Volume 4 Issue 1





2009 SIOP - Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology
April 2 - 4, 2009
New Orleans, Louisiana

Webinar: Assessments for Managers
April 30, 2009
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM EDT

Talent Management Executive Forum
May, 2009 (Date TBD)
New York, New York

Onrec 2008 Award

New PreVisor Tests and Solutions

Through a strategy of ongoing development, PreVisor offers nearly 1,000 pre-employment test solutions that measure abilities and aptitude, biodata and situational judgment, knowledge and skills, and personality. Here’s a list of our most recently released assessments:

Automatically-Scored Written Essay Test
Writing skills are critical in almost every job function, at every level. Now, you can use PreVisor’s Automatically-Scored Written Essay Test to evaluate candidates’ ability to effectively and efficiently communicate ideas and information. Typical essay tests are usually expensive and time-consuming to score. With our solution, the scoring is done automatically through system technology and results are communicated within minutes. This solution will be available on April 8, so contact your account representative to learn more.

Global Personality Inventory (GPI®)-Chinese
The GPI is a comprehensive personality assessment designed for mid-level to executive level applicants, and provides valuable information about an individual’s behavioral style that impacts their performance at work. The GPI can be used across cultures for the selection, development and coaching of professional and managerial staff. The GPI measures 37 characteristics important for leaders, including 5 characteristics that can lead to career derailment.

Microsoft PowerPoint 2007 - Essentials
The Microsoft PowerPoint 2007 - Essentials assessment evaluates the candidate's experience in creating and saving presentations, adding and modifying illustrative graphics, applying effects and animations, formatting slides and presentation content, and reviewing and delivering presentations. The Essentials test utilizes a simulation format and consists of the 20 most important, most frequently performed tasks.

Microsoft Excel 2007 - Essentials
The new Excel 2007 - Essentials assessment evaluates the candidate's basic and intermediate Excel skills. It assesses the candidate's experience in sorting and filtering data, entering basic formulas, modifying cell formatting and content, and inserting and labeling charts. It also evaluates the candidate’s ability to use templates, save workbooks for earlier versions of Excel, view and print workbooks, and manage workbooks and worksheets. Contact your account manager today for more information.

Microsoft Windows Vista Desktop Administration
The Microsoft Windows Vista Desktop Administration adaptive test measures a candidate’s ability to administer a desktop computer running the different Microsoft Windows Vista versions. This test is designed for experienced system administrators and covers the following areas: Desktop, Installation, Internet, Mobile Computing, Remote Applications, Networking, Security, System Maintenance, Troubleshooting and Vista Applications.

The Data Entry Numeric Split Screen
This test measures the candidate’s speed and accuracy at typing numbers in a form using the numeric keypad or the number keys at the top of the keyboard. The text original information is displayed directly above the area in which the candidate responds. The information includes business-related numbers such as office number, item number, model number, and billing code. Candidates are scored on speed and accuracy.

The Data Entry Ten Key Split Screen
The assessment measures the candidate’s ability to enter numbers using the numeric keypad on the keyboard (the number keys at the top of the keyboard are disabled). The text original information is displayed to the left of the area in which the candidate responds. The information includes positive and negative numbers. Candidates are scored on speed and accuracy.

For more information on these assessments, please contact us online or call us at 1-800-367-2509.