This activity is important because as a manager, you should be aware that cognitive ability can be critical for successful job performance. Different types of cognitive ability may be more or less applicable, depending on the job type. There are five facets of cognitive ability$$verbal$,$ quantitative, reasoning, verbal, and spatial.

The goal of this activity is to demonstrate your knowledge of cognitive ability by matching job descriptions to each facet of cognitive ability. Imagine that you do not feel challenged in your current job. You$$ve talked with your supervisor about opportunities to move up or around within your company, but there just doesn$$t seem to be anything available right now. So$,$ you$$ve decided to start looking elsewhere. Right now, you are reading through job advertisements just to see what$$s out there and what types of abilities they require.

Match the correct facet of cognitive ability to each job description.

Quantitative

Spatial

Perceptual

Verbal

Reasoning

Match each of the options above to the items below.

$"...$a major component of this job is to prepare and deliver presentations that explain the team$$s progress to the rest of the company..."

No answer

$"...$involves careful analysis of the company budget and monthly balancing of the accounts..."

No answer

$"...$coordinate board meetings and retreats. It is particularly important that you can anticipate obstacles and problems in coordinating schedules and events..."

No answer

$"...$you need to have a good eye for design layouts and be on site before the main photographer to set up the various shoots you design..."

No answer

$"...$necessary that you can quickly scan objects and people looking for any suspicious items and$/$or patterns of behavior..."