Engineering Test IV
We offer five personality and aptitude tests for engineers, tailored to meet your pre-employment testing needs. Test batteries range from basic questions to multi-answer and open-statement questions.
Pre-Employment Test
Purpose: Hiring an engineer today can be challenging. There are a lot of candidates of enormously varying engineering qualifications. Our online personality test and engineering aptitude test finds the top candidates. It will help you identify the person who can communicate well, be a strong team player, adapt well to your company procedures and culture, work hard, and have the mental ability to handle intellectually challenging job duties.
If you are wondering which of our five engineering aptitude assessments would best meet your needs, please see the Engineering Test comparison table below to help you understand the content of each one.
About This Test: This test will take most candidates approximately 1.5 to 2 hours. It consists of 5 parts:
- An untimed personality assessment
- A 5-minute timed 3D Spatial Reasoning Test
- An untimed General Cognitive Aptitude Test (includes verbal, numerical, and abstract reasoning)
- A 20-minute timed Mechanical Reasoning Test
- An untimed set of open-ended statements to which the candidate has to type in a short answer
What the Report Gives You: A graphical display of personality trait scores, feedback regarding strengths and developmental concerns, an explanation of aptitude results, a display of narrative responses given to the open-ended statements, and suggested interview questions.
Testing Process:
- Immediate score report upon completion.
- Proctoring desirable but not required.
- The use of mobile phones is discouraged.
Sample Personality Item:
For the statement on the left |
| For the statement on the right | |||||
People at work would say I focus on the upside of plans and downplay the possibility of problems. |
People at work would say I always focus on what can go wrong. |
Sample Question for 3D Spatial Reasoning Test | |||
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How many blocks is the X touching? | (A) 4 (B) 3 (C) 7 (D) 6 |
Sample Questions for General Cognitive Aptitude Test | |||
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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? |
Sample Question for Mechanical Reasoning Test | |||
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Which system will allow the 50 lb. crate to be picked up with the least effort? | (A) System A |
Sample Question for Open-Ended Statement | |||
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The three things I want most from my job are... |
(Sample questions differ from actual test appearance and do not contain real test content.)
The Engineering Test IV Evaluates:
Less Desirable Behaviors | Test Content | Desirable Behaviors |
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Slow learner, overwhelmed with complexity | General Cognitive Aptitude | Quick learner, handles challenging tasks well |
Easily confused by mechanical operations | Mechanical reasoning | Adept in figuring out mechanical operations |
Difficult to assemble parts into a whole | 3-D Reasoning | Can visualize how a three dimensional object fits together |
Simplistic thoughts, negative attitudes, grammatical mistakes | Open-ended Statements | Articulate, meaningful comments, expresses positive attitudes, no grammatical mistakes |
Argumentative, contentious | Agreeableness | Easy to get along with, amiable |
Timid, lacks courage to confront difficult subjects | Assertiveness | Willing to present their opinion and debate various options |
Uninterested in competition | Competitiveness | Enjoys competition, drive for result |
Bends of ignored company rules | Conscientiousness | Adheres to company rules, meets expectations |
Not service minded | Customer Service | Creates positive service-minded culture |
Overreacts to stress, gets upset easily | Emotional Resilience | Calm, level-headed, handles stress well |
Doesn’t want to have to deal with people | Extroversion | Likes people involvement at work |
Blunt, unsophisticated, politically naive | Impression Management | Socially sensitive, polite, diplomatic |
Bends rules to suit own purposes | Integrity | Strong moral code |
Sticks with tried-and-true approaches, resistant to new ideas | Openness to New Experience | Enjoys learning and new ideas, innovative |
Gives up easily, complains | Optimism / Enthusiasm | Cheeful, positive, “can-do” attitude |
Sloppy, disorganized | Orderliness | Works hard to keep tasks orderly and organized |
Lacks confidence in own decisions | Self-Confidence | Confident of own decisions |
Prefers dealing with people-based issues | Tough-mindedness | Enjoys working in a technical environment |
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.
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