Bank Manager Test

Screen candidates for mental ability, information processing, leadership and ethics with the Bank Manager test.

Purpose

This online Bank Manager Test for pre-employment will identify candidates with the mental ability to learn quickly, handle and quickly process a large information load, and make decisions based on complex information. In addition, the test will reveal if the candidate has the leadership qualities necessary to direct the work of others, make decisions efficiently and in an ethical manner, stay on top of the work in his/her department, and promote a service-minded environment.

What It’s Best Used For

This test is best used during the initial recruitment phase or internal promotion pipeline to make highly informed selection decisions for managerial and leadership-level roles within banking and finance institutions.

• Predicting Cognitive Performance: It accurately identifies candidates who can learn quickly, handle intense mental data loads, and confidently make sound choices based on highly complex information.
• Evaluating Ethical Leadership: The assessment highlights applicants who have the natural capability to oversee team operations efficiently, direct the work of subordinates in an ethical manner, and maintain a client-focused service culture.
• Informing Face-to-Face Interviews: Hiring managers instantly receive a structured score report detailing specific strengths and developmental weaknesses, a script of the candidate’s typed open-ended thoughts, and a customized bank of suggested interview questions to target uncovered vulnerabilities.
• Flexible Global Vetting: Available in both English and Spanish, the test requires no active proctoring and is fully legal for use in Canada.

About the Test

This untimed test takes approximately 2 hours to complete. The test battery has three parts:

• 107 question untimed personality inventory
• 44 item test of mental ability (about equal number of items for verbal reasoning, numerical reasoning, and abstract reasoning)
• 46 open-ended statements to which the candidate must type in short answers

Versions

Personality Only

This managerial-level personality profile can stand on its own or be used in combination with an in-house or off-the-shelf aptitude tests. It consists of 1 part:

• An untimed personality assessment targeting behaviors specific to this role

Express

Short but thorough, this focused test battery combines personality + aptitude. It consists of 2 parts:

• An untimed personality assessment targeting behaviors specific to this type of job.
• A timed test of General Reasoning

Core+

A comprehensive pre-hire screening created for candidates engaged in banking leadership roles. It consists of 3 parts:

• An untimed personality assessment targeting behaviors specific to this role
• An untimed General Cognitive Aptitude Test (includes verbal, numerical, and abstract reasoning)
• An untimed set of open-ended statements to which the candidate has to type in a short answer

Optional Add-On

A Career Development Report for Individuals is available to be added for a nominal charge.

What the Report Gives You

A graphical display of scores of areas covered (see chart), explanation of aptitude results, list of strengths and developmental concerns, display of the narrative comments given to the open-ended statements, and suggested interview questions.

Testing Process

Online personality testing provides immediate reporting. Proctoring is desirable but not required.

Options

Contact us to learn how we can customize the test content for your hiring process or the way information is presented in the report to meet your specifications. We can also help you validate an assessment for your workforce or establish company-specific scoring.

Validity Information: Available upon request.

The Bank Manager Test Evaluates

Sample Questions