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Communication (Intermediate) test

Type: Situational judgment

Time: 10 min

Languages: English

Level: Intermediate

Summary of the Communication (Intermediate) test

TestGorilla's Communication (Intermediate) test evaluates candidates' skills in communicating clearly and effectively in business settings. This includes written, verbal, and interpersonal communication in an appropriate and professional manner, and assessing their skills in active listening and nonverbal communication.

Covered skills

Written communication
Verbal communication
Interpersonal communication
Nonverbal communication and active listening

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Any role that requires good communication skills in a professional environment.

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About the Communication (Intermediate) test

Effective business communication entails more than just language proficiency; it involves communicating with clarity, connecting empathetically, and responding maturely. Individuals who consistently demonstrate excellent professional communication skills have the ability to forge strong relationships, lead more effectively, and enhance their visibility within their organization – as well as the organization’s visibility in the market.

Hiring candidates with strong communication skills will also help your organization succeed in less direct ways, as effective communication helps foster collaboration, enhance productivity, and promote a positive work environment, especially when they are placed in managerial or leadership positions.

This intermediate communication test evaluates candidates' skills in understanding, using, and interpreting written, verbal communication, and interpersonal communication in a business context, as well as their skills in active listening and nonverbal communication.

Candidates who perform well on this screening test can listen attentively to others, communicate with confidence and open-mindedness, and offer both empathy and feedback in the appropriate scenarios and in the appropriate manner.

Explore the test science

This test is made by a subject-matter expert

Sarah E.

Storyteller, communication coach, author, and professional musician Sarah offers workshops and coaching packages that reduce miscommunication – the most common cause of tension in the workplace.

With nearly 20 years’ experience working in public sector agencies, Sarah has completed an MBA and achieved the StrengthsFinder certification, both of which she uses to improve professional environments and guide teams to communicate in a way that increases satisfaction and happiness at work and at home.

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FAQs

An assessment is the total package of tests and custom questions that you put together to evaluate your candidates. Each individual test within an assessment is designed to test something specific, such as a job skill or language. An assessment can consist of up to 5 tests and 20 custom questions. You can have candidates respond to your custom questions in several ways, such as with a personalized video.

A video question is a specific type of custom question you can add to your assessment. Video questions let you create a question and have your candidates use their webcam to record a video response. This is an excellent way to see how a candidate would conduct themselves in a live interview, and is especially useful for sales and hospitality roles. Some good examples of things to ask for video questions would be "Why do you want to work for our company?" or "Try to sell me an item you have on your desk right now."

Besides video questions, you can also add the following types of custom questions: multiple-choice, coding, file upload, and essay. Multiple-choice lets your candidates choose from a list of answers that you provide, coding lets you create a coding problem for them to solve, file upload allows your candidates to upload a file that you request (such as a resume or portfolio), and essay allows an open-ended text response to your question. You can learn more about different custom question types here.

An assessment is the total package of tests and custom questions that you put together to evaluate your candidates. Each individual test within an assessment is designed to test something specific, such as a job skill or language. An assessment can consist of up to 5 tests and 20 custom questions. You can have candidates respond to your custom questions in several ways, such as with a personalized video.

A video question is a specific type of custom question you can add to your assessment. Video questions let you create a question and have your candidates use their webcam to record a video response. This is an excellent way to see how a candidate would conduct themselves in a live interview, and is especially useful for sales and hospitality roles. Some good examples of things to ask for video questions would be "Why do you want to work for our company?" or "Try to sell me an item you have on your desk right now."

Besides video questions, you can also add the following types of custom questions: multiple-choice, coding, file upload, and essay. Multiple-choice lets your candidates choose from a list of answers that you provide, coding lets you create a coding problem for them to solve, file upload allows your candidates to upload a file that you request (such as a resume or portfolio), and essay allows an open-ended text response to your question. You can learn more about different custom question types here.

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