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Psychometric Testing
Services (PTS)
What
is Psychometric Testing
Psychometric testing provides an objective summary of an individual's abilities, behavioural style and cultural fit and is an excellent predictor of performance.
Challenge Consulting provides a range of affordable administered and online tests that ensure team and position compatibility.
Benefits to Clients
Provides a candidate’s psychological
profile matched precisely to the job vacancy.
Provides unique information, not available from other sources, to assist with the decision.
Reports are personally interpreted by one of our qualified and Registered Psychologists.
Matched to Job Profile
All Psychological Testing and Profiling is matched to the specific job profile inclusive of critical interpersonal and skill based competencies as set out in the related KPIs. This will include the selection of the correct level of ability testing ranging from general, clerical, graduate through to executive critical reasoning level. An appropriate test battery is tailored to meet specialist roles ranging from sales and customer service roles through to graduate, technical, clerical, middle management and executive roles.
Accredited Test Centres
Our delivery is exclusively through CareersMultiList Accredited Test Centres, of which there
are over 25 around Australia. Each of our centres must abide by the procedures and
processes as set out in our Test Administration QA Manual. They are also audited each year
to ensure standards are maintained.
Selection of Assessment Tools
CareersMultiList utilises a range of validated, accredited and internationally recognised
psychometric test instruments and personality profiling inventories. These include a range of
tests known as Genesys from the International Publisher Psytech International. A selection of
well-known organisations that support the use of such instruments include Australia Post,
Boral, CGU Insurance, Coca Cola Amatil, National Foods, Philips Electronics, Qantas,
RACV, SmithKline Beecham, University of Sydney, Vodafone, Wesfarmers, WorkCover
NSW, etc.
Uses
for Psychometric testing
- Recruitment and candidate selection
- Internal promotions
- Development programmes
- Team building
- Management and leadership training
- Outplacement
- Re-deployment programmes
- Organisational development and
- Training programmes.
Why use Psychometric Testing Services?
- Ensures optimal candidate selection and reduced conflict in
your organisation.
- Delivers a credible, unbiased basis for decision making on all
personnel issues.
- Long term savings and increases in productivity, effectiveness
and team compatibility.
Who would you test?
Everyone in your organisation could be tested for various reasons
and at differing levels of cost, complexity and report detail.
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Staff
- Office administration
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Sales & marketing
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Customer service
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Banking
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Finance & accounting
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Secretarial & clerical
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Call centre operators
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Retail sales
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Helpdesk operators
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Logistics & distribution
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Warehousing & inventory
- Team leaders
- Human resources
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Management
- Middle management
- Supervisors & department managers
- Senior executives
- Operational
- Technical
- Engineering
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Psychometric
Testing Services (PTS)
1. Administered Tests - Test range and pricing (prices excl. GST)
- Administered by Challenge Consulting at our City or Parramatta offices
- Results in 2 days
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Comprehensive written report by an experienced, registered psychologist
- Telephone discussion with psychologist
- Wide range of tests & pricing.
Ticked areas denote components of each test package as identified
by the test code
2. Online Testing Services
- Our Online Testing Services provide a cost effective, snapshot
assessment
- Enjoy the convenience of conducting testing on your own premises
or anywhere online for immediate results and quicker decisions
- The lower cost of online tests means they can be used freely
for a range of employee types
- Testing is based on more than 40 years of research
- Assess both cognitive (thinking) ability and personality/behavioural
measures
- The test batteries detailed below can be tailored to your needs,
whatever the role you are recruiting for – feel free to
discuss your requirements with us.
Recommended online tests by job position
| Test Battery |
Who is it for? |
What does it do? [For a detailed explanation of these tests, please click the links] |
General Employment Test Battery - Level
1
$145.00 per test (ex GST) |
This test battery measures essential personality/ behavioural
requirements and problem solving skills necessary for success
in junior or entry-level positions, eg:
- Mail clerks
- Juniors
- Clerks
- Process operatives
- Cashier
- Trainees
- Apprentices
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- OCEANIC
– General Personality Inventory (option 1)
Examines such factors as team fit, social ability, work
ethic, reliability and stress tolerance.
