B. R. Garrison Software

Memory Retention Test

 Can you remember numbers well? If so, I bet you are bad with names. Are you good with names? If so, I bet you are bad with numbers. 91% of all people either retain names well or numbers well but not both! Does that surprise you?

   Think back to your last training class. Were people there still asking questions long after you retained the information? That was a classic case of them being opposite of you. They were not stupid, they just had a hard time retaining that part of the information because it was their weak side (names or numbers).

   I learned this many years ago. Tell me your telephone number and I will remember it for years. Tell me your name and in 1 minute I will be asking myself "what was his name?" So how do you train me on new information? Simple, dwell on the names and tell me the numbers just once or I'll get bored very quickly and will stop listening and learning.

Are your training classes "boring" people?

Are they missing most of the information?

Are you wasting your time and money?

   Then it's time you tested your next training class and divided the class in two. Those who retain numbers well and those that retain names well. Your next training class will be a success and you will have happy students because they won't be frustrated with the same information over and over. Classes will be shorter saving both time and money.

   The Plus-32™  Memory Retention test takes just minutes to administer and you will know who "fits" which class. This test is one of our many tests included in the Plus-32 system and is fun to take. The computer generates 4 different pages each with a paragraph for the applicant to view. A timer turns off the page and asks 8 questions on each paragraph about what the applicant just read. The report is scored automatically and shows the scores for each paragraph, the total score, which group did best (names or numbers) and how the applicant compares to the top applicant taking the test.

   This information will also allow you to know ahead of time if the applicant should be doing the job available. If they need to do math and have a hard time with numbers, someone will lose money or product. If they need to remember directions and have a hard time with names, they will be lost most of the time.

   It makes sense to test before you hire to know the applicant has what it takes to do the job so both you and the applicant don't wind up losing. Hire right the first time. Stop the "Hire and Hope" method today.

For when you both need to know

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