Secretarial skills testing to assess candidates for secretarial and administrative roles using
Secretarial skills test helps you accurately evaluate on-the-job skills required for secretarial, administrative and office assistant roles. This aptitude test enables you to hire the right fit.
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Ready to Use
Test Type
Aptitude
Experience Level
0-2 year
Difficulty Level
Easy
Test Duration
60 Minutes
Total Questions
47 Questions
Relevant Job Roles
Company Secretary
Scores Reported
English
Inside This Assessment
The company secretary plays a important role in an organization. They undertake various administrative jobs to ensure the smooth running of the business by coordinating and executing essential official procedures. They are required to communicate very clearly and precisely, manage their duties through wise planning, prioritization of work, and time optimization and complete work on time, being attentive and focussed. Therefore, employers seeking to assess candidates for secretarial roles can use Mercer| Mettl's aptitude test for company secretary. This pre-employment aptitude test identifies best-fit applicants based on cognitive abilities.
This cognitive ability test assesses the candidate's communication, comprehension, writing and drafting skills, the ability to analyze a problem to make logical decisions, and aptitude in reasoning. The test also consists of a writing simulator to assess the writing skills of candidates.
The assessment aims to assess candidates on sub-competencies such as reasoning aptitude, quantitative aptitude, verbal ability, and email writing.
The tests can be conducted in a secure, controlled environment with features such as webcam proctoring, limited system access, and window violation. The test result reports offer rich insights into the candidates' performance, which is crucial in making objective hiring decisions. Designed by subject matter experts, this test contains 47 questions to be completed in 60 minutes. Besides, the skills of the candidate are evaluated on three levels - easy, medium and difficult.
Use this test for:
- The test is suitable for recruiters and organizations hiring candidates for secretarial, administrative and assistant roles. It is most appropriate for hiring both freshers as well as experienced candidates for the position.
Key profiles the test is used for:
- Company Secretary
SKILL LIBRARY
This Assessment is a part of following Skills Libraries
Secretary Competency Framework
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Competency Under Scanner
Competencies:
Reasoning Aptitude
Secretarial skills testing is crucial in determining the candidate's ability to analyze the given information from different perspectives by breaking it down into simple components, structuring the information logically, and exploring the relationship between different information points to arrive at a solution.
Analytical Reasoning
This reasoning ability test helps assess the candidate's ability to analyze the given information from different perspectives by breaking it down into simple components, structuring the information logically, and analyzing the relationship between different information points to arrive at a solution.
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1. Can we benchmark candidates based on our internal sample set?
We can do so selectively. Please write to us about your request; we will be glad to assist.
2. Can we customize the report to include some specific analyses?
We have done so in the past on a client-to-client basis. Please write to us for such a request and we would be glad to work out a solution for you
3. How to read the report and recommendations given for a candidate?
The scores of a candidate for different competencies sought are mapped with the benchmark scores and detailed analysis is provided on how the candidate’s performance for a particular competency. Weighted average for score in each competency is used to recommend candidates for given skills set and/ or job roles.
4. Can we do benchmarking for an organization for a specific role?
It is possible to do so for different job roles for your organization. We follow a scientifically valid benchmarking process. Please write to us and we would be glad to assist.
5. What if a person tries to manipulate the test by finding questions or solutions on the internet?
Since all the questions are fresh creations, it is highly unlikely that a candidate will be able to find the questions or solutions on the internet. We also have browsing tolerance feature enabled wherein we can figure out how many times a candidate has changed or swapped the webpage/test window while taking the test.
6. Is it possible to map an organisation's competency framework to your assessments?
Yes, we have a robust competency mapping framework process which can be customized as per your requirements. Please write to us with your request and we would be glad to assist you.
7. How are norms formed for any specific test at Mettl?
The data obtained across industries and verticals of various types of organizations is updated in the Mettl database periodically. Utmost care is taken to ensure that the newly added data gets incorporated periodically while preparing the reports.
