The Business Reasoning Test is used in hiring, placement, and performance evaluation. Using case-based questions, the BRT measures the critical thinking skills required in business and professional settings. Whether used with applicants for entry level part time or temporary jobs, or with candidates for full time long term employment, the BRT provides the potential employer with valuable information about core reasoning and problem solving skills. Whatever the job, in the BRT an employer has a highly efficient and cost-effective means for improving the quality of the pool of finalists and making the best selections from among those who have applied. BRT Specs

All BRT items are drawn from common workplace contexts using current topics and with essential information presented in text, images and diagrams. Essential information is supplied in the body of the question. The BRT requires one to apply reasoning skills to that information. Thus all items require an accurate and complete interpretation of the problem or issue at hand; some then focus analyzing statements or graphs, others on drawing a correct inference from information presented, and others on evaluating claims made about that information.

The BRT is a standardized test that can be administered conveniently online. The BRT scales report a total critical thinking skills score, and sub-scores on analysis, inference, evaluation, inductive reasoning and deductive reasoning. The test can be given as a diagnostic test of reasoning potential of high school or community college graduates or new staff. The difficulty range of the items also makes this instrument appropriate for testing the critical thinking skills of undergraduate students and mid-level business professional. In the workplace, use the Business Reasoning Test to assess an individual's reasoning skills, to secure a thinking skills score as an element in a comprehensive employment application process. In educational settings, use the BRT for learning outcomes assessment, to gather program evaluation, accreditation and research data.

Qualified purchasers can preview the BRT by ordering a Specimen Kit. The companion measure to the BRT is the Business Attitude Inventory.