Maintenance / Facilities Manager
Keep your facilities in top shape by hiring a great maintenance manager.
Pre-Employment Test
Purpose:
The Maintenance / Facilities Manager test identifies candidates with good managerial skills to oversee routine maintenance and specific projects to upgrade facilities. A good facilities manager is able to delegate well, yet stay on top of assigned tasks, communicate respect to employees, motivate well, maintain a good flow of information, and act in a reliable, level-headed manner.
In addition, the test determines if the candidate has the mental capacity to deal with challenging problems and relate well to other managers and executives in the company.
About This Test:
Maintenance / Facilities Manager
$45
- An untimed personality assessment
- An untimed General Cognitive Aptitude Test (includes verbal, numerical, and abstract reasoning)
- 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.
Options:
Contact us to learn how we can customize test content to meet your specifications.
Sample Personality Item:
| For the statement on the left |
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Successful managers give their employees freedom to do their work and don’t insult them by looking over their shoulders all the time. |
Successful managers regularly monitor their employees’ work to make sure they are doing what they are supposed to do and not making costly mistakes. |
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 Open-Ended Statement:
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 Maintenance / Facilities Manager Evaluates:
| Less Desirable Behaviors | Test Content | Desirable Behaviors |
|---|---|---|
| Slow to learn, needs simple tasks | General Cognitive Aptitude | Quick learner, clever, handles complexity well |
| Simplistic thoughts, negative attitudes, grammatical mistakes | Open-ended Statements | Articulate, meaningful comments, expresses positive attitudes, no grammatical mistakes |
| Argumentative, critical, demeaning | Agreeableness | Pleasant, easy going, respectful |
| Uncomfortable in lead roles, easily bullied | Assertive Leadership | Persuasive, influential, comfortable in lead roles |
| Fails to live up to promises | Conscientiousness | Reliable, dependable |
| Overreacts to stress, gets upset easily | Emotional Resilience | Calm, level-headed, handles stress well |
| Aloof, sparse communications | Extroversion | Keeps people well informed, builds relationships |
| Personal style doesn’t include goal setting | Goal Setting | Work habits include setting / using goals |
| Bends rules to suit own purposes | Integrity | Strong moral code |
| Direct, blunt, revealing | Impression Management | Diplomatic, interpersonally sensitive |
| 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 |
| Does not stay on top of tasks that have been assigned to others | Managerial Task Structuring | Stays on top of details that have been assigned to others |
| Sticks with tried-and-true approaches, resistant to new ideas | Openness to New Experience | Enjoys learning and new ideas, innovative |
| Gives up easily, tends to find fault easily | Optimism | Positive about the future, good motivator, perseveres in spite of difficult challenges |
| Does not use time well, disorderly | Orderliness | Plans well, organized |
| Lacks confidence in own decisions | Self Confidence | Confident of own decisions |
| Prefers dealing with people-based issues | Tough-minded | Enjoys working in a technical environment |
| Prefers working on own | Teamwork | Enjoys working in collaborative fashion |
| Does the minimum | Work Drive | Willing to go the extra mile |
