The Achiever
The Achiever is a unique test in that it combines mental and personality measurement in one instrument. It also has a scoring system that provides scores on a scale that can be related to the Normal Distribution and that easily relates scores to the job requirements by means of a benchmark of successful performers.
Designed for use in the selection, training and development of professional, management, supervision and administrative positions, The Achiever measures the following aptitudes and traits:
Six Mental Aptitudes:
- Mental Acuity - learning comprehension, judgment, reasoning and problem-solving ability
- Business Terms - knowledge of basic business terms
- Memory Recall - knowledge of current events as they relate to the job
- Vocabulary - general English vocabulary skills
- Numerical Perception - ability to handle numerically related tasks quickly and accurately
- Mechanical Interest - measures interest in the mechanical area
Ten Personality Traits:
- Energy - energy, drive, tension and stress levels
- Flexibility - integrity, reliability, dependability and work ethics
- Organization - personal orientation to plan and utilize time wisely
- Communication - innate ability to meet and interact with people
- Emotional Development - ego, self-esteem, self-confidence and ability to handle pressure
- Assertiveness - strength and determination to get one's way
- Competitiveness - team orientation versus individualistic competitiveness
- Mental Toughness - psychological stamina to deal with life and job problems
- Questioning/Probing - instinct to question and probe rather than accepting things at face value
- Motivation - security-motivated or recognition, incentive and commission oriented
The Achiever also contains two validity scales to assess the accuracy of The Achiever report:
- Distortion - frankness of the respondent as related to the statistical validity of the personality dimensions
- Equivocation - consistent decision-making of the respondent as it relates to the accuracy of the personality dimensions measured
To see a sample report and learn about the features an Achiever report contains, click here.
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