Candidate Guide to Psychometric Assessments
A Guide to the Different Stages of the Recruitment Process
Psychometric assessment grew in popularity throughout the 20th century, as a way for organizations to measure a candidate’s suitability for a role, in a scientific and unbiased way. In recent years, test providers have been developing assessments that are more engaging for applicants, and provide more insight into the role and organization.
Whether you've been asked to complete a psychometric assessment as part of a job application, or for your professional development at work, the key to success is preparation.
We know that there's more to recruitment than just completing psychometric assessments, so we've put together some additional guidance on the different stages of the recruitment process in this guide.
Practice Assessments
Have you been asked to complete an ability test as part of a job application?
Give yourself the best chance of success by trying one of our practice assessments to test your verbal, numerical, logical and checking abilities.
Checking
Measure your ability to quickly and accurately compare information. You will be asked to compare information in two tables to identify whether or not the information is the same.
Numerical
Measure your ability to analyze statistical data. You will be presented with various sets of figures and asked to make a number of decisions based upon your understanding of the data.
Verbal
Measure your ability to understand and interpret written, business-related information. This is an easy-to-follow assessment that asks you to make decisions based upon the scenarios you are presented with.
Logical
Measure your ability to see patterns and themes. You will be presented with various sets of symbols that have missing elements and asked to decide what completes each sequence.
