What the Performance Assessment Measures
The WorkKeys Performance Assessment is an integrity test that measures:
- General Work Attitudes: This scale contains a mixture of "overt" and "covert" content that has been shown to predict counterproductive work behaviors, task and job performance, and organizational citizenship behaviors.
Scores can be related to the following:- Prevalence of theft
- Productivity
- Supervisor ratings
- Absenteeism
- Resilience to work-related stress
- Team orientation
- Employee work satisfaction
- Risk Reduction: This scale contains items that focus on avoidance of work-related accidents and unnecessary risk taking in a work environment, as well as organizational conduct that may impact the individual or others. This measure also contains a mixture of "overt" and "covert" content-related items.
Scores can be related to the following:- Work-related accidents
- Working under the influence of alcohol or drugs
- Outbursts of physical or verbal aggression
- Coworker complaints about conduct or harassment