Clerical Aptitude Assessment – 3rd Revision

Use the Clerical Aptitude Assessment – 3rd Revision to assess your candidates for the personality traits and Excel skills needed in clerical roles.

Purpose

Clerical Aptitude Assessment – 3rd Revision assesses the personality traits and skills and Excel skills required in a clerical or administrative position.

What It’s Best Used For

This Class A tool is best utilized during the pre-employment screening phase or for internal professional development to thoroughly vet candidates aged 18 and older before committing training budgets. It is highly optimized for selecting data entry clerks, secretaries, receptionist staff, and general administrative assistants.

• Measuring Hard Typing & Data Entry Metrics: The assessment evaluates real-world office speed and accuracy, reporting precise performance baselines for Alpha-Numeric Data Entry, 10-Key Data Entry, and Standard Typing.
• Evaluating Software Expertise: It tracks and scores a candidate’s practical familiarity with the core Microsoft Office Suite, specifically focusing on Excel, Word, Outlook, PowerPoint, and Publisher.
• Testing Critical Core Office Skills: The competency modules actively evaluate a candidate’s capability in Filing, Proofreading, Reading Comprehension, and Graph & Chart Reading.
• Screening Temperament and Soft Skills: Beyond technical capabilities, it builds a deep behavioral profile across Personality Fit, Clerical Competencies, and Transferable Skills—scoring crucial soft skills like time management, task juggling, attention to detail, and emotional regulation.
• Frictionless Recruiting Integration: The testing platform is ATS compatible, features an Impression Management scale to detect over-exaggerated or dishonest answers, and delivers an immediate online score report complete with a customized list of suggested interview questions.

APPLICATION

• Pre-employment
• Professional development

SCALES

Professionalism

• Tolerance for Routine
• Integrity
• Autonomy
• Hardiness/Thick Skin
• Dependability

Social Orientation

• Team Spirit
• Friendliness
• Helpfulness

Office Skills

• Filing
• Reading Comprehension
• Graph & Chart Reading
• Proofreading Skills

Data Entry Skills

• Alpha-Numeric Data Entry Speed
• Alpha-Numeric Data Entry Accuracy
• 10-Key Data Entry Speed
• 10-Key Data Entry Accuracy

Typing Skills

• Typing Speed
• Typing Accuracy

Software Expertise

• Microsoft Outlook
• Microsoft Word
• Microsoft Excel
• Microsoft PowerPoint
• Microsoft Publisher

General Job Skills

• Attention to Detail
• Task Juggling
• Concentration Skills
• Time Management Skills
• Organization Skills

Emotional Intelligence

• Communication Skills
• Social Perceptiveness
• Conflict-Resolution Skills
• Emotional Regulation
• Coping Skills

No. of questions: 167
Question type: Self-assessment, situational, skill testing
Estimated completion time: 60-90 minutes
Shorter versions of assessment: N/A
Recommended age level: 18+
Qualification Level: Class A
Compliance: APA standards
Validation Information:
Coming soon. Data collection is underway.

Features

• Benchmarks: Coming soon. Data collection is underway.
• Interview Questions: Available
• Group Comparisons: Available
• 360 Version: N/A

Report Includes

• Summary
• Introduction
• Graphs
• Detailed narrative interpretation
• Strengths and Limitations
• Advice
• Impression Management

Factors and Scales

Overall Score plus 3 factors, divided into 41 scales:

• Personality Aptitude/Fit: Degree to which a person possesses the right attitude and temperament for a job in the clerical/administrative field.
• Clerical Competencies: Degree to which a person possesses the requisite skills needed to be effective and productive in a clerical/administrative position.
• Transferable Skills: Degree to which a person possesses certain key skills that would be considered an asset in a number of jobs and positions.