Send the Multiple Intelligences from Workable in 15 minutes
Multiple Intelligences inside Workable is the test for mid-market teams building cross-functional pipelines where cognitive diversity and complementary strengths matter. Gardner's eight-type framework (linguistic, logical-mathematical, spatial, bodily-kinesthetic, musical, interpersonal, intrapersonal, naturalistic) maps how different candidates think and solve problems. Unlike Big Five (which predicts performance) or DISC (which describes communication), MI shows the cognitive modalities each person brings — linguistic strength suits customer-facing roles, logical-mathematical suits engineering and finance, interpersonal suits team-lead and account-management roles. Workable customers running product teams report that running MI on candidates and existing team members exposes complement gaps (e.g. "we have six logicals and one linguistic speaker") before hiring; this improves decision-making on team shape.
Validity
Gardner's Multiple Intelligences framework measures eight distinct cognitive strengths (linguistic, logical-mathematical, spatial, bodily-kinesthetic, musical, interpersonal, intrapersonal, naturalistic). It is more descriptive than predictive of job performance — use it for role-fit and team-composition insights, not primary hiring filters.
Send the Multiple Intelligences from Workable
From Workable admin to first scored candidate.
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Add the JobCannon Workable integration
From Workable admin settings, add JobCannon as an Assessment Partner. Paste your Basic Auth credentials (sandbox first, production after the first test cycle). One-time setup, takes 3 minutes.
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Create a Workable scorecard mapped to Multiple Intelligences dimensions
In your job template, create a scorecard section per Multiple Intelligences dimension. Each dimension maps 1:1 to a numeric attribute on the Workable scorecard — no provider-specific glue needed.
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Trigger the Multiple Intelligences on the candidate's stage transition
Add "Send Multiple Intelligences" as an automatic action when candidates enter the assessment stage. The candidate receives a co-branded Workable email and completes the 15-minute form on mobile or desktop.
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View the score envelope in the candidate profile
The full Multiple Intelligences score envelope (dimensions, bands, narrative summary) lands in the Workable candidate profile within 30 seconds of submission. Recruiters review without leaving Workable.
Sample score envelope
The exact JSON shape your Workable scorecard receives back. Every JobCannon assessment uses the same dimensions[].score envelope so ranking logic stays consistent across tests.
{
"test": "multiple-intelligences",
"version": "v2.1",
"candidate_id": "workable_app_3456789",
"completed_at": "2026-05-16T10:47:52Z",
"duration_seconds": 876,
"top_intelligences": [
"logical-mathematical",
"interpersonal"
],
"dimensions": [
{
"code": "linguistic",
"label": "Linguistic",
"score": 68
},
{
"code": "logical-mathematical",
"label": "Logical-mathematical",
"score": 84,
"top": true
},
{
"code": "spatial",
"label": "Spatial",
"score": 74
},
{
"code": "bodily-kinesthetic",
"label": "Bodily-kinesthetic",
"score": 51
},
{
"code": "musical",
"label": "Musical",
"score": 58
},
{
"code": "interpersonal",
"label": "Interpersonal",
"score": 79,
"top": true
},
{
"code": "intrapersonal",
"label": "Intrapersonal",
"score": 71
},
{
"code": "naturalistic",
"label": "Naturalistic",
"score": 52
}
],
"narrative_summary": "Logical-mathematical and interpersonal strength. Fits technical leadership, product management, and cross-functional coordination roles."
}Other assessments for Workable hiring
Run a different cut on the same candidate by sending one of these from the same Workable pipeline.
Big Five (OCEAN)
personality test
Across 117 studies and 85 years of validation literature, Big Five conscientiousness predicts job performance at corrected ρ ≈ .31 (Barrick & Mount 1991, Personnel Psychology) — making it the strongest single personality dimension for hiring decisions. JobCannon's 50-item adaptation is built on the NEO-PI-R taxonomy and returns five normalised dimension scores per candidate.
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DISC
behavioural style assessment
DISC measures observable behaviour patterns (dominance, influence, steadiness, conscientiousness) rather than performance predictors. Its meta-analytic correlation with job performance is modest (.10-.15, lower than Big Five). Use it for team-fit and communication-style mapping inside Workable, not as a primary hiring filter.
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EQ (Emotional Intelligence)
emotional intelligence assessment
Emotional intelligence shows modest incremental predictive validity over cognitive ability and Big Five for jobs with high emotional-labour demands — corrected ρ ≈ .24 for customer-facing and people-management roles (Joseph & Newman, 2010; Journal of Applied Psychology, k=88). Less informative for back-office, technical, or independent-contributor roles.
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Frequently asked
Is Multiple Intelligences EEOC-defensible for Workable hiring?+
MI is defensible as a team-composition and fit-assessment tool, not as a primary pass-fail filter. It does not have predictive-validity evidence for job performance comparable to Big Five or cognitive ability. Use MI to understand candidate cognitive strengths and team complement; pair with job-relevant tests (Big Five, IQ, DISC) as your primary hiring gates.
How long does Multiple Intelligences take inside Workable?+
Median candidate completion is 15 minutes on JobCannon's 48-item assessment. This is a moderate-length assessment — lower friction than cognitive ability, higher than DISC or Big Five. Best used as a team-fit or offer-stage assessment, not an early-screen.
Which Workable roles benefit most from MI?+
Product management, team leadership, cross-functional coordination, design, research, strategy roles where team cognitive diversity matters more than any single ability. MI is less useful for individual-contributor engineering or finance roles where one or two intelligence types dominate the job.
What's the score envelope for MI?+
Eight 0-100 intelligence scores (linguistic, logical-mathematical, spatial, bodily-kinesthetic, musical, interpersonal, intrapersonal, naturalistic) plus a top-2 summary and narrative. Returned via Workable Assessment API webhook in the standard envelope.
Can I use MI to predict team performance?+
Not directly. MI shows cognitive modalities, not performance outcomes. Use MI together with Big Five (conscientiousness for execution) and IQ (g-factor for complexity) to predict performance. MI adds team-composition insight — e.g. a team heavy on logical-mathematical may be weak on linguistic/interpersonal communication.
How is Multiple Intelligences priced for Workable customers?+
Free for sandbox + first 5 invitations per month. Business tier $99/mo flat — same pricing across all 22 hire-eligible tests including Multiple Intelligences.
Be first on the Workable integration with the Multiple Intelligences
Email partners@jobcannon.io with your Workable tenant ID. We'll notify you when the Workable adapter ships and beta credentials are available.
Prefer to try the Multiple Intelligences first? Take it on JobCannon to see exactly what your candidates will see — or read the assessment API docs for the full envelope spec (Multiple Intelligences).