Psychometric Tests For Graduates

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Little, Brown Book Group, Feb 21, 2014 - Business & Economics - 320 pages
Are you a graduate? Looking for a brilliant job? Then you should know that over 95 percent of the FTSE 100 companies use psychometric and management tests to select their graduate recruits, as do the police, the Civil Service, local authorities, the Armed Forces, the Fire Service, financial institutions, the motor industry, the IT industry - the list is endless. In fact, tests are now an integral part of the recruitment process for most medium-large sized organisations worldwide. So if you're looking for a job, you need this book! It includes: 37 genuine graduate-level practice tests from SHL Group plc, the biggest test publisher in the world; 227 questions covering verbal, numerical, abstract and spatial reasoning, mechanical comprehension, fault diagnosis, accuracy and personality; and, genuine practice Brainstorm, Scenarios and Fastrack management tests. It also includes valuable advice on: online psychometric tests; researching your target employer; and, assessment centre visits (including role-plays, group discussions, in-tray exercises and presentations). This book gives you the three things you need to pass graduate-level psychometric and management tests: information, confidence, and plenty of practice.
 

Contents

Introduction
What type of tests can be taken online? How long are online tests?
What will the selectors be looking for?
Scenario 1
Test1Verbal Reasoning Test 2 Verbal Evaluation
Mechanical Comprehension
Interpreting Data
Diagramming
Chapter Eleven Fault Diagnosis
How to improve your performance
Computer Checking Test25 CodedInstructions
Chapter Thirteen Combination Tests
Chapter Fourteen Personality Questionnaires Competency questionnaires
Is it possibleto cheat?
Who devises management tests? Do management tests haveright and wronganswers?
Answers to the scenarios tests

Spatial Recognition
Mechanical Comprehension
Further Reading
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