First-Line Supervisor - Construction / Extraction
Directly supervise and coordinate activities of construction or extraction workers.
Top activities and tasks for this job:
- Inspect work progress, equipment, or construction sites to verify safety or to ensure that specifications are met.
- Read specifications, such as blueprints, to determine construction requirements or to plan procedures.
- Supervise, coordinate, or schedule the activities of construction or extractive workers.
- Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates - conduct or attend staff meetings
- Assign work to employees, based on material or worker requirements of specific jobs.
- Coordinate work activities with other construction project activities.
- Making Decisions and Solving Problems
- Estimate material or worker requirements to complete jobs.
About the test (Full Version)
The HR Avatar First-Line Supervisor - Construction / Extraction 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 First-Line Supervisor - Construction / Extraction 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
- Analytical Thinking and Attention to Detail
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Knowledge and Skills
- Construction Fundamentals
- First-Line Supervisory Fundamentals
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Personality
- Adaptability
- Drive
- Integrity
- Maintaining Awareness of Team Member Needs
- Managing Resources & Balancing Priorities
- Resilience
- Teamwork
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Emotional Intelligence
- Empathy and Emotional Self-Control
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Behavioral History
- History Survey - Performance
- History Survey - Tenure
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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 (2020) |
| Bottom 10%: | | $43,570 or less |
| Bottom 25%: | | $54,270 or less |
| Median: | | $67,840 (Average) |
| Top 25%: | | $87,570 or more |
| Top 10%: | | $109,980 or more |
| Hourly US Wages (2020) |
| Bottom 10%: | | $20.95 or less |
| Bottom 25%: | | $26.09 or less |
| Median: | | $32.61 (Average) |
| Top 25%: | | $42.10 or more |
| Top 10%: | | $52.88 or more |
| US Employment Statistics |
| 2020: | | 692,200 |
| 2030 (projected): | | 735,300 |
| Annual U.S. Job Openings: | 70,700 |
Top Knowledge Requirements
- Administration and Management
- Building and Construction
- Mechanical
- Customer and Personal Service
- English Language
- Design
- Public Safety and Security
- Mathematics
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Top Skills
- Coordination
- Active Listening
- Speaking
- Management of Personnel Resources
- Critical Thinking
- Reading Comprehension
- Monitoring
- Time Management
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Top Abilities
- Oral Comprehension
- Oral Expression
- Problem Sensitivity
- Near Vision
- Information Ordering
- Deductive Reasoning
- Written Comprehension
- Speech Clarity
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| Education Requirements |
| No High School Diploma: | | 22% |
| High School Diploma: | | 21% |
| Post-Secondary Certificate: | | 27% |
| Some College: | | 8% |
| Associate's Degree (2 yr): | | 12% |
| Bachelor's Degree: | | 10% |
| This graphic shows the percentage of people in this role who have their highest education in each category. |
| Related Work Experience Requirements |
| 6 Months - 1 Year: | | 12% |
| 1 - 2 Years: | | 14% |
| 2 - 4 Years: | | 17% |
| 4 - 6 Years: | | 13% |
| 6 - 8 Years: | | 8% |
| 8 - 10 Years: | | 5% |
| More than 10 Years: | | 30% |
| 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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