A Ability HF-D1.1-001 transversal 5 skills
Verbal reasoning
Understands written and spoken language and draws logical conclusions from it, also when the text is long, dense or ambiguous.
How hrmforce measures this
- Assessment method
- Cognitive ability test · rho 0.41 (SD 0.14)
- hrmforce instrument
- Ability Scan
- Trainability
- low
- Demand outlook 2026 to 2030
- stable
Standardised test of verbal, numerical or abstract reasoning.
This is a selection criterion, not a short-term development goal. Do not put a three-month development plan on it.
Behavioural anchors
| Level | Behaviour at this level |
|---|---|
| N1 Guided | Summarises a short work instruction in own words and points out which word or sentence remains unclear. works under supervision and follows instruction · routine, one variable at a time · own task |
| N3 Proficient | Extracts the core arguments from a report of several pages and shows with textual references which conclusion does and does not follow. sets own approach and seeks input proactively · several variables, some ambiguity · own team or process |
| N5 Leading | Dissects legal or policy texts with conflicting passages, reformulates the central question and substantiates the chosen reading for the whole organisation. sets the standard and the policy · strategic, under high uncertainty · organisation, value chain or profession |
N2 and N4 are deliberately not anchored. Raters place them between the anchors, following the O*NET convention.
Underlying skills
These skills inherit the assessment route and the behavioural anchors of this construct.
| T | Skill | Definition | Demand outlook 2026 to 2030 |
|---|---|---|---|
| A | Reading comprehension of complex text Text comprehension | Extracts meaning, structure and underlying claims from long and dense pieces of written text. | stable |
| A | Drawing logical conclusions from text Verbal logic · Textual inference | Infers from given textual information what does and does not follow, without adding outside knowledge. | stable |
| A | Solving verbal analogies Verbal analogies | Recognises the relation between two concepts and applies that same relation to a new word pair. | stable |
| A | Vocabulary and semantic distinction Vocabulary range | Commands a broad vocabulary and distinguishes shades of meaning between words that lie close together. | stable |
| A | Identifying the core message in long text Gist extraction | Reduces an extensive document to its main idea and separates that from side issues and examples. | stable |