Product Manager Test
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Pre-Employment Test
Purpose:
This test helps identify Product Managers who are smart, flexible, capable of multi-tasking and interacting with a variety of different people, negotiating, consulting, motivating, and bringing everything together to meet quality specs and deadlines. These people will most likely need to be comfortable with travel on a fairly regular basis.
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 put forth a great deal of effort at work because my real passion is my career. |
I come to work and do what is asked of me, but my real enjoyment in life is when I go home. |
| Sample Questions for General Cognitive Aptitude Test | |||
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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 Product Manager Test Evaluates:
| Less Desirable Behaviors | Test Content | Desirable Behaviors |
|---|---|---|
| Slow learner, overwhelmed with complexity | General Cognitive Aptitude | Quick learner, handles challenging tasks well |
| Struggles with recognizing patterns or solving novel problems | Abstract Reasoning | Quickly sees patterns, solves novel problems easily |
| Reluctant to direct or take charge; avoids leadership roles | Assertive Leadership | Comfortable leading and directing others, takes initiative |
| Overreacts to stress, gets upset easily | Emotional Stability | Calm, level-headed, handles stress well |
| Aloof, withdrawn, avoids group interaction | Extroversion | Enjoys interacting with others, outgoing |
| Unconcerned about employees’ feelings, avoids mentoring | Managerial Human Relations | Helps others succeed, good motivator for employees |
| Bends rules to suit self, questionable ethics | Integrity | Strong moral code, trustworthy |
| Sticks with tried-and-true approaches, resists new ideas | Openness | Enjoys learning and new ideas, innovative |
| Gives up easily, tends to be negative | Optimism | Positive about the future, perseveres despite challenges |
| Does not stay on top of assigned tasks | Task Structuring | Stays on top of details, manages tasks efficiently |
| Doesn’t want to coordinate with others, prefers to work alone | Teamwork | Enjoys collaborating, works well in a team |
| Does the minimum required, lacks drive | Work Drive | Willing to go the extra mile, energetic worker |
| Frequent errors in numerical reasoning/calculations | Numeric Reasoning | Accurate and quick with numbers and calculations |
| Difficulty understanding complex written information | Verbal Reasoning | Easily comprehends complex verbal information |
| Argumentative, critical, demeaning | Agreeableness | Pleasant, easygoing, respectful |
| Direct to the point of insensitivity, reveals too much | Impression Management | Diplomatic, interpersonally sensitive |
| Tends to break commitments, unreliable | Conscientiousness | Reliable, careful, follows through on promises |
| Simplistic thoughts, negative attitudes, grammatical mistakes | Short Answer – Manager | Articulate, meaningful, positive, expresses no grammatical mistakes |
| Lacks intuition about others’ feelings | Empathy | Sensitive to others’ feelings, empathetic |
| Finds travel stressful or lonely, dislikes being away from home | Travel Tolerance | Enjoys (or tolerates) travel well, adaptable to working away from home |
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