.
Choose the most effective means of screening and selecting prospective employees. You need to look at cost effectiveness, accuracy and expediency as the most important factors in making a professional choice. After examining all the factors in addition to your firm’s needs, you will quickly realize that Nemesysco, Ltd. is the most logical avenue available.
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