Test types explained
What each test measures and what the questions look like.
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Numerical reasoning
Reading figures and drawing the right conclusion, usually against a clock. What the questions look like and how to approach them.
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Verbal reasoning
Reading a passage and judging what it does and does not support. The most common place candidates lose marks, and why.
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Logical and inductive reasoning
Spotting the rule in a sequence of shapes or patterns, with no words and no arithmetic.
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Mechanical reasoning
Everyday physics applied to levers, gears, pulleys and forces. What is being tested, and what is not.
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Situational judgement
Realistic work situations, and what you would most and least likely do. Why answering honestly beats answering cleverly.
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The personality questionnaire
No clock, no right answers, and why answering honestly genuinely is the best strategy.
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The motivation and drives questionnaire
What matters to you at work, placed in order. No clock, no right answer, and nothing to prepare.
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Skills and knowledge tests
Role-specific tests covering software, languages and particular fields. Multiple choice, timed, and no preparation needed.