Retail Store Manager Test
Identify manager candidates who have the competitiveness and goal-orientation that you need to achieve results in your retail stores.
Pre-Employment Test
Purpose:
This online personality and aptitude test will help you identify retail store manager candidates who have the competitiveness and goal-orientation that you need to achieve good metrics in your retail stores. The test helps evaluate candidates’ managerial and supervisory skills, their ability to delegate yet stay on top of activities in the store, coach and motivate others, make decisions in a calm, rational manner, and represent your company in a positive light to the public.
About This Test:
Retail Store Manager Test
$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 |
| 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 | ||
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 Retail Store Manager 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, contentious | Agreeableness | Easy to get along with, amiable |
| 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 |
| Lacks passion for winning | Competitiveness | Strong desire to win and attain goals |
| Fails to live up to promises | Conscientiousness | Reliable, dependable |
| Not service minded, irritated by requests | Customer Service | Enjoys customer contact and keeping them happy |
| 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 |
| Doesn’t want to have to deal with people | Extroversion | Likes people involvement at work |
| Blunt, unsophisticated, politically naive | Impression Management | Socially sensitive, polite, diplomatic |
| 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 |
| Sticks with tried-and-true approaches, resistant to new ideas | Openness to New Experience | Enjoys learning and new ideas, innovative |
| Negative attitudes, gives up easily | Optimism | Cheerful, upbeat, persistent |
| Doesn’t want to coordinate with others | Teamwork | Able to coordinate and work cooperatively |
| Annoyed by repetitive tasks | Tolerance Mundane Tasks | Doesn’t mind doing a lot of repetitive tasks |
| Does the minimum | Work Drive | Willing to go the extra mile |
