Related Skills
Analytical Skills are closely tied to other abilities, including:
- Problem-solving
- Decision making
- Critical thinking
- Attention to detail
- Communication
- Research
- Analytics
highmatch Aptitude Assessment:
An analytical skills test measures a person’s ability to evaluate information to reach logical and rational decisions.
We use analytical skills every day when recognizing problems, gathering information, analyzing data, interpreting results, and finding solutions.
Analytical thinking is a controlled and purposeful reflective process. Employees who remember a lot of factual knowledge are not necessarily good analytical thinkers.
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Our Assess solution can help you identify critical skills related to analytical thinking, or if you are interested in testing specifically for analytical thinking, our Create solution can do that for you.
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Employers look for employees who can investigate a problem systematically and provide practical solutions. Companies benefit from employees’ analytical thinking because it leads to more effective problem-solving and improved overall productivity.
Jobs that involve detecting patterns, brainstorming, theorizing, and making decisions demand high-level analytical skills. Analytical skills are important for many positions in a variety of fields such as:
Employees whose talents fit the job are more productive, happier and stay longer.
HighMatch candidate reports make it crystal clear if candidates possess the innate talents needed to succeed in the job defined by your organization. Our Create solution provides personalized assessments tailored specifically to your organization’s needs.
During the interview, you have the opportunity to get to know candidates beyond the resume. Conversations with the candidate help you conceptualize how their thinking style would manifest on the job.
To understand a candidate’s ability to analyze and evaluate information, ask questions like:
HighMatch provides interview questions tailored to each candidate. Each guide offers questions based on each person’s personality and skills, making it easy for you to ask thought-provoking questions.
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HighMatch tests for analytical skills using its cognitive aptitude test offered through our Assess solution.
Our workplace psychologists conduct a benchmark study to understand what qualities are most critical for the role, analyze the qualities that top performers share, and then develop a customized Job Profile that includes personality traits, abilities, and skills.
That Job Profile is used to develop the scoring and weighting mechanism for the assessment, helping to identify whether the person is a high, medium, or low fit for the job.
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