Why Do Companies Today Need Aptitude Tests?

One of the most common complaints we hear about is Poor Communications skills.  With much of today's business correspondence being done electronically, especially with E-Mail, it is extremely important that every employee have the communications skills that won't embarrass your company, especially with your best customers.

Often, an employee's Grammar or Vocabulary become the first impression others have of your company.  Spell checkers are wonderful, but not all spelling mistakes are caught.  What's worse, some people communicate with customers like they were sending a text message to their best friend.

 

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SEE THE COLUMN ON THE RIGHT FOR SOME "REAL" EXAMPLES OF E-MAIL CORRESPONDENCE WE HAVE RECEIVED FROM PEOPLE WANTING INFORMATION ABOUT OUR TESTS.  Prepare to be SHOCKED!
 

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A Well Written Resume May Be Misleading

Just because a resume is well written and looks polished, doesn't necessarily mean the applicant wrote it. With the proliferation of resume services and resume software, spell checkers and other tools, it is not uncommon to hire someone with a great looking resume, only to find out the letters and other correspondence they write cause your customers to have second thoughts about your company and why you hired this person.  Because you don't get a second chance to make a first impression, make sure every new hire has a reasonable command of the basic academic skills necessary to properly do the job for which you hire them, and present a good image of your company.

Developing an Aptitude Test Tailored for Each Job

Our FREE Custom Aptitude Test software includes a Question Database of ALL OF THE QUESTIONS used in the individual tests above, and Templates for all of the Aptitude Tests described Above. MAKE YOUR OWN COMBINATION TEST. Combine any number of Questions from any of the Categories to create your own Custom Test or Tests. The Question Database is populated with 188 Questions made up of:

    * MATH - 30 Questions
    * SPELLING - 30 Questions
    * VOCABULARY - 30 Questions
    * GRAMMAR - 40 Questions
    * COMPUTER KNOWLEDGE - 34 Questions
    * CLERICAL - 10 Questions
    * LOGIC - 14 Questions
    * PLUS FREE SUPPLEMENTAL SPECIALTY
      QUESTION DATABASES - From Time to Time, we add
      Additional Question Databases.  Currently, these include:
      ACCOUNTING questions, and CIVICS questions.

However, you are not limited by the questions we provide!  Add your own Custom Questions to the Database and include them either as stand-alone Custom Tests, or in combination with the questions provided by Hire Success.  Need a special test for "Mechanical Engineering", "Insurance", "Accounting", "Computer Programming", or ANY OTHER SUBJECT?  Just create your own Custom Questions that are specific and relevant to YOUR business and include them on the test.  Custom Tests are scored ONLINE and a Full Report is emailed to you normally in less than 3-5 minutes, 24-hours a day, 7 days a week.

Aptitude Test Scoring

QUESTION VALUE: Each question is assigned a point value. This places more emphasis, or "weight" on the most important or academically higher level questions, or less emphasis on those that virtually everyone SHOULD know. The total point value of each test and subject-category are calculated by Hire Success, and a "WEIGHTED SCORE" is shown based on the point value of the correct answers vs. the total points available on the test.

If the Weighted score is HIGHER than the standard percentage score, it would indicate that the EASIER questions (less point value) were the ones missed. Since one would expect the more difficult, or academically challenging questions, to be most often missed, the Weighted Score is normally LOWER than the standard percentage score.

CUSTOMIZATION: Using our FREE Custom Test Editing Tools, you may add your own questions to the Question Database, Edit our questions and add/change the point values and scoring matrix of any question or questions.  The Flexibility of this Tool allows you to create your own CUSTOM APTITUDE TEST.

Test Administration

Each Custom Aptitude Test can be administered from any Internet Ready computer or on paper, at your option.  Once the test form has been completed, you could have someone enter the test answers on-line after the applicant has completed the test and turned it in. You have the flexibility to choose which method best meets the needs of your company.

Allowing the test to be administered on paper, also allows the test to be administered in the field and scored later.  Each aptitude test administered deducts one Report Credit from the Bank of Report Credits you pre-purchase. Report Credits are inexpensive and provide you with a valuable tool for selecting new employees or developing current employees to their highest potential.  Tests may be COMBINED using our Custom Test Editor to administer MULTIPLE tests with your choice of questions, or even Custom questions, and use ONE Report Credit.