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Aptitude System

The McQuaig System provides you with the tools to select people who fit into your company’s culture and manage them in a way that ensures they reach their maximum potential.

The system is built around a number of simple yet powerful software-based diagnostic tools, which, together with the knowledge of how to apply them, give you the power to make people your competitive edge.

The System accomplishes this by supporting a three-step process:

1. Define the Job: Achieve consensus on the total requirements of the job. Understand the key behavioural requirements that will determine success.

2. Assess the Candidate: Identify the candidate’s behavioural style, compare it to the job requirements and use this information to focus your interview time.

3. Retain and Motivate Your People: Understand what motivates your employees and provide an environment that enables them to excel.

Outstanding Assessment System

Based in Queensland with partners in Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide, Perth, Auckland and Asia Pacific regions, The Rogers Group offers its clients advanced job design techniques, personnel assessment and staff retention through training and development. They provide a tailored system of outstanding assessment tools. They offer innovative and valid solutions for personality profiling, emotional intelligence assessments, personnel specifications, recruitment assessments, appraisal techniques, management training, team building, interviewing techniques, and skills and abilities testing.

They are the Australasian licensees for the highly reliable McQuaig System™ and are partners with Australia’s leading test providers, TestGrid. This is a unique combination. Elements of their system are used all over Australia by small and large employers, including a significant number of Australian top 100 companies, for better recruitment, reduced turnover, enhanced sales and developing motivated employees. Their system enables you to select the candidate truly compatible with both the skills and behavioural needs of the job role and your company’s culture. Once on board, through employee motivation and development programs, their system ensures you can help them make the most of their potential.

The Rogers Group can help you gain optimum utilisation of The McQuaig System™ and the TestGrid testing testing platform through various psychometric appraisal systems and services. Their team of experts will help you define your current and future needs for personnel assessment and training. If you think these are some of the services you require for your own organisation, get in touch with The Rogers Group. You can know more about them and their services at their website www.rogersgroup.com.au.

Management Aptitude Test (MAT) is a popular entrance test for the coveted MBA degree. It is conducted four times in a year in January, May, September and December. The minimum qualification for eligibility of any candidate is graduation in any discipline from any recognized university, or an equivalent recognized degree from the same.

MAT (Management Aptitude Test) is one of the entrance exams which students may undertake for admission to MBA. Students of all streams of subjects are eligible. Graduates with arts, science, engineering, medicine and architecture can pursue a career in Management after MAT exams. It is an option for students who did not clear Common Admission Test (CAT), but are still keen for an MBA degree. AIMA (All India Management Association) conducts these MAT entrance tests for MBA admission. The basic sections and format of MAT are same as CAT. However, MAT caters to middle and lower level institutes and is conducted four times in a year.

Top business schools in India help students get placed with Multinational Companies. The MBA graduates draw an unbelievably high salary. Thousands of graduates prepare for these MBA entrance tests to get admission into a business school ,though doing the same is no cakewalk.

Things to Remember Before Management Aptitude Test (MAT) – 2009

Here are the key features to look out for in MAT exams:



Entrance test for recognized programmes.



Time-tested over a decade.



Validated through independent studies



Accepted by hundreds of Institutes and University Departments.



Employing latest technology in evaluation and result processing.



Individual score card with candidate’s photograph.



Widespread network for sale of bulletins.



Test Centers located across the country and worldwide



Lowest bulletin cost which includes registration and test fees.



How to Apply for Management Aptitude Test (MAT) – 2009

A candidate may apply via any of the three methods, as per their convenience :

Obtain Form with MAT Bulletin/CD against cash payment of Rs 980/- from listed branches of Bank of Baroda, listed Study Centers of AIMA or from AIMA, New Delhi (Phones 011-24653382 & 41757046)

Obtain crossed DD of Rs. 1050/- in favor of ‘All India Management Association’ payable at Delhi from any Bank. Register online at website link www.aima-ind.org/matsep09 with Credit Card payment. Detailed procedure is given on the website link.

