About the test
The First-Line Supervisor - Helpers, Laborers, and Material Movers 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 - Helpers, Laborers, and Material Movers 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.
This test also contains an automatically-scored essay component. Writing is a key skill for many jobs and also demonstrates the ability to generate, organize, and communicate relevant ideas effectively.
The specific attributes measured include:
Cognitive Ability
- Analytical Thinking and Attention to Detail
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Knowledge and Skills
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Personality
- Adaptability
- Drive
- Integrity
- Leader Mindset
- 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.
About the job
First-Line Supervisor - Helpers, Laborers, and Material Movers
Directly supervise and coordinate the activities of helpers, laborers, or material movers, hand.
Top activities and tasks for this job:
- Maintain a safe working environment by monitoring safety procedures and equipment.
- Getting Information
- Collaborate with workers and managers to solve work-related problems.
- Review work throughout the work process and at completion to ensure that it has been performed properly.
- Examine freight to determine loading sequences.
- Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates
- Inform designated employees or departments of items loaded or problems encountered.
- Inspect equipment for wear and for conformance to specifications.
More information about this Job
| Annual US Wages (2023) |
| Bottom 10%: | | $39,440 or less |
| Bottom 25%: | | $47,560 or less |
| Median: | | $60,510 (Average) |
| Top 25%: | | $75,940 or more |
| Top 10%: | | $92,140 or more |
| Hourly US Wages (2023) |
| Bottom 10%: | | $18.96 or less |
| Bottom 25%: | | $22.86 or less |
| Median: | | $29.09 (Average) |
| Top 25%: | | $36.51 or more |
| Top 10%: | | $44.30 or more |
| US Employment Statistics |
| 2023: | | 594,100 |
| 2033 (projected): | | 625,600 |
| Annual U.S. Job Openings: | 62,700 |
Top Knowledge Requirements
- Customer and Personal Service
- Production and Processing
- Administration and Management
- Mechanical
- Computers and Electronics
- English Language
- Public Safety and Security
- Mathematics
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Top Skills
- Coordination
- Management of Personnel Resources
- Speaking
- Active Listening
- Critical Thinking
- Time Management
- Complex Problem Solving
- Monitoring
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Top Abilities
- Oral Comprehension
- Oral Expression
- Written Comprehension
- Speech Clarity
- Speech Recognition
- Deductive Reasoning
- Problem Sensitivity
- Inductive Reasoning
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| Education Requirements |
| High School Diploma: | | 35% |
| Post-Secondary Certificate: | | 21% |
| Some College: | | 31% |
| Associate's Degree (2 yr): | | 4% |
| Bachelor's Degree: | | 9% |
| This graphic shows the percentage of people in this role who have their highest education in each category. |
| Related Work Experience Requirements |
| None: | | 2% |
| 6 Months - 1 Year: | | 19% |
| 1 - 2 Years: | | 9% |
| 2 - 4 Years: | | 36% |
| 4 - 6 Years: | | 31% |
| 6 - 8 Years: | | 2% |
| This graphic shows the percentage of people in this role whose related work experience before they entered this position falls into each category. |
Alternate Titles for this Role: Agency Operator, Aircraft Cleaning Supervisor, Boat and Plant Utility Supervisor, Building Materials Supervisor, Car Cleaning Supervisor, Car Wash Supervisor, Carpenter Labor Supervisor, Chute Boss, Circus Supervisor, Circus Train Supervisor, Cleaning Supervisor, Dock Boss, Field Pipe Lines Supervisor, Floor Supervisor, Freight Loading Supervisor, Gang Boss, Gang Supervisor, Garbage Collector Supervisor, Gas Pumping Station Supervisor, Grading Supervisor, Grip Boss, Hatch Boss, Hatch Supervisor, Hub Supervisor, Inventory Control Supervisor, Inventory Supervisor, Labor Supervisor, Labor Utilization Superintendent, Load Out Supervisor, Loading and Unloading Supervisor, Local Sort Supervisor, Mail Handlers Supervisor, Material Handling Crew Supervisor, Material Handling Warehouse Supervisor, Materials Supervisor, Night Warehouse Supervisor, Outbound Warehouse Supervisor, Package Center Supervisor, Package Supervisor, Packaging Supervisor, Parking Lot Supervisor, Platform Material Handler Manager, Platform Material Handling Supervisor, Preload Supervisor, Pumping Supervisor, Reactor Fueling Supervisor, Receiving Manager, Receiving Supervisor, Recycling Manager, Recycling Operator, Refuse Collector Supervisor, Rigger Supervisor, Scrap Preparation Supervisor (Scrap Prep Supervisor), Shipping Manager, Shipping Supervisor, Stevedoring Superintendent, Stevedoring Supervisor, Tank Cleaning Supervisor, Terminal Operations Manager, Trash Collector Supervisor, Warehouse Coordinator, Warehouse Foreman, Warehouse Inventory Coordinator, Warehouse Manager, Warehouse Operations Manager (Warehouse Ops Manager), Warehouse Operations Supervisor, Warehouse Shift Manager, Warehouse Shift Supervisor, Warehouse Supervisor, Warehousing Industry Supervisor, Yard Foreman, Yard Supervisor
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