Application for Employment
Pre - Employment Assessment
This assessment has three types of questions. Some questions ask about your experiences and thoughts.
Others ask how you would handle a variety of work situations. There are also questions that ask you to
solve problems.
There are 49 questions and most people take less than 20 minutes to finish. There is no time limit, but the
assessment will stop after 55 minutes. It is best to answer honestly as your answers may be checked for
accuracy at a later time. Work quickly and accurately to answer each question.
1. Would you rather have structure or
flexibility in a job?
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
A lot structure
More structure and less flexibility
More flexibility and less structure
A lot of flexibility
I don’t know
2. How would you describe your personal
energy level?
a. More energy than most people
b. About the same energy as most
people
c. Less energy than most people
d. Unsure/don’t know
3. What does 68 – 49 equal?
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
17
18
19
20
-17
4. How frequently will you be available to work extra
hours without prior notice?
a. Always
b. Often
c. Sometimes
d. Rarely
e. Never
5. In comparison to co-workers or friends, how well do
you adapt to new circumstances?
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
Much better than others
Better than others
About the same as others
Worse than others
Much worse than others
6. If you are hired, what is the best estimate of how
long you will stay with the company?
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
Less than 3 months
Between 3 months and 1 year
Between 1 and 2 years
Between 2 and 3 years
More than 3 years
7. How do you normally react when someone is
being critical of you or your work?
a. I usually don’t consider what other
people say
b. I listen, then give my point of view
c. I always make the changes people
suggest
d. I will consider what other people say
and decide what is best for me
e. People are never critical of me or my
work
8 A shipment of 15 cases of socks is received
from the vendor. Each case contains four
boxes. How many boxes of socks have been
received?
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
30
45
60
75
120
9 In comparison to co-workers or friends, how
long does it take you for new procedures at
work to become routine?
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
Much longer than others
Longer than others
About the same as others
Shorter than others
Much shorter than others
10. Does it bother you to work with someone
whom you know is dishonest?
a.
b.
c.
d..
d.
Not as long as I am not involved
No, if it is not in my department
It bothers me a little bit
It bothers me
It bothers me a lot
11. How often do you think you will be absent
from your work this year (not including paid
time off)?
a.
b.
c.
d.
Never
Once or twice
Three or four times
Five or more times
12. A supervisor, who is not yours, becomes
upset with a coworker and severely criticizes
the coworker in front of you. The coworker
becomes upset and begins to cry. What
would you do?
a. Confront the supervisor directly
about his management style
b. Discreetly tell a higher-level
manager
c. Try to make the co-worker feel
better
d. Tell your supervisor
e. Nothing, the new coworker will
get over it
13. Even when things are going well, it is a good
idea to try to improve them.
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
Strongly Agree
Agree
Neither Agree or Disagree
Disagree
Strongly Disagree
14. How many times have you been fined for
driving too fast?
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
10 or more
6–9
3–5
1–2
None
15. Ten cases of shirts are received. Each case
contains 25 shirts. How many shirts have
been received?
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
25
35
50
250
500
b. As long as they as they are not
hurting anyone else, people should
be able to do whatever they want.
c. I don’t use illegal drugs myself, but
don’t really care if other people do.
d. Illegal drugs are harmful to
individuals and society and people
that use them need medical
treatment.
16. What would you do if you knew a co-worker
was having a difficult day?
Assessment
A. Report it to the supervisor
b. Work harder to take up the slack
c. Talk to the co-worker to see how
I could help
d. Do nothing
17. What would others say about how hard you
work?
A.
b.
c.
d.
e.
Works much harder than others
Works harder than others
Works as hard as others
Works less than others
Works much less than others
18. How would you rate your oral communication
skills?
A.
b.
c.
d.
e.
Outstanding
Above average
Average
Below Average
Poor
19. What is your opinion on the use of illegal
drugs (e.g., Cocaine or Heroin)?
a. People who use illegal drugs should
be punished to the fullest extent of
the law.
The job of an auditor requires accurate counting in
an efficient time frame. For the following 7 items,
please indicate the number of items in each
illustration.
20 .How many items are in the image below?
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
40
45
50
55
60
0000 0000 0000 0000 0000
0000 0000 0000 0000 0000
0000 000 000
000 00
=__________
21.
How many items are in the image below?
A.
b.
c.
d.
e.
36
37
38
39
40
XXXXX
XXXXX
XXXXX
XXXXX
XXXXX
XXXXX
XXXXX
XX
=__________
22.
How many items are in the image below?
