ADMINISTRATIVE & INTELLECTUAL SKILLS
Attention to Detail: Attention to detail is a basic and important administrative skill. It measures the candidate's ability to scan and locate details in words, numbers and symbols rapidly, and to recognize likenesses and differences quickly. A superior score would be 30 points or more. Therefore, with a score of
25 points, this candidate exhibited above average ability in this area.
Numerical Skills: This section of the test measures the candidate's ability to work rapidly and accurately with numbers, files, codes, symbols and simple arithmetic. This candidate achieved a score of
23 points, which demonstrates far above average numerical skills. A superior score for numerical skills is 25 points or more.
Problem Solving Ability: Problem Solving tests a person's ability to attack and solve difficult problems, think logically, foresee and plan, and deal with abstract relations. A score of 15 points or higher for this skill is considered superior. By correctly answering
6 questions, the candidate was evaluated as low average in problem solving ability.
Office Terms: This test measures one's ability to understand information of an office or business nature. For a superior score, 47 points are needed. This candidate scored
39 points, which is above average.
Ingenuity: Ingenuity measures the candidate's ability to solve problems in a creative and ingenious manner. This candidate achieved a score of
17 points, which demonstrates high average ingenuity. A superior score would be 23 points or more.
Reasoning: The ability to reason and express problems in simple form using conventional mathematical symbols is measured in the Reasoning section of this test.
Far above average ability in this area was shown with a score of 19 points. To achieve a superior rating, a score of 20 points or more is needed.
Business Judgment: This test is designed to be a measure of empathy or "feel" for the generally accepted ideas and opinions on desirable courses of action in business relationships. A superior score for Business Judgment is in the 95th percentile. Therefore, by scoring in the
71st percentile, this candidate was in the above average range.
ANALYTICAL APTITUDE
The first problem was a series of multiple-choice questions aimed at evaluating the individual's skill at analyzing complex business procedures. The person also had to calculate some complicated "invoice" totals according to specific procedures. This candidate scored 12 out of a possible 18 points. The first part of question two required the individual to analyze a procedure then develop a short symbolic program for it. The second part asked the candidate to find and correct errors in an existing program that represented a business requirement. This person scored 14 out of 18 points. Overall, this person scored
26 out of 36 points, which demonstrates high average analytical ability.
Recommendation
With an overall weighted aggregate score of 73%, the candidate is likely to be a high average to slightly above average performer as a Financial Analyst, subject to the weaknesses mentioned in this report. It appears that he is skilled administratively, generally fast and accurate; but with regard to problem solving (deductive reasoning), he was rated as slow but accurate. This implies that although he is quite skilled, he will tend to respond to situations requiring deductive reasoning in a slower than average and generally methodical manner. He should be encouraged or trained to work more quickly by taking more chances in these situations or when faced with complex financial analysis.
