<p>Ok, so thanks to CC, I am now fairly conversant with the ACT, SAT I, SAT II and the AP tests, but what is the Wonderlic Test?</p>
<p>What does it test, what is it used for and is it well-respected?</p>
<p>Here’s a sample of some questions from a Wonderlic Test–it seems to be an employment screening test.</p>
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<p>I work for a human resource consulting firm that uses Wonderlic for some of the positions we fill, but mainly for our own internal positions. The results are not just a number - it also gives a recommendation such as “cautionary” i.e. this score isn’t that good for the position we want to fill.</p>
<p>If Vince Young (the Texas quarterback) really did score a 6 (as the news is reported coming out of the NFL combine), that is VERY poor. We use the 12 minute, 50 question test and we don’t like to go below ~23 for our recruiters.</p>
<p>Wonderlic sounds too much like what Driver was suggesting in the Ann Coulter thread…</p>
<p>Here are sites with more info about these tests:</p>
<p><a href=“Wonderlic | The most trusted name in pre-employment assessment - Wonderlic”>Wonderlic | The most trusted name in pre-employment assessment - Wonderlic;
<a href=“http://www.jobbank-ja.com/tas/wpt.asp[/url]”>http://www.jobbank-ja.com/tas/wpt.asp</a></p>
<p>Actually, we use it just as a test of “intelligence.” We have a separate behavioral assessment tool that we use. I took the Wonderlic last October when I first interviewed for my job. It reminded me a great deal of the SAT - a scaled down, mini version. It has math and verbal questions. When I took the test, I was told that it was highly unlikely I would finish in the allotted time. So, I plotted my strategy carefully: I answered the questions I knew stone cold first, figuring if I had time at the end I would go back and deal with the ones I wasn’t sure of. I didn’t realize that there’s no penalty for wrong answers and, as I was concerned with getting as many right as possible, I went for maximum number correct in minimum time. I’m assuming that employing a strategy in taking the test displays a level of intelligence in and of itself.</p>
<p>My firm recruits for all levels of positions, including our own consultant position. It is actually pretty mind-boggling how high a percentage of people “fail” the Wonderlic. I suppose that could lead to an entire sociological discussion on how “intelligence” can be a non-factor considering how successful some of these applicants are and how low their Wonderlic scores are and whether Wonderlic is a predictor of anything in the first place.</p>
<p>But, as I first said, we use it as one tool (among many) to distinguish applicants and it does seem to provide a basic benchmark of the level of intelligence we’re looking for in applicants.</p>
<p>Does the NFL give that test to aspiring quarterbacks?<br>
(doing some research - will get back to you on this)</p>
<p>all NFL prospects take the test… it theoretically tests how well they can learn things (like the plays and stuff).</p>
<p>Sample Questions here: <a href=“http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/page2/story?page=020228test[/url]”>http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/page2/story?page=020228test</a></p>
<p>Wonderlic says 10 is literacy, and the average person scores 20 (= 100 IQ). Only one NFL player is known to have scored a perfect 50, and he was a Harvard grad.</p>
<p>Average scores:</p>
<p>Offensive tackles: 26
Centers: 25
Quarterbacks: 24
Guards: 23
Tight Ends: 22
Safeties: 19
Middle linebackers: 19
Cornerbacks: 18
Wide receivers: 17
Fullbacks: 17
Halfbacks: 16</p>
<p>The average scores in other professions look like this:</p>
<p>Chemist: 31
Programmer: 29
Newswriter: 26
Sales: 24
Bank teller: 22
Clerical Worker: 21
Security Guard: 17
Warehouse: 15</p>
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