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
16
18
32
48
12
23. How many items are in the image below?
a. 37
b. 47
c. 59
d. 65
e. 71
XXX
XXX
XXX
XXX
XXX
XXX
XX
XXX
XXX
XXX
XXX
XXX
XXX
X
XXX
XXX
XXX
XXX
XXX
XXX
X X
=_____________
24. How many items are in the image below?
11
16
19
18
17 10 14 15
25. How many items are in the image below?
27. How often do you wear your seatbelt?
A. Always
b. Often
c. Sometimes
d. Rarely
e. Never
28. The shipping department must send out 50
cases of footballs. Five stores will receive ten
cases each. How many cases are left?
____________
26
How many items are in the image below?
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
0
2
1
40
50
29. How accurate is your work?
a. Very accurate, I rarely make an error
b. Usually accurate, I sometimes make
an error
c. Occasionally accurate, I often make
errors
d. Not accurate, I always make errors.
_________
30. I always ask questions to fully understand a
problem.
a. Strongly agree
b. Agree
c. Neither Agree or Disagree
d. Disagree
e. Strongly Disagree
31. Suppose you discovered that you were paid
for an extra two hours on your paycheck.
Would you point out the error even though
you knew the error would not be caught?
a. Yes
b. No
c. Probably
32. One hour before your shift ends your
manager tells you to complete some
additional work. This work will take you 2 hrs
to complete if you follow the safety
procedures. Some of the safety
procedures are probably not needed to
complete this task. What do you do?
a. For each safety procedure, carefully
consider the risks involved
b. Complete the work without
following any of the safety
procedures
c. Tell your manager immediately that
you won’t be able to finish the work
by the time that your shift ends.
d. Follow all the safety procedures and
do as much as you can till your shift
ends, then tell your manager you
can’t finish the work.
e. Pay attention to the really serious
safety procedures but ignore those
you think are unnecessary
33. Are these number sets the same? :
1857300 : 1857800
a. Yes
b. No
34. Are these number sets the same? :
4554454 : 4554454
a. Yes
b. No
35. Are these number sets the same? :
1267343 : 1276343
a. Yes
b. No
36. Relative to your fellow students or coworkers,
how quickly do you learn?
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
Much faster
A little bit faster
At about the same pace
A little bit slower
Much slower
37. In a work situation, what do you do when you
meet someone you do not know?
a. Introduce myself immediately
b. Wait for the other person to
introduce him or herself
c. Wait to be introduced by a third
party
38. Sixteen basketballs, four fishing poles, twenty
lures, and three baseball caps need to be
ticketed. What is the total number of tickets
needed?
a.
30
b.
33
c.
40
d.
43
e.
53
39. What does 42 +25 + 8 equal?
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
74
75
76
77
78
40. In the past, how comfortable have you been
asking other people for help?
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
Very comfortable
Comfortable
Somewhat uncomfortable
Uncomfortable
Very uncomfortable
41. Will everyone steal if conditions are right?
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
Definitely
Probably
I am not sure
Probably not
Definitely not
42. How often do you take chances on shortcuts?
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
Always
Often
Sometimes
Rarely
Never
43. To what extent do you have experience
working with people whose background is
different than your own?
a.
b.
c.
d.
No experience
Limited experience
Much experience
A great deal of experience
44. How important is it to you to get along with
your co-workers?
`a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
Very important
Important
Somewhat important
Unimportant
Very unimportant
45. How often do others characterize you as
impulsive?
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
Almost always
Often
On occasion
Seldom
Almost never
46. You are new. Your supervisor is giving you
lots of instructions for where to find
information you will need to do your job. She
is speaking so quickly and showing you so
many different computer programs you must
use, you are having trouble remembering
everything. What do you do?
a. Try to remember it all and do the
best you can
b. Ask an experienced coworker for
help
c. Ask the supervisor to repeat what
she said
d. Ask the supervisor to stop while you
get something to take notes
e. Ask the supervisor to please give
you a list
47
When you had to work with a particularly
difficult individual, what approach did you
take to establish a relationship with him or
her to enable you to work together
effectively?
a. Expressed interest in the individual
and his/her plans
b. Shared my interests and plans with
him/her
c. Complimented him/her
d. Asked him/her for assistance/advice
e. Tried to identify common
approaches/perspectives
f. Did nothing
48. Which of the following activities would you
enjoy most in your leisure time?
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
f.
Watching a movie
Taking a hike
Riding a motorcycle
Attending a sporting event
Rock climbing
White water rafting
49. How frequently do your co-workers or
classmates thank you for your help?
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
Always
Often
Sometimes
Rarely
Never