About the test
The Engineer - AI-Enabled Systems 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 Engineer - AI-Enabled Systems 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
- Multitasking
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Knowledge and Skills
- AI Agents & Multi-Stage Agentic Workflows
- AI System Guardrails, Security & Responsible Deployment
- API Integration, Data Engineering & System Connectivity
- Large Language Model (LLM) Integration & Prompt Engineering
- Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) Systems
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Personality
- Adaptability
- Drive
- Integrity
- 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
Engineer - AI-Enabled Systems
Design and develop solutions to complex applications problems, system administration issues, or network concerns. Perform systems management and integration functions.
Top activities and tasks for this job:
- Working with Computers
- Making Decisions and Solving Problems
- Getting Information
- Communicate with staff or clients to understand specific system requirements.
- Investigate system component suitability for specified purposes, and make recommendations regarding component use.
- Provide customers or installation teams guidelines for implementing secure systems.
- Direct the analysis, development, and operation of complete computer systems.
- Direct the installation of operating systems, network or application software, or computer or network hardware.
More information about this Job
| Annual US Wages (2024) |
| Bottom 10%: | | $52,650 or less |
| Bottom 25%: | | $76,360 or less |
| Median: | | $108,970 (Average) |
| Top 25%: | | $147,530 or more |
| Top 10%: | | $176,800 or more |
| Hourly US Wages (2024) |
| Bottom 10%: | | $25.31 or less |
| Bottom 25%: | | $36.71 or less |
| Median: | | $52.39 (Average) |
| Top 25%: | | $70.93 or more |
| Top 10%: | | $85.00 or more |
| US Employment Statistics |
| 2024: | | 472,000 |
| 2034 (projected): | | 510,500 |
| Annual U.S. Job Openings: | 31,300 |
Top Knowledge Requirements
- Computers and Electronics
- English Language
- Telecommunications
- Customer and Personal Service
- Engineering and Technology
- Administration and Management
- Design
- Mathematics
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Top Skills
- Reading Comprehension
- Active Listening
- Critical Thinking
- Writing
- Speaking
- Active Learning
- Monitoring
- Mathematics
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Top Abilities
- Written Comprehension
- Oral Expression
- Written Expression
- Problem Sensitivity
- Deductive Reasoning
- Inductive Reasoning
- Oral Comprehension
- Information Ordering
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A Short Version of this test is available. What's the Difference?
Candidates typically need about 45 minutes to complete our full-length job-specific assessments. Our short versions take less than half that time. Like our standard assessments, these tests are based on the U.S. Government Occupational Information Network (O*Net). They do not contain the animated simulation module, however, though they still provide valuable information about all critical performance-related dimensions. Additionally, the short versions optionally include 1-2 virtual video interview questions! Click below for more information:
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