A potential employer wants to gauge your skills? Here’s how to ace their test

In addition to a candidate’s knowledge-based competencies, many companies also check their time management skills by making them perform a specific assignment or take a test. — dpa

It's not uncommon in some industries for companies to give a potential new hire a specific assignment during the job application process to help them decide who should get the job. These can range from designing a logo to coming up with a social media strategy.

Here’s an overview of what these jobseekers should know going in: