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EEI Testing Update and Strategies to Enhance Candidate Outcomes April 20, 2017

EEI Testing Update and Strategies to Enhance Candidate Outcomes April 20, 2017. Speakers. Rob Michel, Ph.D., Director Employment Testing, EEI Valerie Taylor, Education Consultant, CEWD. Learning Objectives. Identify purpose of new sections of EEI test

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EEI Testing Update and Strategies to Enhance Candidate Outcomes April 20, 2017

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  1. EEI Testing Update and Strategies to Enhance Candidate Outcomes April 20, 2017

  2. Speakers • Rob Michel, Ph.D., Director Employment Testing, EEI • Valerie Taylor, Education Consultant, CEWD

  3. Learning Objectives • Identify purpose of new sections of EEI test • Describe what else is new with the EEI testing program • Discuss strategies that work to enhance testing outcomes, including CEWD’s Get Into Energy Math & Test Prep Workshop

  4. Webinar Outline • Introduction and overview – why this webinar? • EEI Employment Testing Program update • New Assembling Objects and Figural Reasoning test components • Other EEI ET project updates • CEWD’s revised Get Into Energy Math & Test Prep Workshop • Other strategies for increasing test pass rates

  5. First Polling Question… • Which of the following roles do you play at your company? • Human Resources • Testing Administrator • Other

  6. Filling the Talent Pipeline: We’re in This Together! • Internal partners – recruiters, testing program managers, line managers • External partners – EEI Employment Testing Department, CEWD, educational partners • Immediate goals may sometimes differ, but the ultimate goal is the same • Communication and coordination are critical components of success

  7. EEI Employment Testing Department • Mission: Provide the electric utility industry with the most effective pre-employment selection solutions possible, at a reasonable cost and with exceptional support and customer service • One key tenet is to help streamline the hiring process by providing multiple/flexible test administration options • Computer-based testing (CBT) is a critical stepping stone

  8. POSS and MASS Test Battery Changes • Eliminate “speeded” test components • Remove Visual Pursuit from POSS B • Remove Tables & Graphs from POSS C • Replace vendor test (Assembly) with newly developed test components • Figural Reasoning for POSS B & POSS C • Assembling Objects for MASS

  9. Figural Reasoning • Identify patterns to solve problems • 20 questions; 10-minute time limit • Three problem types • Picture Series • Picture Comparison • Picture Progression

  10. Figural Reasoning: Picture Series

  11. Figural Reasoning: Picture Comparison

  12. Figural Reasoning: Picture Progression

  13. Assembling Objects • Visualize the correctly assembled form of an object • 20 questions; 15-minute time limit • Two problem types • Marked connections • Puzzle assembly

  14. Assembling Objects: Marked Connections

  15. Assembling Objects: Puzzle Assembly

  16. Current EEI Employment Testing Projects and Initiatives • Testing centers • Mechanical concepts SkillBuilder • POSS and MASS revalidation • Conference on Testing

  17. Strategies to Enhance Candidate Outcomes

  18. Improving Pre-employment Test Pass Rates • Only two possible paths to improving pre-employment test pass rates • Change your applicant pool mix • Inform/develop your current applicant pool

  19. Change Your Applicant Pool Mix • Targeted recruiting • “Targeted” means identifying applicants more likely to succeed in the selection process and convincing them to apply • Simply casting a broader net will not typically improve pass rates (even though it could increase the number of applicants who pass)

  20. Change Your Applicant Pool Mix • Strategic partnerships • Educational partners • Community development partners • Government partners • Non-profit partners

  21. Inform/Develop Your Current Applicant Pool • Information is power • EEI test brochures • EEI practice tests • Company specific descriptions of your hiring process

  22. Polling Question • Do you advertise testing requirements in your job postings? • Yes • No

  23. Inform/Develop Your Current Applicant Pool • Applicant development – three philosophies • Applicant’s responsibility (no resources provided) • Shared responsibility (resources provided but up to applicant to take advantage) • Company’s responsibility (developmental opportunities provided)

  24. GIE Math & Test Prep Workshop • Developed as part of a TAACCCT grant awarded to the Arizona Sun Corridor-Get Into Energy Consortium in 2012 • A structured program that provides candidates the opportunity to not only learn more about pre-employment testing, but to experience it first-hand

  25. GIE Math & Test Prep Workshop • Focuses on preparing for the POSS, MASS and CAST tests • Incorporates teaching of strategies as well as taking timed practice tests • Includes both a pre- and post-test • Original version included sections on math competencies and was 40-hours in length • Revised version utilizes a blended learning approach

  26. GIE Math & Test Prep Workshop • Online portion posted on the Get Into Energy web site (www.getintoenergy.com) • Lists math competencies required to solve problems on the EEI tests • Provides quizzes for candidates to use to assess their math skills • Individualized based on ability level and may not be needed by all • Links to online instruction for each competency through the Khan Academy

  27. GIE Math & Test Prep Workshop • In-person workshop hosted by energy companies, community colleges or other CEWD members/partners • Between 20-30 hours in length, depending upon specific tests for which candidates are preparing • Includes expanded time for guided practice with instructor • Incorporates cooperative learning • Still includes timed practice tests

  28. GIE Math & Test Prep Workshop • Revised workshop materials will be modularized so that hosts just cover the tests the candidates will actually take • CEWD will be tracking pass rates to determine the effectiveness of the program • Materials will be available in May and will only be sent to CEWD members upon request, enabling CEWD to collaborate with workshop hosts on best practices for offering the program and for tracking purposes

  29. Polling Question • Do you have any type of program to help candidates prepare for pre-employment testing? • Yes • No *Use the Chat feature to send your ideas to “all panelists.”

  30. Testing Questions from Participants

  31. Questions Sent in Advance • I was told that EEI no longer keeps the MASS/POSS testing results in a database for schools that have given the exams.Do they keep the testing results from the company's that conduct the testing? • Does the E-Test option give the test taker the ability to skip and come back to questions?Basis: I instruct persons to skip and come back to questions they are not comfortable with in order to answer as many known questions as possible. I am not sure if this can be done using the electronic version of the test.

  32. For more information, contact: Rob Michel Director, Employment Testing, EEI rmichel@eei.org Valerie Taylor Education Consultant, CEWD valerie@cewd.org

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