PSPS Psychological Screening Services
Classic (Post-Conditional Offer of Employment) Screening Service
This service is typically requested by agencies that have completed a full background investigation and character review process internally, and are ready to hire the applicant contingent only upon passing a medical and psychological examination. The Americans with Disability Act requires hiring agencies to give a Conditional Offer of Employment prior to asking the applicant to submit to this kind of examination. Applicants complete 4-5 hours of psychological questionnaires, and a 45-60 minute face-to-face interview with a PSS psychologist
Two-phase (Pre- and Post-Offer) Screening Services
PSPS offers a Two-Phase Psychological Screening Service, which responds to the Federal 9th Circuit Court ruling (Leonel v. American Airlines, 9th Cir., 2005) that has banned “medical screening” in advance of an employer extending a conditional offer of employment (COE). In the first phase, non-medical personal history and “normal range” personality traits are reviewed, giving the client agency a report of psychological suitability concerns that can be used in selecting applicants for in-depth background review prior to extending a Conditional Offer of Employment. Applicants complete 2-3 hours of psychological questionnaires and a PSPS psychologist reviews this data for a Suitabiity Assessment Rating that client agencies use to narrow the applicant pool for background investigations and COEs. In the second phase after the Conditional Offer of Employment, applicants complete additional personal history questionnaires, (including such “medical” information as past drug/alcohol history and mental health treatment history) and psychological tests designed to determine applicant psychological stability (i.e. rule out mental disorders). Applicants complete 2-3 hours of psychological questionnaires and a 45-60 minute face-to-face interview with a PSS psychologist.
This service is typically requested by agencies that have completed a full background investigation and character review process internally, and are ready to hire the applicant contingent only upon passing a medical and psychological examination. The Americans with Disability Act requires hiring agencies to give a Conditional Offer of Employment prior to asking the applicant to submit to this kind of examination. Applicants complete 4-5 hours of psychological questionnaires, and a 45-60 minute face-to-face interview with a PSS psychologist
Two-phase (Pre- and Post-Offer) Screening Services
PSPS offers a Two-Phase Psychological Screening Service, which responds to the Federal 9th Circuit Court ruling (Leonel v. American Airlines, 9th Cir., 2005) that has banned “medical screening” in advance of an employer extending a conditional offer of employment (COE). In the first phase, non-medical personal history and “normal range” personality traits are reviewed, giving the client agency a report of psychological suitability concerns that can be used in selecting applicants for in-depth background review prior to extending a Conditional Offer of Employment. Applicants complete 2-3 hours of psychological questionnaires and a PSPS psychologist reviews this data for a Suitabiity Assessment Rating that client agencies use to narrow the applicant pool for background investigations and COEs. In the second phase after the Conditional Offer of Employment, applicants complete additional personal history questionnaires, (including such “medical” information as past drug/alcohol history and mental health treatment history) and psychological tests designed to determine applicant psychological stability (i.e. rule out mental disorders). Applicants complete 2-3 hours of psychological questionnaires and a 45-60 minute face-to-face interview with a PSS psychologist.