Unfortunately, we no longer offer the Management Aptitude Test. 

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Use the Management Aptitude Test to ensure that your management applicants have problem solving, communication and planning skills, can supervise and handle administrative duties.   Before you invest the time and money to train a new employee, test your applicants for things like:

• Communication
• Problem Solving
• Manage
• Plan

This test provides the answers you need to make informed hiring and promotion decisions.

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The Management Aptitude Test helps evaluate critical thinking skills which are typically relevant to management positions, including the ability to make smart business decisions, analyze and solve situational problems, monitor a budget and supervise and communicate effectively with others. The MAT assessment is used to help select management and supervisory personnel, to help identify training needs and to help assess skill and business knowledge for promotion possibilities.

The Management Aptitude Test assessment helps measure:

Problem Solving – the ability to evaluate information, give relevant considerations when making decisions, interpret data and react appropriately to changing situations.

Planning and Organizing – the ability to develop long-range plans and short-term activities, including setting business objectives and delivery schedules.

Management Responsibility – the extent to which the individual feels responsible for and in control of, work performance and job advancement.

Communication – the ability to present information formally and informally in written and oral contexts and communicate effectively with customers, staff, peers and supervisors.

Supervisory Skills – the skill level in planning and overseeing the work of subordinates and managing work flow.

Administrative Skills – the ability to implement and monitor actions to ensure compliance with policies and regulations, distribute information, allocate staff and maintain records.

Business Control – the skill in and concern for controlling expenses, reducing costs, setting performance standards and reviewing budgets.

Managerial Potential Index – a composite score of the scales reflecting a candidate’s overall ability to successfully perform management tasks.

Normative Data – norms are based upon job candidates from organizations in a wide range of industries.

Validation Studies – have been conducted on the MAT assessment in a variety of settings including healthcare and advertising.

Report – the MAT provides a graphic depiction of the candidate’s scores and an overall estimate of potential.

This assessment was originally a part of the Science Research Associates (SRA), assessment lineup, a subsidy of IBM. The ownership then changed as follows over the years and became London House, then Reid London House, then Pearson Reid London House, then Vangent, then General Dynamics IT, and finally Fifth Theory.

This, and other related assessments, went off market around 2018 and is no longer being published or available for purchase.