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The USA Hire assessment is a series of federal online tests administered by OPM (Office of Personnel Management), to assess candidates’ core cognitive and interpersonal competencies.
The entire USA Hire Assessment takes about 2-3 hours to complete, while each of the questionnaires lasts about 30 minutes. Most USA Hire Assessments: Reasoning, Interaction, Math, and Reading, are timed to 5 minutes per question.
There are five standard USA Hire competency-based assessments:
These do not require any prior job knowledge; however, they can also be paired with an integrity test, or other assessments, measuring technical or specific skills, depending on the position you applied for.
The USA Hire Reasoning Assessment is one of the most difficult USA Hire tests. On this exam, you will have to evaluate arguments, draw logical conclusions, and analyze verbal and abstract information. It contains a few types of reasoning questions:
Assume the first two statements are true. Is the final statement: 1) True, 2) False, or 3) Uncertain based on the information provided?
All members of the football team came to the gym.
Elijah came to the gym.
Elijah is on the football team.
Solving Tip!
Since logic questions usually contain a large amount of information, Sketching often helps simplify the question.
To combine two statements to a conclusion, both statements need to have a common element (Such as the gym), but they must be on two different sides. Then the common element will be eliminated and will end up with a new conclusion.
For example:
If these were the two statements, the conclusion would have been:
In this case, the answer would have been ‘True’.
Ellie, Norah, Ben, Helen, and Josh are waiting in line for the Ferris wheel. Norah is not first. Ben is immediately behind Ellie. Josh is second.
Which of the following statements is true if Ellie is behind Norah?
How to pass the USA Hire reasoning assessment?
Logical reasoning questions are just like puzzles- the more you practice, the better you get. Practice the same question types as the ones on the Occupational Reasoning exam and get detailed answers and solving techniques.
The judgment Assessment, or Situational Judgment Test (SJT), is a video-based exam where you will be asked to provide the most and least effective responses to a given work scenario that played out on the screen.
The question will also instruct you as to whose perspective you should take. For those with hearing issues, there is also a closed caption option to read the text.
Mary has been working in your unit for six months. Her work is quick, she meets deadlines and she is friendly to other employees.
However, she seems to be careless in her work – she doesn’t pay attention and doesn’t check herself properly. You have tried to work on this issue with her but it doesn’t seem to change.
Although she meets her deadlines, discovering and correcting her errors has caused major set-backs to your team and some product releases had to be delayed. Eventually, you have decided to let her go.
However, Mary spoke to the HR department and asked them to find her a new position in the company. They are asking for your input on her. What would you say?
This assessment is also known as the Computer-Adaptive Occupational Interaction Assessment. It is a long questionnaire (150+ questions) asking about your interests, habits, and work preferences. Like in other personality exams, you will be asked to mark how you feel about each statement presented (How much you agree with it or how often you do/think/feel it).
Read the following statement and think about the answer that best describes you most of the time:
There are so many small tasks to be done, on occasion, I find it tempting to simply disregard them all
This statement assesses Self-discipline- the ability to complete tasks and reach goals that have been set, despite various distractions, challenges, boredom, or loss of interest.
High scores characterize productive people who always do their job faithfully and have the ability to manage themselves and complete their responsibilities on time.
Low scores characterize people who have difficulty completing their tasks, who tend to waste valuable time before getting to work and giving up or jumping on to another task when faced with a difficulty or challenge.
Self-discipline is required in the vast majority of jobs and it indicates a desire and ability to work. Therefore it is worthwhile to get high scores on statements that assess this trait.
The Occupational reading USA Hire Assessment is similar to standard reading comprehension tests, in which you are asked to read a passage or table, and then answer questions based on the information provided.
In the past few years, the government has turned to shock tactics in order to fight the battle against smokers and the burden they pose on the country's economy (manifested in sick days and health issues). The latest anti-smoking campaign showed tumors growing on a cigarette. Needless to say, this advert was contentious. On the one hand, the advert has become a viral sensation since its launch and has attracted plenty of attention to the subject. On the other hand, some argue that using a hard-hitting approach doesn't really work because people become very afraid. If someone thinks they might have cancer or a symptom of cancer, they're likely to try to push it out of their mind.
Which one of the following would best replace “contentious” while maintaining the meaning of the passage?
The USA Hire math test measures your ability to solve basic math reasoning questions and perform arithmetic calculations. You will be required to work with decimals, basic probability, fractions, percentages, basic algebra, and basic geometry.
*You are allowed to use a calculator and scratch paper in order to answer the questions.
An organic greenhouse grows Roses and Lilies in an 11:10 ratio in favor of the Roses. On Valentine's Day, the owner of the greenhouse was overflowed with orders and sold out his entire stock of flowers. If the total amount of Lilies was 2,000 how many more Roses than Lilies were sold?
Choose the correct answer:
To clarify the OPM application and assessment process, we have outlined the main steps and guidelines when taking the USA Hire Assessment:
If you are unable to find the email, try checking your spam folder. Additionally, you should be able to access the link via your USA Jobs account.
Your application status may either change to "Referred" or "Eligible" or remain as "Received". Only “Not Referred” status means you failed to pass the assessment.
The complete USA Hire practice pack will help you take the assessment, knowing you can solve any question in it. It contains short simulations for each of the assessments, with sample questions, answers, and explanations that sharpen the mathematical and logical thinking skills required to pass the test.
To pass the USA Hire Assessment you need a score of 70% or above on each of the OPM assessment questionnaires since they are graded individually. Next, the hiring agency will rate you based on both your USA Hire assessment score and the score you received based on the application itself.
Hiring agencies often, but not always, select candidates according to the highest score on the USA Hire assessment, especially when it comes to graduate positions with little or no prior experience. So, it is better to aim for the highest score possible.
You can retake the same USA hire assessment only after a year. The test score will be eligible for any position that requires the exact same test, so if you fail the assessment you will not be able to move on in the hiring process of positions from the same series and grade. However, you might be asked to take additional assessments for different positions.
Here are some details about some other sub-tests that may show up on the USA Hire Assessment.
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The computerized integrity test is one of the most challenging tests in the hiring process. You'll be asked to rate your level of agreement with over 100 statements about behavioral patterns that can affect your performance at work, assessing 14 areas that include gambling approach, use of addictive substances, interpersonal communication, and more.
The challenge of this test is that statements may seem peculiar, so it is very difficult to identify what is being assessed. Also, this test may shake your confidence as alerts pop up during the test, indicating slow answering time, contradictions detected in your answers, and more.
Our online integrity preparation combines theoretical explanations about the integrity test and practical practice tests:
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