How to take Management Aptitude Test (MAT) – 2009

Candidate interested in MAT exams 2009 my choose any one of the two options; Paper-Pencil Test or Computer Based Test (Online Test).



Paper-Pencil Test will be held on 06 September 2009 (Sunday). The paper-pencil test timing is 1000hrs to 1230 hrs



Computer Based Test (Online Test) will be held from 07 September 2009 (Monday) onwards in different time slots at specified test venues, subject to number of candidates registering for Computer Based Test.



How to Prepare for Management Aptitude Test (MAT) – 2009

Follow the following tips as a consistent procedure. Set your study pace a s per your learning curve and blend the different methods:



Practice and clear the basic mathematical concepts. Redo the problem-solving textbooks of Class 10 or some study material provided by an institute.



Reasoning skills can be improved by solving puzzles



Improve your vocabulary. Practice reading and notice how a word in used in different contexts.



Read newspapers, magazines and TV to update general knowledge.



Reasoning skills can be improved by solving puzzles



Solve sample question papers to practice how to finish within a stipulated time frame. Concentrate on each section and devote equal time to all subjects.



Once you know your strengths and weaknesses, go for some full-length tests. Observe how you improve your score with each passing test.



Revise all your subjects. Do not miss on any topics from revision.

It it very important to know ourself well. In my career I have constantly try to figure out what do I want to do and what is suitable for me. Since secondary school time I have started to think hard on what I want to be in the future. During University time I did a lot of reading and test to understand myself more. I wanted to be an entrepreneur. However I don’t know where to start and what industry I should go into. I have tried to start some small business in university time and I learned that passion is very important. I simply need to love what I am doing. So I planned to gain some working experience before I go into any business. I started my career as a programmer. I figure out that I wanted to become an system analyst, which I have already achieve it today, after 5 years of working.

I did an aptitude test on Test You Own Job Aptitude by Jim Barret and Geoff Williams 6 years ago which I think its worth to mention. Following are the results of my test. According to the test I am a mixed of Research and Literary type. Below are some descriptions of the categories:

Research

This attraction shows how much you enjoy acquiring knowledge. As a result of this you seem prepared to devoted a great deal of time to study and the careers which appeal to you generally need academic, professional or special qualifications.

At school, you would have preferred scientific subjects, particularly the main-stream diciplines of mathematics, physics, chemistry and biology. You will have enjoyed objective problem solving and being able to sift through information in order to draw conclusions. You will have enjoyed experimenting and working with formulae.

Careers in this category: astronomer, bacteriologist, botanist, chemist, dietitian, mathematician, microbiologist, physicist, surgeon, computer scientist

Literary

You are attracted by carrers involving words, ideas and communication. You will be happy reading or writing a lot – probaly both. Other interests or activities might also appeal, but these can be saved for leisure time. It is with a literary activity that you want to spend most of your time.

If you have not been engaged in literary events hitherto, it is possible that your self-awareness has changed. Perhaps now is the time to find out whether you have any talent. Some people have produced a first novel after retirement.

Careers in this category are: actor/actress, editor, historian, interpreter, journalist, language teacher, librarian, literary critic, novelist, proof reader

Research and Literary

You may be able to combine these preferences in a career which fuses science with art. In this case, you are likely to be high qualified: you will be one of the lucky few who are very highly specialised and for whom there are careers available. Most careers will be in an academic or educational environment. If your background is in research you may also have a literary talent which allows you to write about your subject. Additioanl personal skills would be required if you are to be successful in presenting your work to others as a lecturer or trainer.

Careers in this category are: anthropologist, archaelogist, information scientist, science writer, technical writer.

I found that the test result are indeed very true for myself, not only 6 years ago, but even until today it remains true. Today I am a system analyst, but that is not my final destination. I have something else that I wanted to achieve. I wanted to be a writer. I wanted to further my study in master degree. I wanted to be an entrepreneur. I know that I need to focus on one at a time.

Knowing yourself is important. It helps you to keep focus on your lifelong journey.