Hire Best Administrative Staff For Your Organisation

This is a comprehensive functional and aptitude test designed to assess the skills of a candidate to perform the duties of an administrative assistant. It starts off with testing the basic computer literacy of the candidate, then assesses the candidate’s ability to work with Microsoft Word, using features for editing, formatting and proofreading. It then measures the candidate’s ability to handle basic and intermediate level excel, including knowledge of basic functions, filters, formulae and pivots. The test also measures communication skills as well as email writing ability of the candidate. Finally, it also evaluates the analytical and problem solving ability of the candidate by measuring his/her general aptitude.

Benefits of using Mettl test for Administrative Assistants: Candidates who do well on this test will be able to:

Use computers effectively to perform their daily tasks
Use Microsoft Word to create basic documents and reports
Use Microsoft Excel to gather and organise data
Communicate effectively in person, on phones and through emails
Send, receive, organise and analyse information and records
Troubleshoot, manage time and solve basic issues encountered at workplace

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Administrative staff supports business leaders by coordinating with internal and external stakeholders, preparing meeting notes, conducting research and preparing statistical reports. They also provide administrative support by scheduling meetings, compiling employee information and maintaining records. This test has been designed to test the proficiency of a candidate for taking up this role.

Key profiles that the test can be useful for:

This test is useful for freshers as well as experienced candidates in any industry. Some notable job roles include:

Personal and Executive Secretaries
Executive or Administrative Assistants
Office Managers or Human Resource Assistants
Sales, Marketing and Operations Executives

Test Details:

Number of Sections	8
Number of Questions	36
Test Duration	40 minutes
Test Language	English

NOTE: If required, the test can be offered in other languages as well. Please connect with us at contact@mettl.com for any such requirement.

Section Details:

Basic Computer Skills	This test has been designed to assess the ability of a candidate to work using a computer. It tests if an individual is aware of the functions in a computer including basic hardware, network, security and system software.
MS Word	This test has been designed to assess the ability of a candidate to work using Microsoft Word. It tests an individual’s ability in checking spellings, previewing, printing, formatting, adding pictures and tables, and performing other basic functions in Microsoft Word.
MS Excel Basic	This test has been designed to assess the basic excel skills of a candidate. It tests the ability to use excel for data typing, sorting, filtering, and formatting. It also tests use of pivot tables, excel shortcuts, hyperlinks, password protection and other excel functions.
MS Excel Intermediate	This test has been designed to assess the excel skills of a potential candidate. It tests the ability to use excel using shortcuts, most used functions and formulae, charts, and pivot tables.
Communication Skills	The ability to read, process, retain and synthesize large amount of data in a workplace.
Problem Solving Skills	The ability to identify ways and means to solve various problems that come up as a challenge in any job/task
Analytical Ability	The ability of an individual to analyse and perceive the given information from different perspectives
Writing Skills	The ability to use correct grammar, spellings and punctuation while presenting written content.

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Can I get benchmark scores for the candidates who take this assessment for hiring decisions?

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Can I get customized reports for the candidates who take this assessment, for example, to highlight the most important competency?

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How are candidates’ scores evaluated?

The candidates are evaluated on critical competencies and skills required for a job role. Scores on these competencies/ skills are looked in combination to determine if the candidates are recommended for the role.

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