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.