| Off-the-Shelf
Tests Valtera offers general tests in the following: |
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Cognitive
Prescreen | General mental ability through numerical
and verbal items. (This short test is designed to screen out candidates who lack
the most basic skills and are unlikely to pass more intensive screening.) |
Spelling | The
ability to identify correctly and incorrectly spelled words. |
Vocabulary | The
knowledge of the meaning of English words. |
Analogies | The
ability to identify similarities and differences among concepts and draw conclusions
about their relationships. |
Reading
Comprehension | The ability to read and understand
written material in English. |
Sentence
Completion | The ability to use Standard English
in written form including grammar and punctuation. |
Checking | The
ability to quickly detect differences in sets of information. |
Coding | The
ability to quickly code information according to a set of rules. |
Arithmetic | The
ability to add, subtract, multiply, divide and to work with fractions, percents,
and decimals. |
Numeric
Word Problems | The ability to use numeric skills
(i.e., adding, subtracting, multiplying, dividing, and working with fractions,
percents, and decimals) to solve everyday work problems. |
Use
of Information | The ability to use information
presented in tables, charts, or graphs and to make decisions based on that information. |
Use
of Facts | The ability to use facts and draw
correct conclusions. |
Proofreading | The
ability to identify errors in English usage in written material. |
Work
Orientation | Work-related attitudes and personality
characteristics such as conscientiousness, agreeableness, interpersonal skills,
etc. |
Situational
Judgment Inventories | The ability to make sound
decisions in a variety of interpersonal, sales, service, and other work-related
situations. (An inventory of four job families has been developed-clerical/administrative,
customer service, sales, and supervisors.) |
Administrative
Work Sample | The ability to apply sound judgment
and a variety of skills to administrative tasks. |
Planning
and Organizing | The ability to plan activities
and organize information in an efficient and logical manner. |
