Cognitive Skills

Cognitive skills refer to the human ability to perform complex tasks closely associated with problem-solving and learning. The human brain uses cognitive skills to think, learn, read, remember, concentrate and focus on daily tasks and process new information.

Assessing candidates’ cognitive skills and selecting those who align with a company’s goals and strategies can help build winning teams. Primarily, nine types of cognitive skills constitute cognitive thinking, such as sustained attention, selective attention, divided attention, long-term memory, working memory, logic and reasoning, auditory processing, visual processing and processing speed. Cognitive skills are a significant predictor of talent and job performance.