Pearson's Talent Assessment Group - Essential Skills Assessment

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Identify individuals who can accurately process information, fast!


At a Glance:

  • ADMINISTRATION: 35 minutes, Online, 5-15 minutes for individual subtests
  • COMPETENCY AREAS: Numerical Reasoning, Estimation, Vocabulary, Reading Comprehension, Grammar, Numerical Ability, Verbal Ability
  • READING LEVEL: 6th grade

Invoices, spreadsheets, customer records, electronic archives. Today's organizations produce and collect a dizzying amount of information. Essential Skills Assessment is an easy-to-administer test that helps you identify people who are good with details, can effectively communicate with customers, and have excellent information retention capabilities while moving from task to task on a computer.

Who is it for?

Essential Skills Assessment is great for all types of administrative and clerical positions.

  • Bank Tellers
  • Customer Service Agents
  • Administrative Assistants
  • Data Analysts
  • Cashiers
  • Bookkeepers
  • Sales Operations and Coordinators

Validity Studies

  • Strongly correlated with other administrative tests such as the Minnesota Clerical Test (r =. 60 with MCT Names)
  • Shown to predict job performance for positions with administrative responsibilities (r = .50 in a group of administrative assistants, bank tellers, and customer service representatives)
  • Powered by tests with extensive evidence of validity; for example, 40+ job performance validation studies on prior version of ESA Speed and Accuracy subtest