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Managerial Personal Style III Test

This combines our Managerial Style II Assessment with a Career Development report which can be used for coaching the employee or discussing their professional growth with them.

Pre-Employment Test


Purpose: This is a comprehensive pre-employment management test to find candidates with the mental acuity to learn quickly, handle a large information load, and make decisions based on complex information. In addition, this personality and aptitude test for managers, helps identify candidates’ management styles to determine if they have the leadership qualities necessary to direct and motivate employees, make decisions efficiently and in an ethical manner, focus on productivity indices, and work hard. It also functions as a leadership assessment and provides a career development component.

This product is ONE test that gives you TWO reports: (1) an evaluative report for the hiring manager and (2) a career development report suitable for the job candidate or new hire.

About This Test: This test will take most candidates approximately 60-75 minutes. It consists of 3 parts:

  • 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 the test content for your hiring process or the way information is presented in the report to meet your specifications.

Contrast with Managerial Personal Style Assessment I and Managerial Personal Style Assessment II

What the Evaluative Report Gives You: A graphical display of scores and areas covered (see chart), explanation of aptitude results, list of strengths and developmental concerns, display of the narrative comments given to the open-ended statements, and suggested interview questions.

What the Career Development Report Gives You: For each personality dimension, the report provides a graphical display of the score, a narrative explanation of the score, along with narrative interpretation of strengths, weaknesses, best job fit, worst job fit, and suggestions for development.

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
If I am asked to do something at work that I don’t want to do, I usually make some excuse so a coworker will have to do the job instead of me.
When asked to do something at work that I really dislike, I usually try to cooperate even when I don’t want to.
Sample Questions for General Cognitive Aptitude Test

Sample verbal reasoning item: House is to dwelling as car is to ____________.

(A) transportation
(B) traveling
(C) speed
(D) automobile
(E) mechanical

Sample numerical reasoning item: Which number comes next in this series? 3 6 9 19 22 25

(A) 32
(B) 35
(C) 52
(D) 15
(E) 28

Sample abstract reasoning item: Which figure would come next in the series?

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 Managerial Personal Style III Test 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 Open-ended Statements Articulate, meaningful comments, expresses positive attitudes, no grammatical mistakes
Argumentative, critical, demeaning Agreeableness Pleasant, easy going, respectful
Does not want to be responsible for the work of others Assertive Leadership Comfortable directing and controlling work of others
Fails to live up to promises Conscientiousness / Dependability Reliable, dependable
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
Prefers to deal with a small number of people Extroversion Enjoys interacting with a lot of people
Direct, blunt, revealing Impression Management / Image Management Diplomatic, interpersonally sensitive
Bends rules to suit own purposes Integrity Strong moral code
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
Finds fault easily, negative attitudes Optimism / Enthusiasm Believes In positive future, good motivator
Sticks with tried-and-true approaches, resistant to new ideas Openness to New Experience Enjoys learning and new ideas, innovative
Finds fault easily, negative attitudes Optimism / Enthusiasm Believes In positive future, good motivator
Does not use time well, disorganized Orderliness Tidy, neat, organized
Lacks confidence in own decisions Self-Confidence Confident of own decisions
Doesn’t want to coordinate with others Teamwork Able to coordinate and work cooperatively
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

Validity Information: Click here to view RA's Technical Manual for details about test dimension development, reliability & validity.

Validity Information: Click here to view our aptitude catalog for specific test statistics.


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