Accounting Professional Test
This pre-employment test for accounting professionals helps you hire the right accountant to get your ledger squared away.
Pre-Employment Test
Purpose:
You need an accounting professional. You need someone who fits into the company culture and is smart enough to handle the mentally-challenging tasks of your business. You need someone with experience; someone who has encountered and solved a variety of challenges so they bring this experience to your business and help you move forward. They also need integrity, maturity, and the assertiveness to willingly convey when something is wrong with the numbers. That’s why you need to test before you hire with the Accounting Professional Test. It pairs well with the Basic Bookkeeping Knowledge Test.
About This Test:
Accounting Professional Test
$35
- An untimed personality assessment
- An untimed General Cognitive Aptitude Test (includes verbal, numerical, and abstract reasoning)
What the Report Gives You:
A graphical display of personality trait scores, feedback regarding strengths and developmental concerns, explanation of aptitude results 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:
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No matter how busy I am, I always take the time to do careful proofing and correct mistakes. |
My job is so demanding and hectic that I rarely take the time to proof my work. |
Sample Questions for General Cognitive Aptitude Test:
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 questions differ from actual test appearance and do not contain real test content.)
The Accounting Professional Test Evaluates:
| Less Desirable Behaviors | Test Content | Desirable Behaviors |
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| Slow to learn new tasks, handles limited amount of information at one time | General Cognitive Aptitude | Quick learner, make complex decisions easily |
| Argumentative, contentious | Agreeableness | Easy to get along with, amiable |
| Does not want to be responsible for the work of others | Assertive Leadership | Comfortable directing and controlling work of others |
| Fails to live up to promises | Conscientiousness | Reliable, dependable |
| Frustrated by a lot of detailed tasks | Detail-Mindedness | Enjoys tasks that require attention to detail |
| Overreacts to stress, gets upset easily | Emotional Resilience | Calm, level-headed, handles stress well |
| Bends rules to suit self | Integrity | Strong ethical principles |
| Cares mainly about salary and perks | Intrinsic Motivation | Enjoys coming to work |
| Careless, disorganized | Orderliness | Organized, planful |
| Lacks confidence in own decisions | Self-Confidence | Confident of own decisions |
| Doesn’t want to have to deal with people | Sociability | Likes people involvement at work |
| Doesn’t want to coordinate with others | Teamwork | Able to coordinate and work cooperatively |
| Does the minimum | Work Drive | Willing to go the extra mile |
Validity Information: Click here to view RA's Technical Manual for details about test dimension development, reliability & validity.
Validity Information: Click here to view our aptitude catalog for specific test statistics.
