Collision Repair and Refinish Technician Assessment – Revised

Avoid hiring unskilled employees with the Collision Repair and Refinish Technician Assessment – Revised and ensure that body shop technician applicants are dependable, punctual, ethical, and can multi-task.   The Collision Repair and Refinish Technician Assessment – Revised assesses the collision repair and refinishing skills of car technicians.

Purpose

Assesses the skills and knowledge relevant to car technicians, particularly in the area of collision repair and refinishing.

What It’s Best Used For

This Class A validated assessment (boasting a high Cronbach’s Alpha of 0.94) is best used during the hiring phase or internal professional development cycles to vet automotive collision repairers, automotive painters, and body shop technicians.

• Evaluating 4 Core Success Factors: It groups performance metrics across four critical areas: Conscientiousness (dependability and orderliness), Self-Sufficiency (trade knowledge and working without constant supervision), Ability to Adapt to the Job Environment (multitasking, fast pace, and safety compliance), and Workplace Ethics (honesty and professionalism).
• Measuring 14 Specific Sub-Scales: It provides deep insight into daily shop habits by explicitly scoring punctuality, meticulousness, efficiency, communication skills, responsibility, and adherence to standards.
• Uncovering Inauthentic Answers: The automated report features an impression management scale to flag candidates who try to exaggerate their virtues or cheat the test.
• Streamlining Face-to-Face Vetting: Hiring managers receive an immediate, ATS-compatible online report featuring score graphs, a breakdown of strengths and limitations, and a custom bank of suggested interview questions.

APPLICATION

• Pre-employment
• Professional development

14 Collision Repair and Refinish Technician Assessment – Revised SCALES

• Appearance
• Dependability
• Responsibility
• Efficiency
• Meticulousness
• Knowledge Test
• Independence
• Communication Skills
• Self-Report Past Experience
• Multi-tasking
• Adherence to Standards
• Ethical Treatment
• Willingness to Work
• Punctuality

No. of questions: 96
Question type: Situational, self-report
Estimated completion time: 35 minutes
Shorter versions of assessment: N/A
Recommended age level: 18+
Qualification Level: Class A
Compliance: APA standards; EEOC standards (age)

Validation Information

• Sample Size: 546
• Cronbach’s Alpha: 0.94

Features

Benchmarks: Available (Car Technicians)
Interview Questions: Available
Group Comparisons: Available

Report Includes

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

Factors and Scales

Overall Score plus 4 factors, divided into 14 scales:

• Conscientiousness: Tendency to be a responsible, orderly, cautious and dependable
  worker.
• Self-Sufficiency: Assesses level of knowledge about mechanics, ability to work without assistance by management, and capacity to communicate with colleagues and customers.
• Ability to Adapt to Job Environment: Measures a person’s fit with the requirements of a car technician position – the fast-paced nature of the job, the need to follow safety rules, and other strict standards.
• Workplace Ethics: Extent to which a person presents a positive attitude towards customers and management, and is professional, courteous, honest, and hard-working.