Executive / Senior Manager
This more advanced test is to help find candidates with the personality to become a powerful, effective, and well-regarded leader of an organization.
Pre-Employment Test
Purpose:
RA’s series of Executive/Senior Manager tests can help find candidates with leadership talent. A personality component identifies individuals who can strategize a positive future for the company, inspire and manage the work of others to reach challenging goals, work collaboratively to produce innovative solutions, and build effective alliances with key constituents. A test of general mental ability measures multi-tasking and problem-solving abilities, while optional open-ended prompts uncover values, attitudes and motivators.
Select From These Options:
Executive / Senior Manager
Personality Only
$25
- An untimed personality assessment targeting behaviors specific to this role
Executive / Senior Manager
Core
$35
- An untimed personality assessment targeting behaviors specific to this type of job
- An untimed General Cognitive Aptitude Test (includes verbal, numerical, and abstract reasoning)
Executive / Senior Manager
Core+
$45
- An untimed personality assessment targeting behaviors specific to this role
- An untimed General Cognitive Aptitude Test (includes verbal, numerical, and abstract reasoning)
- An untimed, unscored set of open-ended statements to which the candidate must type short answers (evaluates work values and attitudes as well as grammar and spelling skills)
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.
Target Group:
Besides Executive / Senior Manager, we recommend using these tests for the positions of Business Operations Manager, Executive Business Manager, Executive Director, Executive Manager, General Manager, Managing Director, Operations Manager, Senior Business Manager, Senior Operations Manager and Strategic Operations Manager, among other high-level leadership roles.
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 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 Question for Manager Level Short Answer:
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 Executive / Senior Manager Evaluates:
| Less Desirable Behaviors | Test Content | Desirable Behaviors |
|---|---|---|
| Slow learner, overwhelmed with complexity | General Cognitive Aptitude* | Quick learner, handles challenging tasks well |
| Simplistic thoughts, negative attitudes, grammatical mistakes | Short Answer for Managers | Articulate, meaningful comments, expresses positive attitudes, no grammatical mistakes |
| Does not want to be responsible for the work of others | Assertive Leadership*† | Comfortable directing and controlling work of others |
| Not reliable, undependable | Conscientiousness*† | Careful to do things properly, goes by the rules |
| Not service minded, stingy about making allowances for customer needs | Customer Service Orientation*† | Wants to understand keep customers happy |
| Overreacts to stress, gets upset easily | Emotional Stability / Resilience*† | Calm, level-headed, handles stress well |
| Motivated by enjoyment of everyday tasks, not by opportunity for extra pay | Extrinsic Motivation*† | Motivated by pay, benefits, bonuses, prizes |
| Doesn’t want to have to deal with people | Extroversion*† | Likes people involvement at work |
| Not goal oriented | Goal-Setting*† | Enjoys goals, uses goals regularly |
| Bends rules to suit self | Integrity*† | Strong ethical principles |
| Doesn’t feel responsible for how employees feel about their jobs | Managerial Human Relations*† | Good motivator for others, tries to help others succeed in their careers |
| Sticks with tried-and-true approaches, resistant to new ideas | Openness*† | Enjoys learning and new ideas, innovative |
| Sarcastic, sees thing in a negative light | Optimism*† | Cheerful, sees things in a positive light |
| Does not get out of his/her office or department often to build relationships | Social Networking*† | Strives to create effective relationships to serve company’s needs |
| Prefers to deal with staff one-on-one | Team-Oriented Management*† | Leads using a collaborative style |
| Focus on day-to-day problems | Visionary Leadership*† | Focus on strategic, big picture, long term issues |
| Does the minimum | Work Drive*† | Willing to go the extra mile |
(Note: the asterisk (*) denotes that the personality dimension is included in the Core version of the test; the dagger (†) denotes that the personality dimension is included in the Personality Only version of the test.)
