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The most costly Aptitude
Testing is on-the-job aptitude testing - that is, learning the
level of a new employee's actual knowledge and ability after
they've already been hired. Unfortunately for most
employers, the results too often reveal that their candidate of
choice didn't have the Aptitude and Skills they
claimed on their resume and in the interview.
If you are not currently using any
type of Aptitude Testing to pre-screen employees for your company, you will find the
information we are about to share with you to be very enlightening:
Aptitude Testing can save
hundreds, even thousands of dollars that result from a bad hire
and/or post-hiring training classes! The
HIRE SUCCESS Custom Aptitude
Testing System can be an extremely valuable tool for your employee selection, development and
management.
| "Not
only has your service enabled us to make more well rounded
hiring decision; but the insight it has provided us with
regard to our current staff has been remarkable." -
M.
Hamilton |
CUSTOM
APTITUDE TESTING - Here are
a just a few examples of problems we've heard from many employers,
together with the Aptitude Testing Solution:
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SOLUTION |
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EMBARRASSING LETTERS
"Employees send embarrassing letters and memos to
clients and prospects with misspelled words and bad grammar, but
they have a college degree."
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APTITUDE TESTING
Use our standard Aptitude Tests
for Spelling and Grammar and learn the level of English
competency before you hire! There is also a "Combination" test that includes Math, Spelling,
Vocabulary and Grammar.
The Spelling and Vocabulary Aptitude Tests provide an overall
score Plus individual scores by Academic Range (4-8th Grade,
9-12th Grade, College Level). The Combination Aptitude
Test provides an overall score plus individual scores for each
of the four (4) categories.
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WRONG $ CHANGE $
"Some employees find it difficult to make change for customers
or they don't have the math knowledge to know when a cash transaction doesn't
look right."
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APTITUDE TESTING
Administer our Professionally Developed
Math Aptitude Test. Learn their Math Aptitude BEFORE you make a hiring
decision! The Math Aptitude Test provides an overall score Plus
individual scores by Academic Range (4-8th Grade, 9-12th Grade,
College Level)
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COMPUTER ILLITERATE
"I hired a new employee who claimed to have experience using
our standard computer software, but after being on the job a few
days, we discovered we would have to send him through a
"refresher" course for $500. How can I avoid this in the
future?"
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APTITUDE TESTING
The Hire Success Aptitude Testing
Series includes a special Combination Aptitude Test for a
variety of common computer software systems including Windows '95/98,
Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, General Computer Terminology and
Internet Terminology.
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INEFFECTIVE COMPANY TRAINING
"Our Company has its own training program, but is doesn't seem
to be as effective as we would like."
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APTITUDE TESTING
Aptitude Testing is a tool to help
identify weak areas in a training program. Test student's knowledge
before and after the training. You'll quickly see what they have
learned, but also see certain questions are often missed on the
Post-Training Aptitude Test. This could be an indication that the
topic was not covered as thoroughly as it should. You may also
discover most people get certain questions correct on the Pre-Training
Aptitude Test so less time could be spent on that subject.
Custom Aptitude Tests can be developed at a nominal cost.
Academic tests can be certified by a Doctor of Education.
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SPECIFIC KNOWLEDGE REQUIRED FOR THE JOB
Applicants claim they have expertise and
training in specific areas that are important to your company.
Examples might include "Mechanical Engineering", "Electrical",
"Project Management", "Sales" or "Sales Management", "Accounting",
"Software Development" or virtually ANY subject. |
APTITUDE TESTING
CUSTOM Aptitude Testing allows you to
develop SPECIFIC QUESTIONS employees will need to know to adequately
perform the job. Test Applicants using your own CUSTOM
Questions. Find out if they are qualified for the job or will
require additional training.
There is NO LIMIT to the number of
Custom Questions you may add to the Custom Test Question Database,
and NO LIMIT to the number of Questions you include on a SINGLE TEST
FORM.
This means you can create your own
Custom Combination Tests on ANY SUBJECT or Group of Subjects and
have it Scored for ONE Test "Credit".
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WHAT IS INCLUDED - Hire
Success will provide you with FREE
SOFTWARE for Custom Test Development, Management and
Test Administration. The Software comes complete with a
starter Test Database of 188 Questions from the following
Subject Categories:
- MATH - 30 Questions
- SPELLING - 30 Questions
- VOCABULARY - 30 Questions
- GRAMMAR - 40 Questions
- COMPUTER KNOWLEDGE - 34
Questions
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CLERICAL - 10 Questions
- LOGIC
- 14 Questions
ADD YOUR OWN CATEGORIES.
There is NO LIMIT the number of Subject Categories you add to
the Database or to a single Custom Test Form. Further,
there is NO LIMIT to the number of Questions you may include on
a single Custom Test Form. There is NO LIMIT to the number
of DIFFERENT Test Forms you may create and use with our
Software. You may add, edit or change Question Text,
Choices and Question "Value" at any time. All Custom Tests
using that Question will be AUTOMATICALLY Updated the next time
the Test Form is generated.
CUSTOM TEST SCORING AND REPORTING
- Each Custom Test Form sends information to Hire Success on how
to score and report the Custom Questions you have created.
There is nothing else to do besides create your Custom
Questions, choose which Questions you wish to include on your
HTML Test Form, and Administer the Custom Test to Applicants or
Employees. Hire Success does the rest.
Each time a Custom Test is
administered, the Form Data is emailed to the Hire Success
Automated "Service Bureau" Scoring Center for processing.
When the email data is received, it is added to a "Batch" for
processing. Batches are processed 1 time per MINUTE.
Turn-around time is normally less than 3-5 minutes, 7 days a
week, 24-hours a day. The only requirement is the computer
where the test is being administered must have Internet Access.
All reports are send directly to YOU. Applicants and
Employees do NOT see nor receive a copy of their test results.
REPORTING:
Each Custom Test Report consists of TWO Report Sections:
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SUMMARY REPORT - An overall score based on the
number of questions answered correctly and a "weighted"
overall score based on the number of "Points" earned vs. the
total "Points" available on all questions on the test.
ADDITIONALLY, an overall scores and "weighted" scores are
provided for each Subject Category you include on the Custom
Test.
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DETAIL REPORT - This second Report includes a
list of the Questions the Applicant/Employee got wrong on
the Custom Test sorted by Subject Category. This
provides you with detailed information about the text of the
questions, the choices available, the correct choice and the
incorrect choice selected by the Applicant/Employee.
This allows you to evaluate the relevance of each incorrect
answer.
COST - Hire Success sells
"Packages" of "Report Credits" starting with 1 Credit up to
5,000. The more Credits you purchase in a package, the
lower the cost of each Report Credit. The cost can be a
low as just a few Dollars ($US) per test. Please Call or
Contact HIRE SUCCESS for complete
Package details. ALL Hire
Success Tests cost "One Credit". Each time any Test
Form is submitted by you to the Hire Success Online Service
Bureau Scoring Center, it deducts ONE Credit from your
account. It doesn't matter whether it is our
Personality Profile or the most in-depth, Custom Aptitude
Test; all cost One Credit each. Each Report (for one
credit) includes BOTH the Summary and Detail Reports with
the Custom or any Aptitude Test. |
