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Career Aptitude Tests & Work Performance

There is conclusive evidence for the impact of general intelligence and IQ level on job aptitude test scores, trainability, work performance, occupational status and income. A high IQ is therefore cognitive capital in a knowledge-based economy.

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The psychometric job aptitude test – it’s an IQ test! You can train to increase your score
The job aptitude test is also known as the psychometric test, career aptitude test, career test, recruitment test or simply job test. Companies use these numerical and verbal reasoning aptitude tests to screen and select job applicants. Many of these are online psychometric tests. As much as 70% of companies use IQ-based selection tests in their recruitment process. Learn how to improve your job test performance here.
Practice with a free online psychometric test now
By clicking on the link below you can take a free online psychometric test (a free aptitude test). The test format is used by may companies to assess your general cognitive ability – your intelligence and reasoning ability.
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4 measures of career success benefit from a high IQ
There is a conclusive evidence for a the impact of IQ level on trainability, work performance, job performance evaluation, occupational status and income.
IQ level impacts each success outcome
A high IQ improves work performance
Your IQ level is the single most powerful predictor of work performance -not amount of experience, but IQ. Higher IQs have more high performance work practices. The more complex the job, the more the benefits of a high IQ are felt. There is a correlation of .80 (a measure of the strength of a link, ranging from 0 to 1) between IQ and job performance for more complex jobs. This is a very strong link. The better your work performance, the better your job performance evaluation. For a recommended ‘brain plan’ for long term work performance, click on the icon below:
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A higher IQ improves trainability
Being a fast learner is important in today’s job market. For high prestige, challenging jobs, employers look for people who can learn new skills quickly and independently. In general, a high IQ (over 110) is needed to learn a lot on your own. IQs of over 115 are needed to problem solve and reason in on-the-job situations.
Research has shown that employees with an average IQ may need 2-5 times more training time than high IQ employees. And super high IQs go exponential with their learning speed. In one study it took people in the 110 to 130 IQ range about 1 to 2 years to catch up with the super-charged performance of those with IQs of 130+ who had only 3 months’ experience on the job!
High IQs lead to high prestige jobs
At the top of the IQ league, business executives, attorneys, physicians, dentists, professors, & scientists have IQs averaging 125. Tomato peelers – at the bottom of the ‘IQ league’ in one published study – have an average IQ between 60-70. In general professional and technical careers need a higher IQ.
IQ level & income: your IQ is your ‘cognitive capital’ in today’s knowledge economy
IQ level – your cognitive capital – has a significant impact on income. There is a scientifically demonstrated link between your IQ level and how much you earn.
In the income league, the stakes are very high. In the US in 2005, the top 10% of the population carried away 50% of all reported income. In the UK, the top 10 per cent in the job market in 2008 earned around £1000 per week, while the bottom 10 per cent each earned around £250 per week. This is an annual income difference of £52,000 vs £13,000.
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* As measured by a time limited Raven’s Advanced Progressive Matrices test – one of the most valid and highly regarded IQ tests for culture free, general intelligence.

IQ & Psychometric Job Aptitude Tests

The job aptitude test is also known as the psychometric test, career aptitude test, career test, recruitment test or simply job test. As much as 70% of companies use IQ-based selection tests in their recruitment process. Almost all of these aptitude tests are straight IQ tests, such as the Raven’s Advanced Progressive Matrices test.

Our IQ increasing software i3 Mindware has been scientifically demonstrated to improve your fluid intelligence – your on-the-spot reasoning ability. This will impact your job aptitude test score substantially.

IQ and Work Performance

Your IQ level is the single most powerful predictor of work performance -not amount of experience, but IQ. Higher IQs have more high performance work practices. The more complex the job, the more the benefits of a high IQ are felt. There is a correlation of .80 (a measure of the strength of a link, ranging from 0 to 1) between IQ and job performance for more complex jobs. This is a very strong link. The better your work performance, the quicker you progress your career.

IQ and Trainability

There’s one very good reason besides work performance why employers use IQ tests in recruitment. Higher IQs are fast learners. Research has shown that employees with an average IQ may need 2-5 times more training time than high IQ employees. And super high IQs go exponential with their learning speed. In one study it took people in the 110 to 130 IQ range about 1 to 2 years to catch up with the high-powered performance of those with IQs of 130+ who had only 3 months’ experience on the job.


IQ and Career Success References

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Gottfredson, L.S. (1997) Why g matters: The complexity of everyday life. Intelligence 24:79–132.

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Ree, M. J., Earles, J. A., & Teachout, M. S. (1994). Predicting job performance: Not much more than g. Journal of Applied Psychology, Vol. 79, pp. 518-524.

Schmidt, F. L., & Hunter, J. E. (1981). Employment testing: Old theories and new research findings. American Psychologist, Vol. 36, pp. 1128-1137.

Schmidt, F. L. & Hunter, J. E . (1998). The validity and utility of selection methods in personnel psychology: Practical and theoretical implications of 85 years of research findings. Psychological Bulletin, Vol. 124, pp. 262-274.

Tett, R. P., Jackson, D. N., & Rothstein, M. (1991). Personality measures as predictors of job performance: A meta-analytic review. Personnel Psychology, Vol. 44, pp. 703-742.

 

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I am a cognitive scientist specializing in health, resilience and performance (HRP) brain training interventions and self-quantification. I have a joint Ph.D in cognitive psychology and neuroscience from the Center of the Neural Basis of Cognition (Carnegie Mellon/Pittsburgh) and for a number of years was a researcher and lecturer at Cambridge University.

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