Inspection Test

The Inspection Test is an entry-level skills assessment designed to evaluate an individual’s ability to quickly and efficiently spot structural differences or defects between similar objects. This straightforward 20-question multiple-choice test takes less than 30 minutes to complete and can be administered via an online system or a traditional paper format. It is built to filter out candidates lacking visual precision before an organization invests high training and onboarding costs into a new hire.

What It’s Best Used For

• Identifying visual discrepancies: Spotting micro-defects, sizing variations, or alignment errors across identical products.
• Screening entry-level manufacturing talent: Vetting high-volume job applicants for assembly line, warehouse, and packaging roles.
• Evaluating procedural compliance: Measuring an applicant’s capacity to strictly follow detailed instructions and checklists.
• Assessing operational focus: Gauging baseline behavioral traits including workplace professionalism and employee assertiveness.
• Informing internal promotions: Auditing the detail-retention skills of current floor staff before elevating them into advanced auditing positions.

Assesses: Ability to inspect
Skill Level: Entry-Level
Test Format: 20 Items, Multiple-choice
Language: English

Available in Paper and Online

The Inspection test is an assessment of the ability to quickly and efficiently find differences in similar objects.

The Inspection Test is Available online and in paper.

Please contact us for pricing and more information.  Sample questions are not available for this instrument.  Sample copies are available for purchase only.

We recommend that test validation be conducted for an organization that meets any of the following criteria:

• Is a highly visible national or international company
• Has more than 200 employees
• Has a labor agreement
• Has a federal contract
• Has ever had an EEO charge
• Needs professional assistance for setting cutting scores on tests

The Uniform Guidelines on Employee Selection Procedures (1978)1, developed by the EEOC, Civil Service Commission, Department of Labor and Department of Justice, are intended to establish a uniform Federal position in the area of prohibiting discrimination in employment practices. Regarding the use of tests and other selection procedures, the Guidelines state:

These guidelines apply to tests and other selection procedures which are used as a basis for any employment decision. Employment decisions include but are not limited to hiring, promotion, demotion, membership (for example, in a labor organization), referral, retention, and licensing and certification, to the extent that licensing and certification may be covered by Federal equal employment opportunity law. Other selection decisions, such as selection for training or transfer, may also be considered employment decisions if they lead to any of the decisions listed above. (Section 2B)

The Guidelines also state:

The use of any selection procedure which has an adverse impact on the hiring, promotion, or other employment or membership opportunities of members of any race, sex, or ethnic group will be considered to be discriminatory and inconsistent with these guidelines, unless the procedure has been validated in accordance with these guidelines. (Section 3A)

From the employer’s perspective, it is very useful to have a job-related test. When tests are job related, they have more credibility with the persons taking them, giving the test takers more confidence in their results and providing less likelihood of complaint or litigation. A validated test is usually the product of research by a psychologist. The resulting validation report is the documented evidence by a professional researcher of the validity of the selection procedure. In the event of complaint or litigation, the report would usually be entered into evidence. In addition, the author would provide testimony that the report reflects generally-accepted professional practice and is in conformance with the requirements of the Uniform Guidelines on Employee Selection Procedures.

1 Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, Civil Service Commission, Department of Labor, and Department of Justice. (1978, August). Uniform guidelines on employee selection procedures. Federal Register, 43, 38290-38315.

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