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Typist Skills Assessment

Assessment Summary

A Typist is responsible for typing data from various sources into readable documents for processing and management and future referencing. A candidate working as a Typist will need to efficiently manage a large amount of information that is often sensitive or confidential.

Skills tested in this assessment

The skills tested in this Assessment for an Typist is to determined that the candidate is able to digest instructions and action effectively in a timely manner, the assessment will test that the candidate has exceptional attention to detail and can think for themselves

What to test with this assessment

You can expect to learn the level of concentration that the candidate has if they are able to type for long periods of time while not making mistakes, and that they have the ability to follow instructions and execute high-quality record keeping.

About the Typist Skills Assessment

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A Typist is responsible for transferring written documents into an online form by copying the text. They need to be skilled in typing accurately at a fast pace and for a long time to ensure all information is recorded.

This Typist test assesses whether job candidates will able to follow instructions and type accurately. This can include typing, attention to detail, and following directions.

Candidates who perform well on this Typist skills assessment will have all the technical skills to type efficiently and accurately. They will also have the necessary soft skills to pay careful attention to detail and follow all given instructions.

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  1. Question 1Attention to DetailMultiple Choice

    Refer to the following information: Acquisition Global's account number is 11456789 - their status is active and authorisation code is TNAv8xUOr. For Landec Limited, their account number is 12178957, they are inactive and their authorisation code is z2aRt8dlZ. Then there is Helios Incorporated who are active with an authorisation code of Ws6R2tRRC. Which of the following is Acquisition Global's account number?

  2. Question 2Following DirectionsText

    You are walking with your boss who is directing you off all the duties they require you to complete today, you didn't being your notepad. What could you do?

  3. Question 3TypingText

    Please retype the poem that is on the word doc below, insuring the correct gramma, spelling, punctuation etc.

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