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Ben Schwencke

Evaluator · DISC type cds
Associate Lecturer - Quantitative Research Methods at Birkbeck, University of London
📍 London Area, United Kingdom

As Chief Psychometrician at Test Partnership, Ben Schwencke applies his PhD from Birkbeck, University of London, to develop world-class scientific assessments. He is an expert in Item Response Theory (IRT) and Computer Adaptive Testing (CAT), helping organizations optimize their selection processes.

He has publicly questioned why personality questionnaires are so much more expensive than cognitive ability tests, despite the latter being stronger and more complex predictors of performance.

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Experience
10 Years
Current Role
Associate Lecturer - Quantitative Research Methods
Location
London Area, United Kingdom
Personality Overview

How Ben shows up

Fast But Analytical
Quality Focused
Thorough Evaluator

They are not very likely to become strong advocates of your product or service They have a unique set of diverse traits where they are decisive and methodical but can sometimes be extra cautious and skeptical They focus on the results, but can still be quite procedural and analytical about how to get there

Priorities

Topics Ben cares about

Assessment ROI
He emphasizes that the value of psychometric assessments scales with the number of applicants tested, not just the number of eventual hires.
Employee Engagement
He believes engagement boils down to a simple question: "Does this job take more from me than I get back? "
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Career

Work history

10-2015 - 7-2022
Associate Lecturer - Quantitative Research Methods
Birkbeck, University of London
11-2014
Chief Psychometrician
Test Partnership
7-2012 - 11-2014
Business Psychologist
AssessmentDay
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Education
2015 - 2021
Doctor of Philosophy - PhD
Birkbeck, University of London
2012 - 2014
Master's degree
Birkbeck, University of London
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Behavioral profile

DISC profile (public)

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Calculativeness (C)

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