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Administrative Assistant / Clerical Test

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Purpose: Our online Administrative Assistant / Clerical Test will identify Administrative Assistant candidates with the appropriate personality and clerical skills to serve as first-level gatekeeper of your entire company, or top-level for a single executive. This test will identify if they have the personality fit for being successful at a variety of job duties, including conducting and tracking telephone calls, receiving and directing visitors, word processing, creating spreadsheets and presentations, and filing. It will also give you a way to determine if a candidate has the communication skills required for the role. It’s useful for administrative assistants, sales and marketing assistants with administrative duties, department assistants, coordinators, associates, and more.

About This Test: This test will take most candidates approximately 60 minutes. It consists of 3 parts:

  • An untimed personality assessment
  • An untimed Filing Aptitude Test
  • An untimed Grammar & Spelling Test

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:

For the statement 
on the left
I feel very strongly about it
I feel it describes me most of the time
I can’t decide between the two statements
I feel it describes me most of the time
I feel very strongly about it
For the statement 
on the right
When I am in a leadership role, I think it is very important that each member of the group feels valued and appreciated as we all work toward our objectives.
When I am in a leadership role, I don’t think it is particularly important how each member of the group feels as long as we reach our objectives.
Sample Question for Filing Aptitude Test

Baba, J.A.    __4-5___
Alvis, C.L.    __2-3___
Bump, F.M.  __6-7___
Autry, G.M.  _______
Barr, A.E.    _______
Allis, C.L.    _______

Sample Question for Grammar & Spelling Test

___________ is usually ___________ of snow in ___________.

(A) Their......alot......january
(B) There......alot......January
(C) Their......a lot......January
(D) There......a lot......January

(Sample questions differ from actual test appearance and do not contain real test content.)

The Administrative Assistant / Clerical Test Evaluates:

Less Desirable Behaviors Test Content Desirable Behaviors
Makes grammatical / spelling mistakes Grammar & Spelling Few grammar / spelling mistakes
Slower / more mistakes Filing Skills Faster / fewer mistakes
Argumentative, contentious Agreeableness Easy to get along with, amiable
Fails to live up to promises Conscientiousness Reliable, dependable
Not service minded Customer Service Enjoys serving people
Doesn’t like detailed tasks Detail-Minded Like working on detailed tasks
Overreacts to stress, gets upset easily Emotional Resilience Calm, level-headed, handles stress well
Doesn’t like to multi-task Flexibility Able to shift to different tasks
Direct, blunt, revealing Impression Management Diplomatic, interpersonally sensitive
Bends rules to suit self Integrity Strong ethical principles
Cares mainly about salary and perks Intrinsic Motivation Enjoys coming to work
Frequently finds fault Optimism / Enthusiasm Positive attitudes
Careless, disorganized Orderliness Organized, planful
Doesn’t want to have to deal with people Sociability / Extroversion Likes people involvement at work
Very interpersonally sensitive Tender-Tough Minded Fact-based thinking style / less empathetic
Satified with short term jobs Tenure Potential Wants a long term job
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.


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