About the job
First-Line Supervisor - Office and Administrative Support
Directly supervise and coordinate the activities of clerical and administrative support workers.
Top activities and tasks for this job:
- Working with Computers
- Supervise the work of office, administrative, or customer service employees to ensure adherence to quality standards, deadlines, and proper procedures, correcting errors or problems.
- Resolve customer complaints or answer customers' questions regarding policies and procedures.
- Provide employees with guidance in handling difficult or complex problems or in resolving escalated complaints or disputes.
- Getting Information
- Making Decisions and Solving Problems
- Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates
- Processing Information
About the test (Full Version)
The First-Line Supervisor - Office and Administrative Support 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 - Office and Administrative Support 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
- First-Line Supervisory Fundamentals
- Writing
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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 (2023) |
Bottom 10%: | | $41,060 or less |
Bottom 25%: | | $50,160 or less |
Median: | | $63,450 (Average) |
Top 25%: | | $79,690 or more |
Top 10%: | | $100,270 or more |
Hourly US Wages (2023) |
Bottom 10%: | | $19.74 or less |
Bottom 25%: | | $24.12 or less |
Median: | | $30.50 (Average) |
Top 25%: | | $38.31 or more |
Top 10%: | | $48.21 or more |
US Employment Statistics |
2023: | | 1,570,500 |
2033 (projected): | | 1,501,400 |
Annual U.S. Job Openings: | 138,100 |
Top Knowledge Requirements
- Administration and Management
- Customer and Personal Service
- English Language
- Administrative
- Computers and Electronics
- Personnel and Human Resources
- Economics and Accounting
- Education and Training
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Top Skills
- Active Listening
- Reading Comprehension
- Speaking
- Coordination
- Monitoring
- Social Perceptiveness
- Critical Thinking
- Management of Personnel Resources
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Top Abilities
- Oral Comprehension
- Written Comprehension
- Oral Expression
- Speech Clarity
- Speech Recognition
- Written Expression
- Problem Sensitivity
- Information Ordering
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Education Requirements |
High School Diploma: | | 23% |
Some College: | | 20% |
Associate's Degree (2 yr): | | 10% |
Bachelor's Degree: | | 45% |
This graphic shows the percentage of people in this role who have their highest education in each category. |
Related Work Experience Requirements |
None: | | 12% |
6 Months - 1 Year: | | 3% |
1 - 2 Years: | | 16% |
2 - 4 Years: | | 15% |
4 - 6 Years: | | 44% |
More than 10 Years: | | 8% |
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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