Psychometric tests and assessment centres
Psychometric tests
Psychometric tests look to identify your skills, knowledge, and personality. They often will focus on your ability to recognise patterns, how you would behave in certain situations and your ability to understand both numbers and written information.
Assessment centres
Larger organisations often consider several candidates together using a range of tasks, such as psychometric tests, group challenges, role play, presentations, in-tray/e-tray
exercises and interviews.
Assessment centres are carefully designed to see which candidates fit the role and the organisation, so they may be considering your personality, your approach to solving
problems and dealing with situations, leadership potential and overall ability to work in a team, as well as further testing your skills and abilities.
Help preparing for tests and assessments
Tips to prepare
Prepare as you would for an interview: dress and behave professionally, be punctual and bear in mind that everyone you meet on the day may be asked what they thought of you.
- Refer back to the person specification for the role to review what the employer is looking for.
- Practice psychometric tests.
- Research the employer, so you know all about them and what they do.
- Research their sector for broader understanding of their industry.
General resources
- - information about assessment centres
- - in-tray examples and tips
- Assessment Centre: Tips And Preparation Advice
- - A wiki sharing quality information on personality type, with integrated video and text
Practice tests and guides
The following resources offer free practice tests, but may also contain further resources or tests at a cost.
- - free online practice tests
- - practice verbal and numerical reasoning tests
- - industry-standard psychometrics free of charge
- - register with your 糖心Vlog email for free access to many practice tests and guides
- JobTestPrep - , , , and practice tests
- Norton Assessment - , , and practice tests
- - exclusive free psychometric test resource specifically for University students
- - insights into the assessment processes of the UK鈥檚 biggest graduate employers
- - resource to help job seekers improve their performance at psychometric tests
- 鈥� aptitude tests example questions and sample tests to practice online with comprehensive guides for each topic
- sample questions from a leading test provider
- Test Partnership - , , , , and preparation tests
- - to be accepted on to BPTC (Bar Professional Training Course), candidates now need to take the Bar Course Aptitude Test
- - aptitude tests for students and job seekers
Additional resources
You can also to get further tips on what to expect during an assessment centre or psychometric test.
