Uchida-Kraepelin Test – Case 20: A Thai Woman Succeeding in Finance

Case 20: Talent illustrated by a rising work curve—a Thai woman succeeding at a finance company

She handles collection of card-loan receivables at a finance company, persistently calling until she has confirmed a repayment date. Her enthusiasm and drive command the respect of those around her.

Her Uchida-Kraepelin Test results show an amount of work slightly below the local average. However, the curve has a “rising” pattern: her amount of work increases toward the second half, when fatigue would ordinarily appear.

The source article describes the following characteristics as tendencies seen among people with this “rising work curve”:

Clear likes and dislikes
Limited flexibility in responding to changing situations
A craftsperson-like disposition
Single-minded effort
Persistence

The article explains that people of this type achieve strong results, particularly in work toward which they can readily direct their interests and energy. Although they are less easily influenced by other people’s opinions, concentrating on a field they like enables them to demonstrate considerable strengths.

For employees like her, placement in a role suited to their strengths is important. Her current work provides precisely the setting in which she can make the most of her abilities.

The Uchida-Kraepelin Test is a psychological test using a work-performance method. Examinees perform single-digit addition for a total of 30 minutes, changing rows every minute, with a 5-minute break between the two halves.

Connecting the final calculation position for each minute produces a graph characteristic of the individual examinee.

The upper graph shows the first 15 minutes; the lower graph shows the second 15 minutes.

The red line is the examinee’s own work curve. In this case, the blue line is a comparison indicator created by averaging work curves with a similar amount of work to hers, drawn from recent test results in the ASEAN region.

Interpreting the red line provides insight into the examinee’s latent behavioral characteristics.

Editorial note: This is an individual case in Thailand described in the Japanese source article, not a conclusion about Thai people or women in general. The listed characteristics are tendencies discussed in the article, not traits established for every person with this curve. A curve alone does not determine job performance, a medical diagnosis or a person’s value. Amount of work means output in this test, not job productivity itself. The ASEAN comparison indicator is not automatically a norm for other populations. Hiring and placement should consider skills, experience, work observations and job requirements alongside test results.

To arrange the Uchida-Kraepelin Test, a work-based aptitude and personality test that can be used in the same way in Japan and overseas, please contact your nearest distributor in your country or region.

Distributors in East Asia

South Korea
- Korea Management Association
  - Main areas served: Seoul, Daegu, Busan, Gwangju, Jeju
  - Other services available alongside the Uchida-Kraepelin Test: Management consulting
  - Languages supported: Korean
Mainland China
- Shanghai Oracle Bay Enterprise Group, Co., Ltd.
  - Main areas served: Shanghai, Nanjing, Suzhou, Wuxi, Changzhou, Zhenjiang, Yancheng, Nantong, Nanning, Ningbo, Bengbu, Xining, Yinchuan
  - Other services available alongside the Uchida-Kraepelin Test: Human resource development
  - Languages supported: Chinese
- NINGBO NAPU TRADE CO., LTD.
  - Main areas served: Ningbo, Shanghai, Shenzhen, Dongguan
  - Other services available alongside the Uchida-Kraepelin Test: Manufacturing consulting, Fabless manufacturing
  - Languages supported: Chinese, Japanese
Hong Kong
- N-ERVE TECHNOLOGY
  - Main areas served: Hong Kong
  - Other services available alongside the Uchida-Kraepelin Test: Manufacturing consulting, Fabless manufacturing, Recruitment
  - Languages supported: Japanese, Chinese
Taiwan
- Pasona Taiwan
  - Main areas served: Taipei, Hsinchu, Kaohsiung
  - Other services available alongside the Uchida-Kraepelin Test: HR consulting, Human resource development, Recruitment
  - Languages supported: Japanese, Chinese

Distributors in Southeast Asia

Thailand
- Krung Asia Insight
  - Main areas served: Bangkok, nationwide Thailand
  - Other services available alongside the Uchida-Kraepelin Test: Thailand market entry consulting
  - Languages supported: Thai, Japanese
- Waguri
  - Main areas served: Bangkok, Chon Buri, Rayong, Nakhon Ratchasima, Chiang Mai, Lamphun
  - Other services available alongside the Uchida-Kraepelin Test: HR consulting
  - Languages supported: Japanese
- Pasona HR Consulting Recruitment (Thailand)
  - Main areas served: Bangkok
  - Other services available alongside the Uchida-Kraepelin Test: Recruitment, HR consulting
  - Languages supported: Japanese, Thai
- TRAINING AND SEMINAR KOTSUKOTSU
  - Main areas served: Bangkok
  - Other services available alongside the Uchida-Kraepelin Test: Human resource development, Recruitment
  - Languages supported: Japanese, Thai
Vietnam
- Kosaido HR Vietnam
  - Main areas served: Hanoi (on-site visits available for Ho Chi Minh City, Da Nang and other locations)
  - Other services available alongside the Uchida-Kraepelin Test: Recruitment, Human resource development, Vietnam market entry consulting
  - Languages supported: Japanese, Vietnamese
- Success Partner
  - Main areas served: Ho Chi Minh City, Hanoi
  - Other services available alongside the Uchida-Kraepelin Test: Organizational development
  - Languages supported: Vietnamese
Myanmar
- J-SAT CONSULTING
  - Main areas served: Yangon, Mandalay
  - Other services available alongside the Uchida-Kraepelin Test: Recruitment, Myanmar market entry consulting, Japanese language education
  - Languages supported: Japanese, Burmese
Cambodia
- Creative Diamond Links
  - Main areas served: Phnom Penh
  - Other services available alongside the Uchida-Kraepelin Test: Recruitment
  - Languages supported: Japanese, Khmer
Malaysia
- Pasona HR MALAYSIA
  - Main areas served: Kuala Lumpur
  - Other services available alongside the Uchida-Kraepelin Test: Recruitment
  - Languages supported: Japanese, Malay, English
Laos
- Lao-Japan Gateway
  - Main areas served: Vientiane
  - Other services available alongside the Uchida-Kraepelin Test: Cybozu Kintone, Laos market entry consulting
  - Languages supported: Japanese, Lao
Indonesia
- Bruggen Batavia Indonesia
  - Main areas served: Jakarta, Bekasi
  - Other services available alongside the Uchida-Kraepelin Test: HR consulting, Legal consulting, Visa consulting
  - Languages supported: Japanese, Indonesian, English
- Japan Asia Consultants
  - Main areas served: Jakarta, Bekasi
  - Other services available alongside the Uchida-Kraepelin Test: Indonesia market entry and company incorporation, Accounting and bookkeeping, Tax services, Labor affairs, Legal services, Visa services
  - Languages supported: Japanese, Indonesian, English
Philippines
- One World Human Resources Development
  - Main areas served: Manila, Quezon
  - Other services available alongside the Uchida-Kraepelin Test: Japanese language education, Human resource development
  - Languages supported: Japanese, Tagalog, English
Singapore
- Pasona Singapore
  - Main areas served: Singapore
  - Other services available alongside the Uchida-Kraepelin Test: Recruitment, HR consulting
  - Languages supported: English

Distributors in South Asia

India
- Pasona India
  - Main areas served: Delhi, Gurugram, Chennai, Bengaluru
  - Other services available alongside the Uchida-Kraepelin Test: Recruitment
  - Languages supported: Japanese, Hindi, English

If you cannot find a nearby distributor or would like to arrange testing in multiple regions, please contact us using the contact form.