Quality Assurance Staff Selector
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Date
introduced: 1995 |
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Administration
time: 1 hour and 15 minutes |
Purpose
This test evaluates the person's potential for Quality Assurance training and future job functions.
General
Description
This test, from which a four-page report is
provided to the client, consists of three problems which evaluate logic and analytical ability. Also included is a sub-test that measures the
candidate's reasoning skills.
Positions
for which the test is appropriate
This test is used to pre-screen job
applicants and in-house personnel in the following positions:
| Entry-level candidates (no prior experience or education) |
| Computer Trainees |
| Computer Science Graduates |
| Experienced Applicants |
Job
criteria measured
This test functions independently of programming language and computer hardware knowledge.
It consists of three problems that simulate on-the-job assignments required of most Quality Assurance individuals, plus a sub-test
measuring reasoning skills. The test measures the following job criteria:
| sequence key activities for planning |
| identify errors in assigned specifications |
| comprehend common business procedures |
| reasoning |
Test
administration
The test requires only clerical supervision
to administer, and takes 1 hour 15 minutes to complete. The candidate has exactly 50 minutes to complete Section A,
and exactly 24 minutes for Section B (Reasoning Test). The sections must be administered separately and
precisely timed. Candidates should be given the tests in a relatively quiet environment.
More then one person can be tested at one time. Once the candidate begins, the test is self-instructive.
Sample
question (segment)
There are from one to four errors in each series below.
Check each series and place the specification number, or numbers, that are not being followed in the appropriate answer space provided. The
specifications being broken can be placed in any order for a given "answer" line.
Sample Series:
/
©36
®B3Z ANS.LINE: 1
2 5
(i.e. the series disobeyed specifications 1, 2 and 5)
Sample Candidate Evaluation Report
Click here to view a sample detailed evaluation report.
Evaluation
The overall rating
is based on scores according to the following table:
| Score |
Rating |
Recommendation |
| 80-100% |
Strongly
Recommended |
We strongly recommend this
individual as having the potential for a successful career in quality assurance. |
| 65-79% |
Recommended |
We recommend this individual for
a career in quality assurance provided further supervised training is supplied. |
| 58-64% |
Recommended for
Limited Use |
We recommend this individual for
a career in quality assurance only if highly motivated, and if an intensive, well
supervised training course is available. |
| 0-57% |
Not Recommended |
We DO NOT recommend this
individual for a career in quality assurance . |
Languages
published
| English |
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