Brainbench.com: Update Your Resume, Get Certified, Etc..

Brainbench was founded in January of 1998, their mission was (and still is) to deliver easy-to-use assessment products that can predict your success in a job. As a PreVisor company, Brainbench has served more than 5,000 corporate customers and over 6 million in individual customers. Many agree, the most valuable asset and competitive edge of any organization is the people working for them. By using Brainbench assessment platform, companies can improve their employee hiring and retention, training success, and better customer satisfaction.

Their corporate clients include various U.S. Government agencies, some Fortune 500 companies, and universities and colleges.

They have more than six hundred assessment tests for skills, personality, knowledge, past work behavior, and more. Even ones that are specific to a job type such as an administration, finance, health call center, IT, and more. Their tests are constructed in accordance with professional standards. Making it easier for you to isolate and hire the best candidates for the job. All customers looking to "hire" get access to the fast growing repository of pre-tested individuals.

As much as the companies benefit from these pre-employment assessments, the people taking the assessment tests get a lot out of it. For individuals, it can help build your resume. Because the results of all the tests you have taken will be viewable to employers, they just need the test number Brainbench gives you. You can also keep your results private if you would like too. I did the typing speed test (free), since that is something just about every employer wants to know.

To get the best Brainbench experience, you may think about getting a subscription. This, allows you to take unlimited Certification tests and/or practice tests. With a subscription, the certificates are included. You can pay-per-test but if you are planning to do a lot you might look into a subscription, since the monthly subscription fee is 33.00. Which is less than most of the standard price's for tests. An annual subscription will set you back 199.00.

The certifications they offer are almost all related computers like .Net Framework 2.0, computer literacy, software testing, etc... However, you can take some of the tests for free and get sponsored certifications.

Yep, you read that right, free certifications. They are sponsored by Brainbench partners as well as by Brainbench themselves. The only thing you have to buy is the hardcopy of the certification you earned. But your certification will in you online transcripts for employers to see (if you have them public).

Setting up an account online is easy (and free). As an employer, you can select pre-employment test you want your candidates to take. You can leave "business cards" for pre-tested individuals that you might want to hire.

There are learning resources links but they just take you to other sites. You can "see where you stand" when it comes to test scores, where you live, etc...

This is a great website, they are occasionally adding new free test so check back every now and than.