Purchasing Manager Test

Pre-Employment Test

Purchasing Manager Test

Does your purchasing manager have the right outlook? Test before hiring.

Pre-Employment Test


Purpose:

This online purchasing manager test identifies those competitive and driven candidates who will keep costs low in the purchasing department. It also evaluates managerial skills, the ability to delegate, coach and motivate, and stay calm and rationale. In addition, the test judges a candidate’s cognitive abilities to handle large amounts of information efficiently and to make good decisions using complex information.

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.

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
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

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 Purchasing Manager Test Evaluates:

Less Desirable Behaviors Test Content Desirable Behaviors
Slow to learn new tasks, handles limited amount of information at one time General Cognitive Aptitude Quick learner, make complex decisions easily
Simplistic thoughts, negative attitudes, grammatical mistakes Open-ended Statements 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
Says negative things about your company in public Company Loyalty Says positive things about your company in public
Not competitive, not driven to get best deal Competitive Enjoys competitive, drives for results / best deal
Fails to live up to promises Dependability Reliable, dependable
Doesn’t like detailed tasks Detail-Minded Like working on detailed tasks
Overreacts to stress, gets upset easily Emotional 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
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
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, complains Optimism Cheeful, positive, “can-do” attitude
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
Sensitive about people’s feelings, focuses on feelings vs. business goals Tough-minded Hard-nosed all about business objectives, able to make difficult decisions
Does the minimum Work Drive Willing to go the extra mile

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