Assess Abilities

...But how well can they do the job?

Cognitive ability tests have the highest predictive validity of any pre-selection method that you may care to use.

Australian Ability Tests

One part of successfully choosing the best candidate for a position is knowing what level of abilities the candidate will bring to the job. The tests listed below were developed and normed in Australia using an Australian sample. They are designed to be administered online in a supervised environment at your site. On completion of each test, Assess Systems is notified and a report forwarded immediately to the client. They can be administered individually, or in any combination, with or without Assess Professional, SalesMax or Select.

  1. Verbal and Numerical Reasoning
    • Measures: verbal and numerical reasoning ability at the General Level (technical, clerical and administrative, customer service, sales) or Professional Level (positions that require a high level of reasoning ability, such as managers, engineers and marketing professionals).
    • Comments: both tests are quick and easily administered, and suitable for recruitment into a variety of occupations. The four tests can be used individually or in combination to provide maximum flexibility in a range of recruitment scenarios.
  2. Test of Abstract Reasoning (TAR)
    • Measures: non-verbal abstract reasoning, which is indicative of the capacity for learning new material, lateral creative thought, long-range strategic thinking, and analysing problems and decision-making based on logic.
    • Comments: TAR has two forms — The Short Form (45 items/20minutes) for technical, clerical and administrative, customer service, sales and the Long Form (60 items/25 minutes) for professional positions that require a high level of reasoning ability, such as managers, engineers and marketing professionals.
  3. Applied Reading Test Second Edition (ART)
    • Measures: literacy for entry into technical and/or trade type positions or courses. Suitable for apprentices, trainees, technical, trade and administration personnel, and others who may need to read and understand written work-related instructions.
    • Comments: Three forms of the test have been developed with varying levels of difficulty and items relevant to specific types of occupations. The General/Clerical Form suitable for selection into administrative and clerical roles or courses; the Technical/Trade Form is appropriate for trade and technical roles or courses; and, the Basic Literacy Form is designed to assess basic literacy skills for selection into operational roles or applied courses with minimal literacy requirements. It can also be used to test literacy levels of persons from a non-English speaking background.

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