Office Manager Test
Hire a superstar who will become the nerve center of your business with our Office Manager personality & aptitude test.
Pre-Employment Test
Purpose: A good office manager becomes the virtual nerve center of a business. They are confident, work hard, and know the company inside and out. The care about the employees, and assume a leadership role that supports the management in so many ways. The Office Manager Test will help you identify that person from the list of applicants who believe they’re right for the job.
This personality and aptitude test helps you identify candidate’s who meet this criteria and more. You need to hire the best office manager. Test, and find the right candidate.
About This Test: This test will take most candidates approximately 60-70 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.
For office manager positions without supervisory responsibilities, click here: https://resourceassociates.com/tests/front-office-manager/
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 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 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 Office Manager Test 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 |
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 |
Dislikes detailed tasks | Detail Mindedness | Enjoys making sure details are in place |
Overreacts to stress, gets upset easily | Emotional Stability / Resilience / Maturity | Calm, level-headed, handles stress well |
Lacks intuition about others’ feelings | Empathy | Sensitive to others’ feelings, empathetic |
Prefers to deal with a small number of people | Extroversion | Enjoys interacting with a lot of people |
Bends rules to suit own purposes | Integrity / Trustworthiness | Strong moral code |
Direct, blunt, revealing | Impression Management / Image Management | Diplomatic, interpersonally sensitive |
Cares mainly about salary and perks | Intrinsic Motivation | Enjoys coming to work |
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 | Enjoys learning and new ideas, innovative |
Finds fault easily, negative attitudes | Optimism / Enthusiasm | Believes In positive future, good motivator |
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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