Administrative Assistant / Receptionist Test
Screen out administrative assistants with bad attitudes with this online personality test.
Pre-Employment Test
Purpose: The receptionist is the face of your company. Their personality and attitude reflect your values and culture. Use RA’s Administrative Assistant / Receptionist Test to identify candidates with great personalities who can interact with visitors to your business and treat them in a pleasant, cordial manner. The most effective receptionists are also sensitive to the need to restrict access as required. In addition to best-fit traits, this test also incorporates a mental aptitude component to help you find receptionists who are first-rate problem-solvers
About This Test: This test will take most candidates approximately 30-40 minutes. It consists of 2 parts:
- An untimed personality assessment
- A 12-minute timed General Reasoning 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 |
| For the statement on the right | |||||
I put forth a great deal of effort at work because my real passion is my career. |
I come to work and do what is asked of me, but my real enjoyment in life is when I go home. |
Sample Questions for General Reasoning Test | |||
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Sample verbal reasoning item: House is to dwelling as car is to ___________. | (A) transportation | ||
Sample numerical reasoning item: Which comes next in this series? 3 6 9 19 22 25 | (A) 118 | ||
Sample logic item: Assume the first two statements are true.
| Is the last statement:
(A) True |
(Sample questions differ from actual test appearance and do not contain real test content.)
The Administrative Assistant / Receptionist Test Evaluates:
Less Desirable Behaviors | Test Content | Desirable Behaviors |
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Slower to learn – Not very observant | General Reasoning | Quicker to learn; observant & insightful |
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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