aptitude test
noun
: a standardized test designed to predict an individual's ability to learn certain skills
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Prospective recruits have three months to achieve the necessary score on the aptitude test or to lose enough weight to meet requirements.
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Dexter Filkins, The New Yorker, 3 Feb. 2025
Applicants must pass a medical exam, an aptitude test and a psychological test that is more stringent than that required of a pilot, said Chris Wilbanks, FAA deputy vice president of safety and technical training.
—Alexandra Hutzler, ABC News, 31 Jan. 2025
Unpopular perspective: Personality assessments, aptitude tests and candidate interview assignments are detrimental to the hiring process.
—Lori Landrum, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2024
Since standardized testing tends to produce biased results, companies that use aptitude tests to screen out candidates may be creating unintentional liabilities as well as one-dimensional applicant profiles.
—Lori Landrum, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2024
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Dexter Filkins, The New Yorker, 3 Feb. 2025
Applicants must pass a medical exam, an aptitude test and a psychological test that is more stringent than that required of a pilot, said Chris Wilbanks, FAA deputy vice president of safety and technical training.
—Alexandra Hutzler, ABC News, 31 Jan. 2025
Unpopular perspective: Personality assessments, aptitude tests and candidate interview assignments are detrimental to the hiring process.
—Lori Landrum, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2024
Since standardized testing tends to produce biased results, companies that use aptitude tests to screen out candidates may be creating unintentional liabilities as well as one-dimensional applicant profiles.
—Lori Landrum, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2024
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