- OCEANIC - Sales Effectiveness Questionnaire (option 2)
In addition to examining such factors as team fit, social
ability, work ethic, reliability and stress tolerance, this
version of OCEANIC examines potential to succeed in sales
and sales-related positions.
- OCEANIC - Customer Effectiveness Inventory (option 3)
In addition to examining such factors as team fit, social
ability, work ethic, reliability and stress tolerance, this
version of OCEANIC examines suitability for customer service-based
roles.
- Number Series
Measures problem solving ability and numerical fluency at
an elementary level.
- Word Reasoning
Examines knowledge of word meanings and language comprehension
- Symbol Comparison
Examines clerical and perceptual speed and checking ability
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General Employment Test Battery - Level
2
$195.00 per test (ex GST) |
This test battery is the most widely used of all test
batteries and covers the broadest range of positions, eg:
- Sales & Marketing
- Sales representatives
- Telemarketers
- Market researchers
- Customer Service
- Customer service representative
- Call centre operator
- Administration
- Administrator
- Personal assistant
- Secretary
- Receptionist
- Data entry operator
- Junior-level Accounts
- Accounts payable
- Accounts receivable
- Cashier
- Bank teller
It is suited to applicants with some work experience. |
- OCEANIC
– General Personality Inventory (option 1)
Examines such factors as team fit, social ability, work
ethic, reliability and stress tolerance.
- OCEANIC
- Sales Effectiveness Questionnaire (option 2)
In addition to examining such factors as team fit, social
ability, work ethic, reliability and stress tolerance, this
version of OCEANIC examines potential to succeed in sales
and sales-related positions.
- OCEANIC
- Customer Effectiveness Inventory (option 3)
In addition to examining such factors as team fit, social
ability, work ethic, reliability and stress tolerance, this
version of OCEANIC examines suitability for customer service-based
roles.
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Number Series
Measures problem solving ability and numerical fluency at
an elementary level.
- Word
Reasoning
Examines knowledge of word meanings and language comprehension
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Symbol Comparison
Examines clerical and perceptual speed and checking ability
- Digit Sequence
Measures general reasoning skills and numerical fluency.
- Arrow Sequence
Examines sequential and spatial type reasoning skills.
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Supervisory and Management Employment
Test Battery - Level 3a
$350.00 per test. (ex GST)
Psychologist-authored report $675 per report.
(ex GST) |
This test battery measures a wide range of essential personality/behavioural
traits and problem solving skills.
It is appropriate for positions requiring a higher level of
work or technical experience, eg:
- Junior supervisors
- Graduates
- Team leaders
- Administrators
- Office managers
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- OCEANIC
– General Personality Inventory (option 1)
Examines such factors as team fit, social ability, work
ethic, reliability and stress tolerance.
- OCEANIC
- Sales Effectiveness Questionnaire (option 2)
In addition to examining such factors as team fit, social
ability, work ethic, reliability and stress tolerance, this
version of OCEANIC examines potential to succeed in sales
and sales-related positions.
- OCEANIC
- Customer Effectiveness Inventory (option 3)
In addition to examining such factors as team fit, social
ability, work ethic, reliability and stress tolerance, this
version of OCEANIC examines suitability for customer service-based
roles.
- ATOMS
Examines a person’s sense of purpose, ability to meet
deadlines, mechanics of time management, ability to cope
with changes in work pace, their propensity to plan, and
their organisational skills.
- Digit Sequence
Measures general reasoning skills and numerical fluency.
- Matrices
Examines strategic thinking and logical reasoning. Helps
examine a person’s ability to solve more complex problems.
- OSP General Knowledge / Word Reasoning
Examines verbal reasoning skills and general knowledge.
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Supervisory and Management Employment
Test Battery - Level 3b
$350.00 per test (ex GST)
Psychologist-authored report $675 per report.
(ex GST) |
This test battery measures a wide range of essential personality/behavioural
traits and problem solving skills.
It is appropriate for positions requiring a higher level of
work or technical experience, eg:
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- OCEANIC
– General Personality Inventory (option 1)
Examines such factors as team fit, social ability, work
ethic, reliability and stress tolerance.
