Plant Manager Test
Hiring Plant Managers for your facility? This is the right test for the right hire.
Pre-Employment Test
Purpose:
The Plant Manager Test, a career-specific personality test, helps you find that plant manager who powers your manufacturing to new levels of productivity. This online personality test identifies candidates with great managerial skills to oversee operations and who excel at delegating, managing tasks and commanding the respect of employees by motivating them in a positive manner. It also ascertains the mental acuity and sharpness of a candidate for this critical position.
About This Test:
This test will take most candidates approximately 60-75 minutes. It consists of 3 parts:
- An untimed personality assessment
- An untimed General Cognitive Aptitude Test (includes verbal, numerical, and abstract reasoning)
- An untimed set of open-ended statements to which the candidate has to type in a short answer
What the Report Gives You:
A graphical display of personality trait scores, feedback regarding strengths and developmental concerns, an explanation of aptitude results, a display of narrative responses given to the open-ended statements, and suggested interview questions.
Testing Process:
- Immediate score report upon completion.
- Proctoring desirable but not required.
- The use of mobile phones is discouraged.
Options:
Contact us to learn how we can customize the test content for your hiring process or the way information is presented in the report to meet your specifications.
Sample Personality Item:
| For the statement on the left |
| For the statement on the right | |||||
I prefer working in a quiet environment where I don’t have to talk to people very often. |
I prefer working in a busy environment with a lot of activity and social interaction. |
| Sample Questions for General Cognitive Aptitude Test | |||
|---|---|---|---|
Sample verbal reasoning item: House is to dwelling as car is to ____________. | (A) transportation | ||
Sample numerical reasoning item: Which number comes next in this series? 3 6 9 19 22 25 | (A) 32 | ||
Sample abstract reasoning item:
Which figure would come next in the series?
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| Sample Question for Open-Ended Statement | |||
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The three things I want most from my job are... |
(Sample questions differ from actual test appearance and do not contain real test content.)
The Plant Manager Test Evaluates:
| Less Desirable Behaviors | Test Content | Desirable Behaviors |
|---|---|---|
| Slow to learn, needs simple tasks | General Cognitive Aptitude | Quick learner, clever, handles complexity well |
| Argumentative, critical, demeaning | Agreeableness | Pleasant, easy going, respectful |
| Does not want to be responsible for the work of others | Assertive Leadership | Comfortable directing and controlling work of others |
| Fails to live up to promises | Conscientiousness | Reliable, dependable |
| Easily frustrated with tasks that involve a lot of details | Detail-Mindedness | Enjoys work that requires a lot of attention to detail |
| Overreacts to stress, gets upset easily | Emotional Stability | Calm, level-headed, handles stress well |
| Doesn’t want to have to deal with people | Extroversion | Likes people involvement at work |
| Direct, blunt, revealing | Impression Management | Diplomatic, interpersonally sensitive |
| Bends rules to suit own purposes | Integrity | Strong moral code |
| Doesn’t feel responsible for how employees feel about their jobs | Managerial Human Relations | Good motivator for others, tries to help others succeed in their careers |
| Does not stay on top of tasks that have been assigned to others | Managerial Task Structuring | Stays on top of details that have been assigned to others |
| Prefers traditional approaches and standard solutions | Openness to New Experience | Curious, inquisitive, innovative, interested in learning |
| Gives up easily, tends to find fault quickly | Optimism | Positive about the future, a good motivator, perseveres despite difficult challenges |
| Sloppy, disorganized | Orderliness | Works hard to keep tasks orderly and organized |
| Lacks confidence in own decisions | Self-Confidence | Confident of own decisions |
| Prefers working on own | Teamwork | Enjoys collaborative work |
| Sensitive about people’s feelings, focuses on feelings vs. business goals | Tough-Mindedness | Hard-nosed all about business objectives, able to make difficult decisions |
| Focus on day-to-day problems | Visionary Leadership | Focus on strategic, big picture, long term issues |
| Does the minimum | Work Drive | Willing to go the extra mile |
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