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Job Testing

Trainers: Hens Cecilia & Servaes Cedric

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Job Testing:

Intelligence Tests

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Five intelligence levels

1. Fluid intelligence

2. Crystallized intelligence

3. General visual perception

4. General memory

5. Fluency of production

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Fluid intelligence

Induction

Location Test

Where does the x belong on row 5?

Row 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - x - - - - -

Row 2 - - - - - - - x - - - - - - - - - - - - -

Row 3 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - x - - - - - -

Row 4 - - - - - - - x - - - - - - - - - - - - -

Row 5 - - - - - 1 - - - - 2 - 3 - 4 5 - - - -

ANSWER 2

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Fluid intelligence

Deduction

Nonsense syllogisms

Which syllogism(s) is/are correct?

A) All trees are fishes. All fishes are horses. That is why all trees

are also horses.

B) All trees are fishes. All fishes are horses. That is why all horses

are also trees.

C) Some pools are mountains. All mountains like cats. That is whyall pools are cats.

ANSWER A

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Crystallized intelligence

Verbal Test

Rearrange the following letters to make a word and choose the

category in which it fits.

RRTAWSYREB

A. city

B. fruit

C. bird

D. vegetable

ANSWER B

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Crystallized intelligence

Mathematical Test

Which number should come next in this series?

3,5,8,13,21,

A. 4

B. 21

C. 31

D. 34

ANSWER D

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General visual perception

Spacial orientation

Pick the piece that is

missing from the

diagram.

ANSWER A

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General visual perception

Visualisation

Which parts can form the rectangle?

ANSWER: THE PARTS

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General memory

Associative memory

You have 30 seconds to remember the following associations

(name + animal).

Ben Frog Ian Pig Lisa Cow

Inge Goat Kevin Crocodile Serena Squirrel

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Fluency of production

Associational fluency

Give as many synonyms of Happy. Therefore you

have 30 seconds.

ANSWER: cheerful, glad, content, joyful, joyous,

euphoric,

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Job Testing:

Personality Tests

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Big Five Method (McCrae & Costa)

Take the big 5 personality test at

http://www.outofservice.com/bigfive/

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1) Extraversion

Subtraits

Sociability

Dominance Energy

Adventure

Happiness

Warmth

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2) Agreeableness

Subtraits

Confidence

Sincerity Tenderness

Helpfulness

Modesty

Compassion

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3) Conscientiousness

Subtraits

Efficiency

Tidiness Reliability

Ambition

Discipline

Thoughtfulness

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4) Neuroticism

Subtraits

Fear

Irritation Depression

Shame

Impulsiveness

Vulnerability

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5) Openess

Subtraits

Fantasy

Aesthetics Emotions

Change

Ideas

Values

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Job Testing:

Cultural Tests

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Cultural Intelligence Scale

- 4 dimensions:

1. Cognitive component Cultural Knowledge

2. Meta-cognitive component Cultural Strategy

3. Behavioural component Cultural Behaviour

4. Motivational component Cultural Motivation

The higher Cultural Strategy and Behaviour, the higher the

performance.

The higher Cultural Knowledge and Motivation, the higher the

adjustment.

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Thanks for your attention!

Cecilia and Cedric