- OCEANIC
- Sales Effectiveness Questionnaire (option 2)
In addition to examining such factors as team fit, social
ability, work ethic, reliability and stress tolerance, this
version of OCEANIC examines potential to succeed in sales
and sales-related positions.
- OCEANIC
- Customer Effectiveness Inventory (option 3)
In addition to examining such factors as team fit, social
ability, work ethic, reliability and stress tolerance, this
version of OCEANIC examines suitability for customer service-based
roles.
- ATOMS
Examines a person’s sense of purpose, ability to meet
deadlines, mechanics of time management, ability to cope
with changes in work pace, their propensity to plan, and
their organisational skills.
- Digit
Sequence
Measures general reasoning skills and numerical fluency.
- Matrices
Examines strategic thinking and logical reasoning. Helps
examine a person’s ability to solve more complex problems.
- OSP General
Knowledge / Word Reasoning
Examines verbal reasoning skills and general knowledge.
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Executive and Upper Management Employment
Test Battery - Level 4a
$575.00 per test (ex GST)
Psychologist – authored report $769 per report.
(ex GST) |
Appropriate for senior level technical roles, where no
supervisory skills are required.
Reports are available in standard or extended Psychologist
- authored format.
Feedback on results may be provided when required.
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- OCEANIC – General Personality Inventory
Examines such factors as team fit, social ability, work
ethic, reliability and stress tolerance.
- ATOMS
Examines a person’s sense of purpose, ability to meet
deadlines, mechanics of time management, ability to cope
with changes in work pace, their propensity to plan, and
their organisational skills.
- Matrices
Examines strategic thinking and logical reasoning. Helps
examine a person’s ability to solve more complex problems.
- OSP General
Knowledge / Word Reasoning
Examines verbal reasoning skills and general knowledge.
- Attention
Switching
Examines the ability to change or switch between different
tasks.
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Executive and Upper Management Employment
Test Battery - Level 4b
$575.00 per test
(ex GST)
Psychologist – authored report $769 per report
(ex GST) |
Appropriate for senior level management roles, including
General Manager
Reports are available in standard or extended Psychologist
- authored format.
Feedback on results may be provided when required.
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- OCEANIC
– General Personality Inventory
Examines such factors as team fit, social ability, work
ethic, reliability and stress tolerance.
- ATOMS
Examines a person’s sense of purpose, ability to meet
deadlines, mechanics of time management, ability to cope
with changes in work pace, their propensity to plan, and
their organisational skills.
- Matrices
Examines strategic thinking and logical reasoning. Helps
examine a person’s ability to solve more complex problems.
- OSP General
Knowledge / Word Reasoning
Examines verbal reasoning skills and general knowledge.
- Attention
Switching
Examines the ability to change or switch between different
tasks.
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Risk Management Profile – Full
Version
[Test battery optional extra]
Price on application – included as part of a tailored
test battery. |
A measure of employee risk which can be used for both
staff development and employee selection.Specifically, the
RMP identifies:
- Integrity
- Honesty
- Poor impulse control
- Stress tolerance
- Conscientiousness
It is appropriate for roles such as:
- Security guards
- Law enforcement
- Any role where a weapon may be used
- Cash handling roles
- Machine operating roles
- Hospital and medical
- Roles with a high OH&S risk
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- Oppositional Scale:
High scores on this scale indicate a strong level of individuality,
an intolerance of rules, and self-fulfilling behaviour.
Low scores on this scale indicate a person that tends to
have very high levels of trust, be overly compliant and
altruistic.
- Hard Realism Scale:
People that score high on this scale are described as having
an unforgivable goal focus and strong independence. They
may also be described as having a cynical attitude towards
human nature. People that score low on this scale are described
as lacking independence and being open to being influenced.
- P - Scale:
A person that scores high on this scale will be described
as having a low self-esteem, cold, egocentric and impulsive.
Conversely, a person that scores low on this scale will
be described as being very trusting and overly compliant
and altruistic.
- Aggressiveness/Brutality Scale:
A person that scores high on this scale will tend to endorse
brutality and cruelty and be accepting of harmful actions.
A low score on this scale indicates a lack of assertiveness
and an overly sympathetic demeanour.
- Integrity/Honesty Scale:
People that score high on this scale are described as being
unethical and dishonest. Individuals who score low are described
as having a tendency to be overly frank and single-minded
in following procedures.
