Skills can be taught. Experience can be gained. But how people think is what really drives performance and can make a difference.
Nine ways to measure thinking skills
Right now, HR teams are talking a lot about skills-based hiring and AI-powered data to make talent decisions. But one piece that often gets missed is cognitive reasoning. Cognitive reasoning is the ability to understand, learn, and solve problems in new situations as well as when the rules aren’t always clear. It can be the differentiator between candidates that oftentimes goes unnoticed.
The FinxS® Cognitive Ability Assessments help measure this. These tools offer a deeper look into how people think, not just what they know. They measure how quickly and accurately a person may process information. In today’s fast-changing world, that’s a big deal.
FinxS® offers nine ways to measure thinking skills:
- Abstract Logical Reasoning: Spotting patterns and connections.
- Logical Processing: Seeing cause and effect.
- Spatial Reasoning: Understanding how visual pieces fit together.
- Social Reasoning: Reading people and social situations.
- Numerical Reasoning: Finding patterns in numbers.
- Verbal Reasoning: Understanding and connecting ideas in writing.
- Mathematical Logical Reasoning: Thinking through data and statistics.
- Word Association: Seeing how words and ideas relate.
- Visual Memory: Remembering and using what you’ve seen.
Why this matters
Jobs are changing faster than ever. The best performers aren’t just the most experienced. They are the ones who adapt quickly and think clearly under pressure. These assessments give HR leaders better insights when hiring, developing talent, or planning for the future.
At the end of the day, it’s not just about what someone can do. It’s about how they think when things get hard. And that’s the kind of information that helps organizations grow stronger and smarter — using data to put people in roles where they’ll thrive.
FinxS® cognitive ability assessments help ensure that your next great hire, or future leader, can do more than respond. They can reason, adapt, and lead with clarity.
