Office Skills Test

OST-200

Use

The purpose of the Office Skills Test (OST) is to assess an individual's ability to perform essential clerical tasks quickly and accurately. The skills assessed are filing, performing arithmetic calculations, checking, understanding words (vocabulary) and following directions.

This test can be used to assist managers in making selection decisions, identifying training and development needs, and counselling for career transitions.

Description

The Office Skills Test consists of five separately-timed sub-tests, each with 15 multiple-choice questions. The sub-tests are:

• Filing
• Arithmetic
• Checking
• Vocabulary
• Following Directions

The test takes about 1 ¹/₂ hours to write, including time for administrative purposes. The minimum pass mark is ³⁵/₇₅. Managers can use a higher cut-off score depending on the level of skill required for the position.

The Personnel Psychology Centre's 48-hour scoring service sends results to the test centre, which in turn informs the candidates of their scores.

Retest Period

There is a 180 days waiting period before you can rewrite the test. Should you wish to take this test again, you must wait until after the retest period indicated for this test has elapsed. Should you rewrite the test before the retest period has elapsed, your result will not be valid and a new retest period will be imposed from the new test date.

Candidate Information

Sample Test Questions

OST-200 Practice Test