How is GMAT going to monetize the easy score verification? And is that effort going to be worth the additional revenue? I can't imagine there is a big market for GMAT score reporting outside of b-school apps. I think most employers just accept self reporting or a copy of the score report in pdf.

I wouldn't think it'd generate very much money to directly monetize easy score verification other than as an additional data point for advertisers.

However, I do believe easy score verification could be part of an overall strategy to increase the GMAT business. The thinking is that if society started using indicators of intelligence for various reasons (e.g. entry into an exclusive online forum, government civil servants employment, running for Congress...) the indicator of intelligence that is preferred by society could sell more tests. GMAT could create an advantage in the marketplace by being the easiest score to electronically verify.

I do not think the GMAT is a good indicator for civil service positions. Certainly no better than any of the state civil service exams and at the federal level the civil service exams were deemed to cause problems with affirmative action policies. The military has the ASVAB and I can't imagine anyone saying the GMAT is superior to the ASVAB. The small "d" democrat in me finds exams for public office abhorrent and I would hope that they would run into many legal challenges.

I scored a 720 on the GMAT. I do not think you should make any assumptions about my performance in a government position from that test result. All that the 720 indicates is that I am a skilled test taker.

Interesting! I was skeptical of the GMAT until I studied and took the test. My personal opinion is GMAT is a very difficult test and studying for the test sharpened my own writing, logic, and reasoning skills. I am very impressed with the cognitive ability of the test takers in the very highest percentage.

For testing logic and reasoning I think the LSAT is the best as far as the popular standardized tests go. I think the ASVAB is the best all around test for getting a general idea of an applicants skills.

So, if not tests, then how? (just curious). Personally i'd prefer a system where u need to pass a difficult academic test to get into the govt, rather than have connections etc. (Yes, IMO if no testing criteria is involved, its all up to connections).