ASSESSMENT SYSTEM

A computer-implemented method for assessing the suitability of a candidate, the method comprising: receiving as input from a user at least one candidate requirement and at least one candidate test identifier; constructing a candidate assessment scheme comprising a plurality of tests in dependence on the candidate requirement and the test identifier; creating a synthetic norm comprising a composite score distribution combining score distributions from the plurality of tests, by: obtaining a score distribution for each test from a database, analysing the score distribution for each test and classifying each test according to a distribution taxonomy by calculating one or more of: mean, standard deviation, skewness and kurtosis of the test score distributions, obtaining a user input comprising a weighting of at least one test, and assigning the weighting to the at least one test score distribution, combining the test score distributions in dependence upon the classifications and the weighting to provide a composite score distribution, and administering the composite test to a plurality of candidates resulting in a composite score for each candidate, and ranking the candidates accordingly.