Wonderlic Personnel Tests

The Wonderlic Personnel Test (WPT ) is a standardized test used to test the cognitive , verbal and quantitative skills of potential employees This test was developed by the industrial psychologist Eldon F Wonderlic in 1936 . The author intentionally used the word personnel instead of intelligence to reduce the anxiety of those who must take the test . The test is run for 12 minutes , with 50 questions which participants usually do not complete on time . The intelligence of employees is judged through the test and the test items include vocabulary , sentence rearrangement , logic , arithmetic

and interpretation of proverbs . A score of 21 , considered an average score is equal to the average IQ of 100 . Higher scoring applicants are expected to learn quicker , master more complex material , and have better judgment than lower scoring applicants

The WPT test has some very obvious advantages . For one , it allows a prospective employee to demonstrate his mental abilities , which assists the employer in determining the aptitude and skills required for handling the particular job . Moreover , the method avoids favoritism which perhaps is very common during interviews during the screening process . In addition , WPT provides data in the shortest possible time to the employers resulting in making the selection process faster . Although the WPT is not error free like other tests , but it does help in choosing qualified candidates based on their skill as well as , psychologically assesses their capability , which may otherwise be difficult for employers to make out during the interview . Many jobs need initial...