Cognitive Ability Tests for Pre-Employment Screening
Measure a candidate’s ability to learn, ideate and solve problems
Cognitive assessment tests help organizations evaluate candidates’ ability to quickly learn, solve problems, comprehend new ideas, and achieve performance targets. Cognitive ability tests are a crucial indicator of employee success in both knowledge-based jobs and vocational roles across industries. These aptitude assessments can predict candidate potential more accurately than traditional interviews. Test scores reveal how well an applicant may perform in a new role and how effectively they can acquire new skills through corporate training programs.
MeritTrac’s cognitive assessments are widely used in education and employment to measure analytical thinking, numerical reasoning, verbal ability, abstract thinking, quantitative aptitude, and spatial reasoning. These cognitive aptitude tests provide insights into a student or candidate’s ability to adapt, engage proactively, and meet performance benchmarks.
Recruiters can deliver various cognitive skill tests using platforms like Pariksha, SmartTest, and other MeritTrac aptitude testing solutions. The top cognitive tests include reading comprehension, quantitative aptitude, problem-solving, reasoning ability, attention to detail, situational judgement, and emotional intelligence. You can assess large candidate pools and swiftly identify individuals with ideal cognitive capabilities.
MeritTrac Advantages
- Fresher/lateral hiring for candidates with up to 4 - 6 years of work experience
- Intelligent hiring decisions across banking, IT/BPO, captive BPO banking, eCommerce and IT
MeritTrac Advantages
- Fresher/lateral hiring for candidates with up to 4 - 6 years of work experience
- Intelligent hiring decisions across banking, IT/BPO, captive BPO banking, eCommerce and IT
Backed by Science
Our on-screen marking solution enables automated digital evaluation and real-time monitoring for reliable results and superior control over the marking process.
Cognitive Assessment Test Solution Components
Analytical
Understand candidates’ ability to synthesize information, analyze problems, understand complex relationships, and use systems perspectives while handling a situation
Verbal
Measure English language proficiency (using grammar, vocabulary and comprehension as parameters) of non-native speakers of English
Numerical
Assess basic mathematics and elementary operations, including percentages and averages, profit and loss, discount, and ratio and proportion
Quantitative
Test candidates' ability to use and reason with numbers or mathematical concepts
Attention to detail
Evaluate applicants' ability to accurately identify and isolate similar/minute details
Reading comprehension
Measure reading, comprehension and writing abilities
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What do Cognitive Ability Tests Measure?
Recruiters can measure a candidate’s IQ and specific mental abilities throughcognitive tests. The questions in these tests are presented in multiple-choice, multiple answers, sentence completion, true-false, or short answer formats. They are designed to measure an applicants’ potential to use their mental processes and solve work-related problems and acquire new job-related skills.
MeritTrac’s cognitive ability test measure:
- Reading comprehension: Assess the language skills of job applicants and employees
- Quantitative aptitude: Math, analytics, and statistics based questions to evaluate problem-solving skills and numerical ability
- Reasoning ability: Analyze inductive reasoning, abductive reasoning, logical reasoning, critical thinking, and intuition
- Problem-solving skills: Measure the problem-solving abilities of entry-level and experienced candidates
- Attention to detail: Analyze candidates applying for jobs in financial institutions, data analytics, quality analysis, and more.
- Situational judgment: Use hypothetical situations to evaluate reasoning skills, communication skills, and problem-solving abilities
- Emotional Intelligence: Evaluate a candidate’s social-awareness, self-awareness, self-regulation, motivation, and empathy
ReImagine talent hiring
Our cognitive assessment solution delivers multi-pronged benefits to customers:
Enables high quality talent decision-making
Improves job success ratio
Blends with multiple assessments to offer a holistic solution
Measures candidates' ability to interpret data, facts and figures
Determines candidates' role fitment
Predicts candidates’ complex problem and pattern solving skills
KEY DIFFERENTIATORS
Scientifically validated assessments
Serving over 400 organizations
In-house reliable test development capability
Stringent compliance with international standards
We are one of the most trusted brands
A large Indian conglomerate
MeritTrac has supported us in identifying a large pool of managerial talent using assessments than relying on their longevity in the organization.
One of the Largest Private Banks in India
MeritTrac takes care of our bank's recruitment back office and the service offering is best in terms of value proposition.
FAQ
The ability to learn, think, communicate, remember, or make decisions are a must-have for individuals who are applying for employment. A Criteria Cognitive Aptitude Test (CCAT) is used by employers to measure these aspects in candidates who have applied for a job. The duration of the pre-employment test is 15 minutes, and it features 50 questions in Math, Logical reasoning and spatial (abstract) reasoning.
The test provides employers with knowledge about a potential employee’s reasoning skills, verbal skills, mathematical abilities, problem-solving skills, etc. The test provides a near accurate measurement of these parameters that help recruiters make informed recruitment decisions.
Compared to a 1-hour interview, the duration of the cognitive assessment test is short, which saves time for both candidates and hiring managers. Employers can avoid bad hires and quickly identify high potential candidates who will be successful in the job.
The broad components of cognitive tests are analytical, numerical, verbal, quantitative etc.
MeritTrac’s In-house test development capability and stringent compliance with international standards are what makes it different from others. MeritTrac has server over 400 organisations with its scientifically validated assessments.
