Safety / Environmental Manager
This Safety Environmental Manager Test finds candidates with great ethics and efficiency via our online personality and aptitude test.
Pre-Employment Test
Purpose:
Your EHS manager is responsible for promoting a safe workplace and supervising employees to ensure compliance. For that, you need a sharp, assertive, and ethical leader. RA’s Safety/Environmental Manager tests can help you identify conscientious, vigilant, and persuasive communicators who can establish and meet company benchmarks; interact effectively with internal and external customers, thoroughly investigate recordables, and keep the facility audit-ready.
Select From These Options:
Safety / Environmental Manager
Express
$35
- A smaller number of personality trait measures
- A timed test of General Reasoning
- No open-ended section
Safety / Environmental Manager
Core+
$45
- A personality trait section
- An untimed General Cognitive Aptitude Test
- A series of open-ended, fill in the blank questions
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.
Target Group:
We recommend using this test when hiring Safety Managers or Safety Supervisors, Environmental Managers, EHS Managers or Directors, Sustainability Managers, Compliance Managers/Officers or any employee tasked with managerial-level EHS, sustainability or product stewardship responsibilities.
Sample Personality Item:
| For the statement on the left |
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I prefer working in a quiet environment where I don’t have to talk to people very often. |
I prefer working in a busy environment with a lot of activity and social interaction. |
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 Safety / Environmental Manager Evaluates:
| Undesirable 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 |
| Slower to learn – Not very observant | General Reasoning* | Quicker to learn; observant & insightful |
| Takes longer to solve mechanical problems | Mechanical Reasoning | Quicker to solve mechanical problems / insightful |
| Simplistic thoughts, negative attitudes, grammatical mistakes | Open-ended Questions | Articulate, meaningful comments, expresses positive attitudes, no grammatical mistakes |
| Argumentative, critical, demeaning | Agreeableness | Pleasant, easy-going, respectful |
| Uncomfortable in lead roles, easily bullied | Assertive Leadership* | Persuasive, influential, comfortable in lead roles |
| Fails to live up to promises | Dependability & Detail-Mindedness* | Lives up to obligations, adheres to rules |
| Not service minded | Customer Service | Works hard to please customers |
| Overreacts to stress, gets upset easily | Emotional Stability* | Calm, level-headed, handles stress well |
| Aloof, sparse communications | Extroversion* | Keeps people well informed, builds relationships |
| Bends rules to suit own purposes | Integrity* | Strong moral code |
| Direct, blunt, revealing | Impression Management | Diplomatic, interpersonally sensitive |
| 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, tends to find fault easily | Optimism / Positivity* | Positive about the future, good motivator, perseveres in spite of difficult challenges |
| Does not use time well, disorderly | Orderliness* | Plans well, organized |
| Lacks confidence in own decisions | Self Confidence | Confident of own decisions |
| Prefers to deal with staff one-on-one | Team-Oriented Management* | Leads using a collaborative style |
| Prefers dealing with people-based issues | Tough-Minded | Enjoys working in a technical environment |
| Prefers working on own | Teamwork | Enjoys working in collaborative fashion |
| Does the minimum | Work Drive* | Willing to go the extra mile |
(Note: the asterisk (*) denotes that the personality dimension is included in the Express version of the test.)
