This is a comprehensive functional and aptitude test designed to assess the skills of a candidate to perform the duties of an executive assistant. It tests the candidate's basic computer literacy, ability to work with Microsoft Word using features for editing and formatting, ability to handle basic and intermediate level excel including knowledge of functions and pivots, communication skills, email writing ability, analytical and problem solving ability.
Moderately Recommended
The candidate is moderately likely to be at par with the expectations for the role.
Ability to work using a computer including basic hardware, network, security and system software.
The candidate has shown average grasp of basic computer functionalities. He/she may be moderately comfortable with handling a computer and perform common tasks. However, he/she may not be able to use most software or troubleshoot in case of issues.
Ability to edit, format and perform other functions in Microsoft Word for creating high quality basic documents and reports.
The candidate has shown low grasp of basic MS Word functionalities.His/her knowledge of basic word formatting, editing and other functions is likely to be very poor. He/she may not be comfortable using the software for creating basic documents.
Ability to use excel for data inputs, view options, hyperlinks and other excel functions.
The candidate has shown average grasp of basic excel concepts. His/her knowledge of basic excel functions is likely to be medium. He/she may sometimes be able to use excel to organise data in a methodical manner and perform simple calculations.
Ability to use excel for analysis using filters, pivot tables, and other frequently used functions and formulae.
The candidate has shown good grasp of MS Excel functionalities. He/she is comfortable using the software for analysis using statistical data visualisation tools in Excel.
The ability to understand word meanings, word relationships and also interpret detailed information.
The candidate is moderately likely to have a good vocabulary. He/she may be moderate at proper usage of grammar and punctuation. He/she may be capable of understanding word meanings, word relationships and also in interpreting detailed information.
The ability to use correct grammar, spellings and punctuation while presenting written content.
He/she is moderate in expressing his/her thoughts effectively in clear and concise manner. He/she may have good content presentation skills which may lead to forming a correct opinion by the reader. He/she may be moderately good at basics of writing as well which include grammar, punctuation and spellings.
The ability to identify ways and means to solve various problems that come up as a challenge in any job/task
The candidate is moderately likely to have effective problem solving skills. He/she may be moderately able to identify and analyse an existing problem or look for suitable replacements, substitutes or solutions. He/she is moderately likely to have reasoning skills and may be able to contemplate between positive and negative solutions to a problem.
The ability of an individual to analyse and perceive the given information from different perspectives
The candidate is likely to integrate issues and factors onto a conceptual framework. He/she may have the ability to reason and provide systematic solution to a given problem by breaking it down into simple cases, then evaluating different alternatives to the problem in a step by step manner. He/she may be able to analyze or perceive a given information from different perspectives.