Pre-Employment Testing for Skilled Jobs
Where can I obtain test preparation and study guides?
Below are test preparation tips and study guides for our pre-employment tests. If after reviewing the respective guide, you find that the test assesses areas in which you are not confident, you may wish to do some additional studying on your own before the test. Additional reference material that you may use in your preparation is listed for some of the tests. If you do not feel adequately prepared to do your best on a test, consider re-submitting a job file at a later date when you are prepared. Preparation for Pre-Employment Testing.
NOTE: In order to view many of the following study guides you will need Adobe Acrobat Reader.
- Apprentice Meter Systems Technician (AMT) Test Preparation Guide (PDF, 67K)
- Arithmetic Computation (ACT) Test Preparation Guide
- Arithmetic Computation (ACT) Test Study Guide (PDF, 239K)
- Arithmetic Computation (ACT) Test References Guide
- Assessment for Lineworker Progression (ALP) (PDF, 253K)
- Clerical/Meter Reader Test Battery (CTB/MTB) Guide (PDF, 69K)
- Computer and Telecommunications Technician (CTT) Study Guide (PDF, 29K)
- Electrical Technician Test (ETT) Study Guide (PDF, 127K)
- Electrician - Steam Generation (ESG) Preparation Guide (PDF, 12K)
- Gas Control Technician (GCT) Study Guide (PDF, 11K)
- Operator Test Battery (OTB) Guide (PDF, 82K)
- Physical Test Battery (PTB) Guide (PDF, 119K)
- Power Plant Maintenance Selection System (MASS) (see "Important Notes" below)
- Power Plant Operator Selection Test (POSS) (see "Important Notes" below)
- Scheduler Test Battery (STB guide) (PDF, 125K)
- Technical Test (TECH) (see "Important Notes" below)
Important Notes
- The version of the POSS (Power Plant Operator Selection Test) test you will take does not contain the Tables and Graphs component described in the preparation guide. Instead of Tables and Graphs, it contains a component called Visual Pursuit. In the Visual Pursuit component you will be asked to trace a line from its beginning to its end point.
- The version of the POSS test you will take contains only the short form (7-minute time limit) of the mathematical usage component. The long version of the mathematical component is not included in your test.
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Please visit Edison Electric Institute (EEI), one of our testing partners, for test preparation guides on the following tests:
- Power Plant Maintenance Selection System (MASS)
- Power Plant Operator Selection Test (POSS)
- Technical Test (TECH)
- Practice tests are available for the Power Plant Maintenance Selection System (MASS), Power Plant Operator Selection Test (POSS), and Technical Test (TECH) through our testing partner, Edison Electric Institute. The following username and password will be needed to access the {Edison Electric Institute practice test Web site}:
Username: pacific
Password: ocean


