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01 · Foundations · 2 min read

What a pre-employment cognitive test actually measures

A cognitive aptitude test is not an intelligence verdict and it is not a personality read. It is a sample of how quickly and accurately someone works through unfamiliar problems under time pressure.
  • —The four kinds of reasoning the test samples
  • —Why the twelve-minute clock is the point, not a flaw
  • —Three things a cognitive score never tells you
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