Psychometric Test/ Aptitude Test

These are timed tests, taken under exam conditions, designed to measure your intellectual capacity for thinking and reasoning, particularly your logical/analytical ability. Increasingly, organisations are using these tests at a much earlier stage in the selection process and you may not be tested at the assessment centre itself. The tests are designed for specific roles and are meant to be challenging but you won’t be expected to have prior knowledge or experience of the role for which you are applying. Accuracy is more important than speed. Most tests are multiple choice and designed so that very few candidates both finish and get the correct answers.

This section offers you a range of online tests and self assessment exercises to help you make the right career decision. Employers also use these types of tests to assess your suitability to the job for which you are applying.

Aptitude tests are designed to measure your intellectual capabilities for thinking and reasoning, particularly your logical and analytical reasoning abilities. They aim to assess your abilities to use specific job-related skills and to predict subsequent job performance. The most commonly used tests assess verbal and numerical logical reasoning skills; other types of test will also assess your diagrammatic reasoning skills.

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Personality assessments aim to measure whether your personal attributes would suit a particular work environment. They can be used to assess aspects of your individual behaviour, attitudes or opinions, as well as your motivation, interests and values. Your results can then be compared to the characteristics considered essential for the job.

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