Success Elements
- The assessment identifies candidates who excel in ability to learn, problem-solving, perseverance, attention to detail, and abstract reasoning—the traits of major contributors.
- The assessment avoids wasted time and money hiring, onboarding, and attempting to train individuals who will never meet your expectations.
- The assessment has been identifying strong performers for over a decade.
If your organization is hiring, we can help you dramatically improve the quality, resilience, and long-term success of your new employees.
At NCLab, our mission is to develop and identify the cognitive and problem-solving capabilities that drive real-world performance in today’s rapidly evolving, technology-driven economy.
For over a decade, we have worked at the intersection of education, cognitive science, and workforce readiness — helping institutions and employers recognize true talent beyond résumés and interviews.
Our Employment Readiness Assessment (ERA) measures the traits that consistently distinguish high achievers:
- Ability to learn and apply new information to solve problems
- Attention to detail
- Abstract reasoning
- Perseverance and follow-through
These are not subjective impressions — they are measurable cognitive strengths that predict an individual’s ability to learn quickly, think independently, and contribute meaningfully from day one.
With a validated ten-year track record, our assessment has reliably identified individuals who excel, grow with responsibility, and elevate team performance. Organizations using this tool reduce costly hiring missteps, improve retention, and build teams equipped for sustained innovation.
In an era where technical skills evolve rapidly, cognitive agility and disciplined thinking are the true competitive advantage. Our assessment allows you to identify those qualities before you invest in onboarding, training, and development.
Beyond Traditional Assessments
Unlike traditional questionnaire-based assessments, this 1 to 2 hour “learn-and-apply” assessment takes individuals outside of their comfort zone and evaluates key performance attributes, making it an ideal resource for objective, informed personnel hiring decisions.
The assessment doesn’t measure what applicants already know—rather, it reveals how they think, learn, and persist.
The only prerequisites are English or Spanish comprehension and basic keyboarding skills, and it is not AI-solvable — success depends totally on the participant’s own effort.
MORE INFORMATION
Click here to start a FREE TRIAL to confirm to yourself that the ERA dramatically raises the quality of new hires, while avoiding the hiring of underperformers.
Click here to get a more detailed overview of the ERA.
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