Uchida-Kraepelin Test – Case 19: Persistence at a Delicatessen

Case 19: Persistence that shines at a delicatessen—a Vietnamese woman’s dedicated work

She is a Vietnamese woman working at a delicatessen in Ho Chi Minh City. Her colleagues hold her in very high regard, describing her as follows:

She quietly and very carefully cuts chicken in the back room.
She takes on even unpopular tasks without a word of complaint.
She has earned the complete trust of her colleagues.
Her work pace is slow, but she persists without giving up.

Her Uchida-Kraepelin Test results show a somewhat low amount of work, corresponding to the average level of junior high school students in Japan. What deserves attention, however, is her work curve. It remains flat, without a drop in the amount of work, indicating a steady way of working.

The article explains that people with this characteristic are well suited to simple, routine tasks and can concentrate on them. For someone like her, it is particularly important to take time to give careful instructions. Providing easy-to-understand manuals and avoiding excessive pressure over workload or deadlines can also help her make the most of her abilities.

Her dedication and steady approach bring a sense of reassurance to the workplace and earn the trust of those around her.

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 Vietnam, not a conclusion about Vietnamese people or women in general. The comparison with Japanese junior high school students concerns output on this test, not intelligence, personal worth or workplace productivity. The article’s interpretation of the curve is not a guarantee of job performance. The ASEAN comparison indicator is not automatically a norm for other populations. Hiring and placement should also consider skills, experience, observed work and job requirements.

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

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