Purpose: This assessment helps you identify people who have the mental ability to handle complex industrial topics, be able to work with mechanical equipment and operations competently, and be able to explain challenging subject matter to students. In addition, the assessment evaluates interpersonal style for working closely with people, willingness to support company rules, willingness to talk about your company in favorable terms to impressionable new employees, behave in a stable, professional manner, work in a cooperative manner with other departments, and put forth a lot of effort on the job.
About the Test: This test consists of five parts: (1) a 20 minute Mechanical Reasoning test to evaluate the candidate’s ability to understand mechanical principles underlying operation of equipment and the ability to explain these concepts to others, (2) a 15 minute test of 8th grade level math problems because so many mechanical operations require a good understanding of math and the Trainer will need to explain and teach this to others, (3) a 5 minute 3-D Reasoning test to evaluate the degree to which the candidate can visualize how solid objects fit together because they will need to disassemble and reassemble mechanical equipment during the training process, (4) a 44 item untimed General Cognitive Aptitude test of abstract reasoning / numerical reasoning / verbal reasoning, all of which evaluates a person’s ability to learn quickly and handle complex subject matter, and (5) a 143 question personality inventory. The timed components total 40 minutes, but the candidate will need extra time to read the instructions, while the untimed inventory and untimed aptitude questions can easily take an hour or more. So, you should plan on this test taking about 2 hours.
What the Report Gives You: Graphical display of scores, explanation of aptitude results, list of Strengths and Developmental Concerns, and Suggested Interview Questions.
Testing Process: Online testing provides immediate reporting. Proctoring is desirable but not required.
Options: Contact us to learn how we can customize the test content or the way information is presented in the report to meet your specifications. We can also help you validate an assessment for your workforce or establish company-specific scoring.
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Undesirable Behaviors
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Test Content
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Desirable Behaviors
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Slow learner, overwhelmed with complexity
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General Cognitive Aptitude
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Quick learner, handles challenging tasks well
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Easily confused by mechanical operations
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Mechanical Reasoning
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Adept in figuring out mechanical operations
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Weak math skills
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Industrial Math
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Good math skills
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Gets confused when assembling parts into a whole
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3-D Reasoning
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Easily assembles parts into a whole
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Argumentative
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Agreeableness
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Easy to get along with, nice
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Hesitant, threat sensitive, asks for direction
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Assertiveness
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Willing to make judgments / decisions with confidence
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Says negative things about your company in public
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Company Loyalty
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Says positive things about your company in public
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Fails to live up to promises
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Conscientiousness
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Dependable, reliable
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Not service minded, stingy about making allowances for customer needs
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Customer Service
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Wants to understand and keep customers happy
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Overreacts to stress, gets upset easily
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Emotional Resilience
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Calm, level-headed, handles stress well
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Needs a lot of quiet time
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Extroversion
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Enjoys interacting with people
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Tends to use rules for their own benefit
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Integrity
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Strong moral values
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Focus on pay, benefits, status
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Intrinsic Motivation
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Focus on enjoyment of the job
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Blunt, direct
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Image Management
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Diplomatic, interpersonally sensitive
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Sticks with tried-and-true approaches, resistant to new ideas
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Openness to New Experience
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Enjoys learning and new ideas, innovative
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Finds fault easily, complains
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Optimism
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Cheerful, enthusiastic
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Wants to be responsible for own tasks only
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Teamwork
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Willing to coordinate and work interdependently.
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Does the minimum
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Work Drive
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Willing to go the extra mile
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