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Iowa Workforce Development
Region 7
Test Applicant Skills

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Test Applicant Skill Levels 

Send your applicants to be tested on a variety of office and business skills. Call a Resource Center staff member to discuss a referral process.  

TapDance
A recognized method of testing by State of Iowa and most employers:
 - Word processing 
 - Typing 
 - 10-Key 
 - Data entry
(Provided at both Waterloo locations)

Office Proficiency Assessment and Certification (OPAC) 

OPAC can save your company time and money by helping you hire the right job applicant. 

The professional staff in the Resource Center will test your current or potential applicants. They can also customize the software to meet your company’s needs (i.e. Microsoft Word, Alphabetic Filing, Medical Transcription, etc.). 

OPAC has helped hundreds of companies determine the candidates with the right skills and abilities for the job, and they can help your company too. 

OPERATING SYSTEMS 

  • Microsoft Windows 95 or higher 

  • Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 or higher 

WORD PROCESSING

  • Microsoft Word 2000, 97, 95, 6.0 

SPREADSHEETS

  • Microsoft Word 2000, 97, 95, 6.0 

  • Excel 97 

DATABASES 

  • Microsoft Word 2000, 97, 95, 6.0 

  • dBase 5.5, 5.0 

  • Paradox 5.0 

  • FoxPro 2.x 

KEYBOARDING 

  • Keyboarding 

  • 10-key 

  • Data entry (Vendor/Inventory/Invoice) 

CLERICAL TESTS 

  • Formatting a letter

  • Transcription 

  • Composing minutes 

  • Alphabetic filing 

  • Numeric filing 

  • Proofreading 

FINANCIAL TESTS 

  • Bank reconciliation

  • Bank deposit 

  • Petty cash 

  • Basic math

PROFESSIONAL TESTS 

  • Legal and medical keyboarding

  • Legal and medical proofreading

  • Legal and medical terminology

  • Legal and medical transcription

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For additional information, please contact:

Iowa Workforce Development
3420 University Avenue, Suite G
Waterloo, IA 50701
(319) 235-2123
Fax (319) 235-1068

or

Hawkeye Community College Iow@Work
3420 University Avenue, Suite A
Waterloo, IA 50701
(319) 291-2546
Fax (319) 291-2651

 

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