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Take Assessment Welcome to CMA’s online assessment center. To get started, you’ll need a username and password from CMA. Answers to some of our most frequently asked questions about assessments are posted below, or you can access online technical support by clicking here. When you are ready to begin, enter your username and password and click "Sign On." You will be asked to fill out a brief Release of Information form, and then you will reach a list of links to the online questionnaires you will be taking. If you have additional questions, please call CMA at (800) 459-4548.
What is an Assessment? An assessment is a process using multiple sources of information to understand a person’s strengths and developmental areas relative to a specific position or role in an organization. A selection/promotion assessment is used to help ensure a good fit of skills with job requirements. A developmental assessment is used to help obtain information to prepare individuals for future roles and responsibilities. Is it possible to fail an assessment? The majority of our assessment questionnaires do not contain right and wrong answers, so just answer honestly. An assessment is only one part of a larger hiring process. The assessment questionnaires help understand how your unique abilities fit with a specific organization, role and culture. Do I have to complete everything in one sitting? No. We understand you may not have time to complete every questionnaire in one sitting, although we do recommend finishing any one questionnaire that you begin. If you need to pause part of the way through, make a note of the questionnaires you have completed (they will not drop off the list), X out of the window containing the links to each questionnaire, and log back in at the CMA website when you are ready to resume. If you need to stop part of the way through a questionnaire, be sure to follow the onscreen directions. The California Psychological Inventory, for example, has a “Save and Finish Later” option that generates a User ID that allows you to get back to where you left off. For other measures like the Motivation Questionnaire or Leadership Effectiveness Analysis, the site will save your answers up until the last time you advanced to the next page. Keep in mind that most of the questionnaire sites prompt you to change your password as a security precaution, so make a note if you have a new password. Do I have to go in any particular order? Complete the questionnaires in any order. Keep in mind that each task does not “drop off” the list after you complete it, so make a note each time you finish one. How confidential is my information? Beyond CMA, results go exclusively to the company requesting the assessment. Questionnaire results are transmitted in an aggregated form, so answers to individual items on assessment questionnaires do not appear in the assessment summary report. Will I get to see the results? If you are assessing for selection, the results are the property of the requesting organization. Most companies provide feedback only to candidates who go to work for them. If you are assessing for development, you will nearly always have an opportunity to review and discuss your results with a CMA consultant. How long will these questionnaires take? Because most of the questionnaires are untimed, it depends. Here is a list of some of our most common questionnaires and the average times we’ve found it takes candidates to complete each. Keep in mind that these times are approximate and that you will not be taking all of these measures. California Psychological Inventory – 30 minutes Occupational Personality Questionnaire – 40 minutes Leadership Effectiveness Analysis – 40 minutes Sales Performance Assessment – 40 minutes Motivation Questionnaire - 30 minutes Background Questionnaire – 15 minutes Biographical Questionnaire – 20 minutes, or you can submit a resume/CV Verify-Verbal Critical Thinking – 17 minutes (timed, has right/wrong answers) Verify-Numerical Critical Thinking – 21 minutes (timed, has right/wrong answers) How can I tell if everything has gone through? Feel free to contact CMA for a confirmation. Either hit reply on the email you received containing all your usernames and passwords, or call our office at (800) 459-4548. I have an appointment at your offices. Where are you located, and where can I park? Directions for how to get here and where to park are available here. |
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7751 Carondelet Avenue, Suite #302
Saint Louis, MO 63105
[314] 721-1860 [800] 459-4548