The Regulatory Services Test
Welcome to the Regulatory Services Test (RST) user-site. This site is intended as a resource for existing users of the RST, those who are considering using it and those who have been asked to take it. It contains answers to frequently asked questions (FAQs), guidance about how to start using the RST, testimonials from organisations that have used the RST, case studies, articles, news, updates and additional resources.
The RST is a thoroughly researched, fair and objective psychometric assessment of an individual's suitability for regulatory work. The RST was primarily designed for use as an assessment and selection tool. It can also be used in the development context, e.g. when providing job applicants with feedback. It is suitable for use with any role which has a regulatory component, e.g.:
The RST's primary objective is to help organisations make better, more informed selection decisions, thereby contributing to raising standards in the regulatory services sector.
AUG
05th
Milton-Keynes Trading Standards recently used the RST in conjunction with the Hogan development Survey (HDS), an assessment of the "dark-side" of personality, to recruit a Team Leader for their Compliance and Development Team. Candidates took both assessments before interview, with the results used to inform the interview process. The instruments worked well together, providing some useful information about each candidate and suggesting some useful "lines of enquiry". The process was felt to be an improvement on how similar processes had been conducted previously. [read more]
JUL
31st
In early 2009, the RST was shortlised in the PPMA's annual Recruitment Awards, in the "Best Recruitment Innovation" category. [read more]
