Taxi Driver / Chauffeur (Spanish)
Drive automobiles, vans, or limousines to transport passengers. May occasionally carry cargo. Includes hearse drivers.
Top activities and tasks for this job:
- Operating Vehicles, Mechanized Devices, or Equipment - drive automobile, van, or light truck
- Test vehicle equipment, such as lights, brakes, horns, or windshield wipers, to ensure proper operation.
- Follow relevant safety regulations and state laws governing vehicle operation and ensure that passengers follow safety regulations.
- Notify dispatchers or company mechanics of vehicle problems.
- Drive taxicabs, limousines, company cars, or privately owned vehicles to transport passengers.
- Provide passengers with assistance entering and exiting vehicles and help them with any luggage.
- Complete accident reports when necessary.
- Perform routine vehicle maintenance, such as regulating tire pressure and adding gasoline, oil, and water.
About the test (Full Version)
The HR Avatar Taxi Driver / Chauffeur (Spanish) Pre-Employment Assessment was designed to help you hire staff in this role. The test provides a whole-person evaluation by measuring job-relevant cognitive ability, personality, knowledge, skills, and relevant behavioral history.
Each component provides important data for hiring decisions. Cognitive ability has been linked to overall job performance in most jobs and correlates with a candidate's
ability to learn new skills and to solve complex problems. Personality characteristics determine how well the candidate will fit-in with a corporate culture. Knowledge and skills indicate how much training will be needed before a new employee becomes productive. Finally, relevant behavioral history detects counter-productive behaviors that can impact job performance.
The Taxi Driver / Chauffeur (Spanish) test includes an animated work simulation in which candidates meet customers, colleagues and supervisors in a job-related context. Post-test surveys indicate the majority of candidates react favorably to these simulations.
The specific attributes measured include:
Cognitive Ability
- Atención al detalle
- Pensamiento analítico
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Behavioral History
- Estudio de historial – desempeño
- Estudio de historial - permanencia en el puesto
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Personality
- Adaptabilidad
- Busca la perfección
- Civismo Corporativo
- Competitivo
- Desarrolla relaciones
- Disfruta resolviendo problemas
- Muestra una actitud positiva ante el trabajo
- Requiere de una estructura
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Following completion, the test produces a Candidate Selection Report that includes an overall score and detailed scores for each attribute. The overall score weighs each of the factors based on research and analysis from the U.S. Government's Occupational Information Network (O*Net). O*Net represents over a decade of dedicated research evaluating the relative importance of various factors that lead to success in almost 1,000 different job roles.
The Candidate Selection Report also provides expert interview questions that help you probe critical or low-scoring areas, along with a guide for noting your evaluation of the candidate's responses. Consistent use of an interview guide is an important part of gaining better candidate insights and making better hiring decisions.
More information about this Job
Annual US Wages (2018) |
Bottom 10%: | | $19,240 or less |
Bottom 25%: | | $22,150 or less |
Median: | | $25,980 (Average) |
Top 25%: | | $32,180 or more |
Top 10%: | | $40,360 or more |
Hourly US Wages (2018) |
Bottom 10%: | | $9.25 or less |
Bottom 25%: | | $10.65 or less |
Median: | | $12.49 (Average) |
Top 25%: | | $15.47 or more |
Top 10%: | | $19.40 or more |
US Employment Statistics |
2016: | | 305,100 |
2026 (projected): | | 320,300 |
Annual U.S. Job Openings: | 32,700 |
Top Knowledge Requirements
- Transportation
- Customer and Personal Service
- Public Safety and Security
- English Language
- Law and Government
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Top Skills
- Active Listening
- Operation and Control
- Operation Monitoring
- Time Management
- Service Orientation
- Speaking
- Monitoring
- Social Perceptiveness
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Top Abilities
- Far Vision
- Oral Comprehension
- Near Vision
- Control Precision
- Multilimb Coordination
- Response Orientation
- Reaction Time
- Time Sharing
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Education Requirements |
No High School Diploma: | | 2% |
High School Diploma: | | 39% |
Some College: | | 6% |
Bachelor's Degree: | | 3% |
This graphic shows the percentage of people in this role who have their highest education in each category. |
Related Work Experience Requirements |
None: | | 15% |
Less than 1 Month: | | 17% |
6 Months - 1 Year: | | 3% |
1 - 2 Years: | | 10% |
2 - 4 Years: | | 3% |
This graphic shows the percentage of people in this role whose related work experience before they entered this position falls into each category. |
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