FACT: The Saratoga Institute and Kepner-Tregoe, Inc report that the average cost of turnover is about 25% of the employee's annual salary plus benefits. Using the example of a 1,000 employee company with an average salary/benefit package of $60,000, the annual costs associated with employee turnover equates to approximately 2 million dollars."
 

Software Skills Tests Including Microsoft Office

Use state-of-the-art software simulations in an interactive testing environment to test candidates on today's most popular desktop software, including Microsoft Office, Lotus SmartSuite, WordPerfect and more.

  • HRT's Software Skills tests enable test takers to perform tasks in any way the actual office software allows, giving you the most realistic view of a candidate's capabilities without requiring you to purchase the actual software.

  • Software Skills includes independently validated standard tests for all major software products, as well as tests on basic and advanced skills.

  • HRT provides powerful, accurate performance-based testing on every version of Microsoft Office, the world's most popular desktop software package, including Office 2003.

  • In addition to providing standard, validated tests on all Microsoft Office products, HRT also provides a database of 100-200 test questions for each Microsoft Office application, covering all major features of every Microsoft Office version.  This database of questions can be used to customize the testing application to your specific needs.

  •  Software Skills features HRT's advanced test-making option, enabling you to create tests that include questions from any HRT test product, or combine your own questions with HRT's advanced simulation test items!   

 

All tests consist of 30 to 35 questions and take approximately 20 minutes to complete. Each test is available in three options:

  • Basic:  Covers beginner questions such as Saving, Printing, Copying, Pasting, Bolding, etc.

  • Standard: This is our most popular seller.  It covers beginner, intermediate and advanced level questions all in the same test. 

  • Advanced:  This option only covers advanced level questions and is perfect for employees that need to know more expert functions such as the use of Formulas, Tables, Macros, etc.

Score Reports

The Software Skills score report is comprehensive and extremely detailed.  The report displays the time the candidate took to complete the test, their overall score as well as their scores on the beginner, intermediate and advanced levels.  Scores are also reported by category tested (e.g., printing, editing, formatting, etc.).  And finally, the report lists all of the test questions and whether it was answered correctly, incorrectly or was left incomplete.  This detailed information will help you determine the precise strengths and weaknesses of the candidate.
 


Software Skills Tests Available

  • Microsoft Access - 97, 2000, 2002 or 2003

  • Microsoft Excel - 97, 2000, 2002 or 2003

  • Microsoft FrontPage

  • Internet Explorer - 4.0, 5.0

  • Lotus 1-2-3 - DOS, Millennium, 97, 5.0

  • Lotus AmiPro - 3.0

  • Lotus Freelance - 2.1, 97

  • Lotus WordPro - Millennium, 97

  • Netscape - 4.5

  • Microsoft Outlook - 97, 2000, 2002

  • Microsoft PowerPoint - 97, 2000, 2002 or 2003

  • Software Productivity

  • Microsoft Windows - 98, 3.1, XP, 2000, ME or 2003

  • Microsoft Word - 97, 2000, 2002, or 2003

  • WordPerfect - 7.0, 8.0

 
 

 
 

Testimonial
 

"HRT's testing content has proven to be a winner with our clients contributing both to our sales growth and new customer acquisitions.  We value greatly our relationship with HRT and would definitely recommend their testing products and consulting services with no hesitation." 
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Jon Haber, President

Skillcheck

Burlington, MA