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Test Prep Puts You on the Path to Success

Get started with these pre-employment practice tests and study guides

Georgia Power uses pre-employment testing to assess your skills.  This helps us know more about your abilities – and helps you find the job that’s right for you!  You can take practice tests on the Edison Electric Institute (EEI) website. 

EEI Practice Tests

  • CAST (Construction and Skilled Trade Test) - Measures math problem-solving, comprehension of mechanical concepts, and reading comprehension
  • POSS (Plant Operator Selection System) and MASS (Maintenance Positions Selection System) tests - Measures the reasoning abilities found to be important for successful job performance of plant operators and maintenance technicians
  • MASS (Power Plant Maintenance) – tests your ability to assemble objects as well as mechanical concepts, reading comprehension and mathematical usage
  • SO/PD II (System Operator/Power Dispatching II) – measures analytic thinking skills, mathematical usage and reading comprehension
  • TECH (Technician Occupations) – assesses your graphic problem solving capabilities and ability to interpret diagrams, understand mechanical concepts and reason from rules

There is no cost to take these practice tests.

SKAT Tests

Study guides for the SKAT Electrical, SKAT Mechanical and SKAT Meter are on Southern Company's Hiring Process page under the FAQ section Selection Testing: “How does the employment testing process work?” dropdown.

If you have any questions, contact us and we’ll be glad to help you understand more about this testing.