Assessments:  Worker Characteristics:   Abilities  Assessments  Abilities identifies identify the enduring talents (cognitive, psychomotor, physical & sensory) that can help in work-related areas. Ratings will be completed for 52 ability areas including the areas of verbal, idea generation & reasoning abilities, quantitative, memory, perceptual, spatial, attentiveness, fine manipulative, control movement, reaction (time & speed), physical strength, endurance, flexibility (balance & coordination), visual and auditory & speech. Each item in the assessment contains 7 levels of the ability statement. In order to clarify the levels, examples are shown in the context of the ability area. The applicant rates his/her that they possess in the ability area. The job evaluator rates the level required by the ability area and the importance. The applicant and job evaluator will answer a series of 52 questions. The approximate completion time is 12 minutes. Typical applicant screen.   Typical job evaluator screen. The assessment is based on the content shown below. If these factors are critical for a job, then the Ability assessment should be completed by the job evaluator and applicant. Cognitive Verbal Idea Generation & Reasoning Quantitative Memory Perceptual Spatial Attentiveness Psychomotor Fine Manipulative Control Movement Reaction Time and Speed   Physical Physical Strength Endurance Flexibility, Balance, and Coordination Sensory Visual Auditory and Speech