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Risk Management Profile – Safety
Inventory
[Test battery optional extra]
Price on application – included as part of a tailored
test battery. |
A measure of employee risk which can be used for both
staff development and employee selection.Specifically, the
RMP Safety Inventory identifies:
- Poor safety attitudes
- Safety behaviour (including driving behaviour)
- Safety perception (propensity to be pressured by the
group)
- Poor impulse control
- Stress tolerance
- Conscientiousness
It is appropriate for roles such as:
- Security guards
- Law enforcement
- Any role where a weapon may be used
- Cash handling roles
- Machine operators
- Hospital and medical
- Roles with a high OH&S risk
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- Safety Attitudes:
People who score high on this scale believe that they are
generally ‘lucky’ and tend to treat safety rules
in regulations in contempt. These individuals believe that
adhering to standard safety procedures has little effect
on accident prevention
- Safety Behaviour:
People who score high on this scale admit to behaving in
an unsafe manner and being ‘risk takers”. Items
from this scale examine track record for following safety
rules and regulations. As past behaviour is often a good
predictor of future behaviour this scale help identify at
risk individuals.
- Safety Perception:
This scale aims to identify employee perception about the
level of adherence to safety practices within their current
place of work. People who score high on this scale report
that they believe that safety regulations are loosely followed
at their place of work. They may also have a propensity
to be pressured by the group in ignoring proper procedures.
- Poor Impulse Control:
People who score high on this scale are described as aggressive
and easily moved to anger. Aggression is often associated
with driving accidents and unsafe practices due to intolerance
and impatience.
- N - Stress Tolerance:
People who score high on this scale are described as, anxious
and are likely to panic in emergency situations. People
with low scores are described as calm and even-tempered.
- Conscientiousness:
The major aspects of the Conscientiousness factor include
scrupulousness, and responsibility. People who score high
on this trait are described as careful, and thorough. Individuals
who score low tend to be careless, inefficient, and undependable.
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Shiftwork Type Indicator (STI-LOCI)
[Test battery optional extra]
Price on application – included as part of a tailored
test battery. |
Appropriate for roles such as:
- Bus / coach drivers
- Taxi drivers
- Retail
- Hospitality
- 24-hour call centres
- Security
- Hospital and medical
- Any role where shift work may be required
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- The Shiftwork Type Indicator is a measure that examines
peak performance at work. It helps identify those individuals
who may not be suited to jobs that involve shiftwork or
irregular sleep patterns.
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3. Career Guidance Services (prices excl.GST)
- Retain key employees and assist them to achieve their potential
- Essential support for job seekers or employees considering a
new direction.
- Full programme or the test and written report format.
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Career Guidance
Report $500 |
Career Guidance
Programme$850 |
Outplacement Programme From $1,500 |
| Full personality profile |
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| Values and motivation questionnaire |
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| Occupational Interest Inventory |
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| Assistance in preparing CV |
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| Advice on interview technique |
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| Support Counselling with registered psychologist |
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| Comprehensive battery of relevant tailored tests |
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| Face to face feedback & development counselling with registered
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4. Myers-Briggs Type Instrument (MBTI)
$400/pp excl GST with significant discounts for group
sessions of 8 or more.
- Most widely used test for understanding normal personality differences
- Accelerate career development and enhance job satisfaction.
Compromise and conflict resolution occur more quickly, naturally
and painlessly. The result is better performance and cost benefits
to the organisation.
5.Tailored Programmes - Fees quoted on a case by case basis
Tailoring test programmes to suit your special circumstances
minimises wasted administrative effort and yields relevant, accurate
and cost effective results that meet your objectives.
Tailored programmes can be developed for:
- Benchmarking
- Target Profiling
- Outplacement
- Career Guidance
- Performance measurement
- Restructuring
6. Hermann Brain Dominance Instrument (HBDI)
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Minorplanet Asia Pacific has been constantly impressed with the
level of service that we have received when utilising Challenge
Consulting's psychological assessment services. The testing process
has been smooth and seamless from start to finish, even when testing
took place interstate. The reports produced are easy to read and
were invaluable in the all-important decision making process and
subsequently as a management tool.