CBS's Testing Solutions

While it's true our most of us have an IQ that falls somewhere between Forest Gump and Albert Einstein, does your IQ really determine your probability for success?

Absolutely, studies indicate that your Cognitive (General Intelligence) ability, attitude and personality profile will determine your fit for any assignment.

Formal testing reduces employee training time, mistakes and turnover by assessing the ability and knowledge of your job candidates or incumbent employees..

The majority of new-hires begin an assignment with enough knowledge and skills necessary to get started, but must develop their knowledge on the job or in a formal training program.  That's precisely why it's so important to determine just how quickly and comprehensively your candidates learn... prior to making a hiring, training or placement decision.  Studies indicate the average miss-fit hire cost is over $17,000.00.

In addition, as companies refine their strategies and modify their businesses it is equally important they assess their incumbent organization.

Coastal Business Solutions Inc. offers several types of personality, skills, ability and reliability testing products. Since 1937, more than 130 million people at thousands of organizations worldwide have used or taken the following testing solutions.

Ability Testing Solutions

Personnel Test (WPT)
Measure cognitive ability - the most accurate predictor of employment success.

Description
The WPT is a short form measure of cognitive (general knowledge) ability designed for simple administration and interpretation. The WPT is a crucial component of any successful hiring program.

Skills Testing Solutions

HAY Aptitude Test Battery
Determine an individual's speed and accuracy with alphanumeric details.

Description
The Hay Aptitude Test Battery consists of three short measures of speed and accuracy. These are used to identify individuals who can produce large volumes of work with few mistakes in a short amount of time. These tests are ideal for clerical, teller, warehouse and other positions requiring intense work with names and numbers.

Prevaluate Windows & Interactive
Analyze candidate or employee knowledge of popular office software.

Description
Pre•valuate Windows measures working knowledge of Windows-based programs through a series of software-specific questions. Pre•valuate Interactive is a hands-on, customizable test that simulates major software applications.

Basic Skills Testing (WBST)
Measure a candidate's basic verbal and math skills based upon job requirements.

Description
The WBST is a short form measure of basic verbal and math skills for adults. Results can be directly compared to the skills required for entry-level jobs.  WBST content and results are directly tied to the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Information Network (O*NET) and Dictionary of Occupational Titles (DOT) General Educational Development Scales (GED). The powerful combination of these resources allows you to establish work-related optimal score ranges for more than 12,000 job titles.

 

Personality Testing Solutions

16PF Personality Profile
Evaluate creativity, independence, leadership ability and emotional self-control.


Description
The 16PF offers in-depth information describing an individual's personality traits and how those traits relate to successful management performance, leadership and creativity.  Use for executive personality profiling.

Comprehensive Personality Profile (CPP)
Measure and manage people according to person/job fit.

Description
The CPP is a personality assessment that is particularly effective for positions requiring significant client interaction such as customer service, telemarketing and sales positions.

Personal Characteristics Inventory (PCI)
Link a candidate's "Big 5" personality traits to potential job performance.

Description
The PCI measures personality characteristics deemed desirable by most employers. Developed by personality experts Murray Barrick, Ph.D. and Michael Mount, Ph.D., the PCI predicts successful job performance using five primary dimensions of personality known as the "Big Five."

 

Entrepreneurial Quotient (EQ)
Identify candidates and employees with entrepreneurial qualities and creative problem-solving ability.


Description
The EQ measures strengths and weaknesses in key managerial and personality traits to help you determine whether an individual has a creative, entrepreneurial management style or a more traditional, operational management style.

Reliability Testing Solutions

Employee Reliability Inventory (ERI)
Identify candidates likely to be reliable, productive employees.

Description
The ERI is a risk management tool that helps you determine which individuals are most likely to become valued employees rather than organizational liabilities.