System and method for assessment testing

A method for evaluating at least one capability of an individual seeking or holding a job with a specified employer, comprising:

• providing a plurality of images including at least one graphic element depicting a service provider, at least one graphic element depicting a customer of the specified employer, and at least one graphic element depicting an environment that at least partially represents a facility used by the specified employer, wherein at least one of the plurality of images depicts a visual attribute of the specified employer;
• generating a composite image including the plurality of images, the composite image depicting a work scenario occurring at least in part at the facility used by the specified employer;
• causing the composite image to be displayed with at least one question pertaining to the work scenario and a plurality of candidate responses to the at least one question;
• accepting as input at least one user-generated assessment of at least one of the plurality of candidate responses;
• and
• generating as output a score indicative of the individual's capability based on the at least one user-generated assessment.

A computer-implemented method for evaluating at least one capability of an individual seeking or holding employment, comprising:

• displaying on a monitor a graphic stimulus, a textual question pertaining to the graphic stimulus and a plurality of responses to the textual question;
• displaying on the monitor at least one representation of a control element that is movable in response to a user-actuated input device to one or more positions each indicative of a user-generated assessment;
• accepting as input at least one user-generated assessment for at least one of the plurality of responses;
• and
• generating as output a score indicative of individual's capability based on the user-generated assessment.

A method for evaluating at least one capability on of an individual seeking or holding a job with a specified employer, comprising:

• defining a plurality of attributes that are associated with the capability;
• accepting an attribute ranking input representing a user generated assessment of the relative importance of each of the plurality of attributes;
• displaying a plurality of scenarios;
• accepting one or more scenario inputs representing user generated responses to the plurality of scenarios, wherein the scenario inputs are relevant to one or more of the attributes;
• accepting an experience input representing a user generated indication of the individual's experience in performing each of a plurality of activities, wherein at least some of the activities require for their proper performance at least one or more of the plurality of attributes;
• and
• generating as output a score indicative of the individual's capability based on the attribute ranking input, the scenario inputs and the experience input.

A computer-implemented method for evaluating at least one capability of an individual seeking or holding employment with a specified employer, comprising:

• displaying on a computer monitor a graphic image depicting an interaction between a service provider and a customer of the employer;
• displaying text describing a plurality of alternative actions that could be taken by the individual during the depicted interaction;
• accepting as a first input an assessment with respect to each of the plurality of alternative actions;
• displaying on the computer monitor a plurality of graphic images each depicting a potential reaction by the customer to at least one of the plurality of alternative actions;
• accepting as a second input an assessment by the individual of the likelihood-of-occurrence of each potential reaction;
• and
• generating as output a score indicative of individual's capability based on the first input and the second input.

A universal competency assessment method for evaluating at least one capability of an individual seeking or holding a job with a specified employer, comprising:

• assessing a plurality of competencies to determine the degree to which each competency is able to predict whether the individual possesses the capability without regard to the nature or industry of the job with the specified employer;
• selecting a subset of the competencies based on ability of each competency to predict whether the individual possesses the capability;
• accepting as input at least one user-generated assessment that is relevant to each competency of the subset of competencies;
• and
• generating as output a score indicative of the individual's capability based on the at least one user-generated assessment.