Operations Manager Test
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Pre-Employment Test
Purpose:
RA’s personality + aptitude Operations Manager assessments help identify individuals with solid leadership and problem solving skills to oversee your company’s day to day business operations. A personality profile assesses best fit behaviors like communicating effectively, managing details, and motivating employees while keeping productivity and efficiency at the forefront. The addition of aptitude and sentence completion components help you assess general problem-solving and analytic abilities, workplace attitudes and motivators.
Select From These Options:
Operations Manager
Express
$30
- An untimed personality assessment targeting behaviors specific to this type of job.
- A timed test of General Reasoning
Operations 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)
Operations Manager
Core+
$45
- An untimed personality assessment targets behaviors specific to this type of job.
- 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..
Target Group:
We recommend using this test when hiring for the positions of Operations Manager as well as Business Operations Manager, Distribution Manager, Facilities Manager, General Manager, Logistics Manager, Manufacturing Manager, Operations Leader, Plant Manager, Production Manager, Regional Operations Manager, Site Leader, Supply Chain Manager, Transportation Operations Manager, among other roles engaged in daily business operations in manufacturing, logistics, retail and healthcare industries.
Sample Personality Item:
| For the statement on the left |
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I would rather have a job where procedures get updated and improved from time to time even if it means I have to change the way I do things. |
I would rather have a job where I can learn one set of procedures that never change so I don't have to waste time relearning things. |
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 Questions for General Reasoning Test:
Sample verbal reasoning item: House is to dwelling as car is to ___________. | (A) transportation | ||
Sample numerical reasoning item: Which comes next in this series? 3 6 9 19 22 25 | (A) 118 | ||
Sample logic item: Assume the first two statements are true.
| Is the last statement: |
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 Operations Manager Test Evaluates:
| Less Desirable Behaviors | Test Content | Desirable Behaviors |
|---|---|---|
| Slow learner, overwhelmed with complexity | General Cognitive Aptitude* | Quick learner, handles challenging tasks well |
| Slow to learn new tasks, handles limited amount of information at one time | General Reasoning† | Quick learner, make complex decisions easily |
| Argumentative, critical, demeaning | Agreeableness | Pleasant, easy going, respectful |
| Timid, lacks courage to confront difficult subjects | Assertive Leadership*† | Willing to present his opinion and debate various options |
| Fails to live up to promises | Conscientiousness / Orderliness*† | Reliable, dependable |
| Overreacts to stress, gets upset easily | Emotional Stability*† | Calm, level-headed, handles stress well |
| Prefers to deal with a small number of people | Extroversion | Enjoys interacting with a lot of people |
| Direct, blunt, revealing | Impression Management | Diplomatic, interpersonally sensitive |
| Bends rules to suit own purposes | Integrity*† | String 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 |
| Simplistic thoughts, negative attitudes, grammatical mistakes | Open-ended Statements / Short Answer | Articulate, meaningful comments, expresses positive attitudes, no grammatical mistakes |
| Sticks with tried-and-true approaches, resistant to new ideas | Openness*† | Enjoys learning and new ideas, innovative |
| Cautious, suspicious, careful | Optimism / Positivity*† | Trusting, believes in positive future |
| Disorganized, messy | Orderliness | Well organized, neat |
| Lacks confidence in own decisions | Self-Confidence | Confident of own decisions |
| Does not stay on top of tasks that have been assigned to others | Task Structuring Leadership*† | Stays on top of details that have been assigned to others |
| Prefers working on own | Teamwork Oriented Management*† | Enjoys working in collaborative fashion |
| Prefers working on own | Teamwork | Enjoys collaborative work |
| Sensitive about people’s feelings, focuses on feelings vs. business goals | Tough Mindedness*† | Hard-nosed about business objectives, able to make difficult decisions |
| 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 Express version of the test.)
