Discover Your Innate Strengths Highlands Ability Battery Assessment
Not All Tests Measure What Matters. This One Does.
In the 1980s, a group of researchers set out to answer a simple question:
Why do two equally intelligent people thrive in entirely different environments?
The answer wasn’t found in their résumés or personalities.
It was found in their hardwired aptitudes—the mental strengths they were born with and had been unknowingly using (or ignoring) all along.
This became the foundation of the Highlands Ability Battery, a breakthrough natural ability assessment that doesn’t rely on opinion, memory, or mood. It measures what you do best—by observing how your brain naturally works under pressure.
At LEVELLESS®, we use this tool to help women in transition stop guessing and start aligning their careers with what they’re actually built to do.
What Is the Highlands Ability Battery?
The Highlands Ability Battery (HAB) is a science-backed, performance-based career aptitude test that measures your natural abilities across 19 areas—everything from spatial reasoning and problem solving to musical inclination and design thinking.
Unlike personality tests that rely on how you feel, the Highlands is based on how you perform.
That’s what makes it different. And that’s what makes it powerful.
How It Works: 19 Timed Work Samples, 1 Clear Picture
You’ll complete 19 short, timed tasks online. Each is designed to measure a specific aptitude—some you’ve likely used daily, others you may not even realize you have.
These tasks reveal two types of abilities:
Driving Abilities: Core to how you think and work (e.g., inductive reasoning, classification, spatial orientation)
Specialized Abilities: How you process information and communicate (e.g., verbal memory, musical pitch, rhythm)
These results aren’t just data—they’re a blueprint. They help answer questions like:
Why do certain roles exhaust you and others energize you?
Should you lead with structure or flexibility?
Do you thrive in analysis or intuition?
Why It Matters: Objective Clarity > Self-Perception
Most professionals spend years trying to “fix” themselves—when the truth is, they’ve simply been misaligned.
The Highlands doesn’t ask you what you think you’re good at. It shows you what your brain naturally does best—without you realizing it.
This is why we recommend it for:
Professionals pivoting to new industries
Mid-career women seeking purpose beyond a title
Leaders burnt out from roles that no longer fit
Entrepreneurs struggling to scale their zone of genius
Who Is the Highlands Ability Battery For?
The Highlands is ideal for:
Women of color in transition
Professionals returning to work after caregiving or burnout
Managers, team leads, and educators exploring a second act
Aspiring consultants or entrepreneurs
Anyone ready to stop doubting their worth and start defining their fit
This isn’t for those who want a quick label. It’s for those ready to learn what they’re really capable of—and build a strategy around it.
What You’ll Receive from LEVELLESS®
When you book the Highlands Ability Battery with LEVELLESS, you’ll get:
A full 2-hour online assessment (completed at your own pace)
A personalized 60-minute debrief session with Maxine Pearl Phillips, certified Highlands consultant and award-winning strategist
Your complete Highlands report, visualized and explained in plain language
An alignment plan, tailored to your results, values, and goals
This isn’t just data. It’s career anthropology—led with care.
Realigned, Not Reinvented
You don’t need to start over. You need to start aligned.
Frequently Asked Questions
How long does the Highlands Ability Battery take?
The online assessment takes about 2–2.5 hours, but you can complete it in sections. Your debrief session is scheduled separately.
Is this like a personality test?
No. The Highlands is a natural ability assessment—not based on your feelings or preferences. It evaluates how your brain works through timed performance tasks.
Are abilities fixed or can they change?
Research shows aptitudes stabilize by age 14. That means what you discover through Highlands doesn’t change—it simply becomes a new lens for decision-making.
Who benefits from taking the Highlands?
Mid-career professionals, college students choosing a major, executives navigating burnout, and anyone in career transition.
Do I need coaching after the assessment?
Our debrief includes actionable insights. However, many clients choose to continue with strategic coaching to map out their next move.
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