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What is The McQuaig Occupational Test®?
Why do I use it?
What are the benefits?
How do I get the results?
How do I get more information?
What is The McQuaig Occupational Test®?
The McQuaig Occupational Test® (MOT)
indicates an individuals level of general mental ability,
the test measures several key components of intelligence.
MOT test scores correlate highly with scores
of intelligence. (Items assess vocabulary, verbal reasoning
skills and ability to perform simple mathematical
functions). Due to its timed nature, The MOT screens
efficiently for bright personnel who perform well under
pressure in business settings.
MOT scores are not influenced by age or sex.
As with most other measures of general mental ability, there
is a positive relationship between educational achievement
and MOT scores; individuals with advanced education
typically achieve higher scores.
A high score on the MOT does not mean that a
person will be effective at a specific job, nor does a low
score indicate that a person will be ineffective. A persons
personality, character, attitudes, drive and leadership
ability are all of great importance in determining
performance. Often a person compensates for lack of high
mental ability by other strong characteristics.
NOTE: The MOT has been designed for
English-speaking people. If English is a second or a third
language, the candidate may be distinctly disadvantaged
compared to a person for whom it is the first language. In
such a case, a lower score may be attained for an equivalent
level of intelligence. This should be taken into
consideration when interpreting the results.
Getting the best out of the MOT
To get the best use out of The MOT, test your
existing employees. Validate for various jobs in your
organisation and set your own standards. Have a sample of
your best performers in any given job complete The MOT.
Compare their results to those of less effective people in
the same job. See the differences.
Caution: Setting your standards unnecessarily
high would be unfair and setting your standards
unnecessarily low would be counter-productive. The MOT is
one indication only and is not meant to be used in a
pass/fail manner.
It is important to remember that a number of
external factors (eg poor health or stress) may influence a
candidates ability to score well on this test. For this
reason, further factual evidence should be sought to verify
the indications given by The MOT result.
Calculating MOT scores
A person’s score is the number of correct
answers on the test. Although it may be interesting on
occasions to note the number of questions attempted and the
type of questions missed or answered incorrectly, this does
not form part of the score for interpretation purposes.
Score interpretation
The McQuaig Occupational Test® is designed
for use with job roles which require mental agility as a key
competency. Mental agility indicates the capacity of an
individual to think quickly about a variety of subjects
whilst under a time pressure.
The extent to which this competency is used
in any given position is difficult to determine without
first benchmarking others in similar roles.
It is important to measure existing high
performers in similar job roles within your organisation and
determine an internal benchmark against which new candidates
can be measured. It is also important to understand that
temporary ill-health, tiredness, stress, or even a
distracting environment when taking the test, can seriously
impact on the results.
It is important therefore when interpreting
low results to use them only as an indication that further
research is necessary to ensure that the candidate has
sufficient mental agility to function at the expected level
within the job role. This is best achieved through
behavioural questioning at interview, reference checking and
examination of qualifications.
Personality Profile Assessments Ltd. have
some indicative benchmarks available against which candidate
scores may be compared and thus give a general concept of
suitability across a range of job types.
Please contact your
Personality Profile Assessments Ltd.
consultant for further information on how to complete
benchmarking within your company and for full interpretation
of Occupational Test results for both current and
prospective staff.
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