Cognitive Aptitude Test

Chris Apps • 16 July 2024

Intellectual Ability Assessments for Hiring

Cognitive aptitude often referred to as general intelligence or refers to the ability to solve problems, digest and apply information, learn new skills, and think critically.


People who score well on cognitive aptitude tests use their high-level information processing skills to solve job-related problems more effectively, and to learn on the job more quickly. As a result, people with strong scores tend to perform better on the job and in training.


Research has also shown cognitive aptitude to be valid, reliable and strongly predictive of future work performance. People with high levels of cognitive aptitude can:

  • Perform work tasks more accurately and successfully
  • Make decisions more effectively
  • Use reasoning skills and solve problems
  • Respond intelligently to new or complex circumstances


We recommend using the Criteria Cognitive Aptitude Test (CCAT) to measures your candidate’s ability to solve problems, digest and apply information, learn new skills, and think critically. The CCAT provides you with a quick and accurate way of measuring a candidate’s cognitive aptitude.


The CCAT consists of 50 multiple-choice questions with a 15-minute time limit. Most people will not complete the test, and this is by design. The assessment is measuring how quickly someone processes information.

The CCAT is device-agnostic. This means candidates can take the test on any digital device they choose, a mobile phone, tablet, laptop or desktop, in any location and at any time. This provides a high level of flexibility and convenience for the candidate.


We have been using the CCAT from Criteria for just over 3 years and we are pleased with the results, as are our clients.


Fermion specialises in psychometric testing for recruitment. Please contact Fermion to discuss how the CCAT, or any other psychometric test, can help with you your recruitment decisions.

About the Author:

Christopher Apps is an Organisational Psychologist and the owner of Fermion. He stays updated on the latest psychology research and shares evidence-based insights.

 

The focus of Fermion is "Psychometric Testing for Recruitment" and "Recruitment to Retention: How to select good staff and keep them". If you would like to learn how to select good staff and keep them, please feel free to contact us at Fermion.


“Learn from the mistakes of others. You can’t live long enough to make them all yourself.”

Eleanor Roosevelt.

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