Pre-Employment Screening Assessments
Employers want to hire applicants who are reliable, good team players, and trustworthy. Some employers require applicants to complete screening tests to help them learn about a job candidate’s knowledge, ethics, and personality. Completing these tests requires good reading comprehension and social intuition, as well sustained concentration and effective test-taking skills. Students should be trained to recognize the “red flag” responses that might exclude them from consideration for the job. Helping students understand what kinds of tests they should expect and how to approach difficult questions will allow them to feel confident when completing pre-employment assessments.
Teaching Ideas
Click on the icons below for detailed information on how to teach this skill.
Guiding Questions
- Does the student understand why some companies use these tests to screen applicants?
- Would the student be able to identify and avoid the “red flag” responses (related to questions about teamwork, accepting supervisor feedback, following rules and regulations, customer service) that would immediately exclude him from further consideration?
- Would the student be able to identify the best answer to questions that assessed his ability to follow instructions and accept feedback?
- Would the student be able to identify the best answer to questions that assessed his ability to work well with others (i.e. to be a “team player)?
- Would the student be able to identify the best answer to questions that assessed his dependability and reliability and time management skills?
Visual Supports
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The to-do list (also referred to as a "work system"or "activity system") visually clarifies a series of activities that a student is to do.
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Graphic organizers can provide a student with a way to represent and organize concepts, thoughts, feelings, behaviors, and potential outcomes.
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Social narratives are a set of tools that visually represent social situations and appropriate social behaviors. The social narrative connects the important details of a setting or social situation to support the student in understanding the social context and in developing a new social skill.
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Visual Cues are learning materials that students can keep with them to help guide them through real life situations.
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Does the design of space and furniture help the student focus during practice assessment opportunities?
If the student did need to seek accommodations during the hiring process under ADA, would those include any adjustments to the testing environment?
Does the environmental design address student issues with proximity to others or even distractibility that may reduce performance (working close to others may set up too much interaction)?
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