The comprehensive practice Psychometric tests guide - preparation for Aptitude, Reasoning, Cognitive & Personality tests
Our expert Organisational Psychologists developed a comprehensive Psychometric test guide that offers practical facts, example test questions and valuable tips about your Aptitude tests, Cognitive tests, Reasoning tests, Personality tests, Work Safety tests, Emotional Intelligence tests & more.
An effective preparation for your Psychometric tests includes several steps:
1. Ensure you use a credible Psychometric test preparation:
10 most important rules to select the right Psychometric test preparation.
2. Prepare for your job-specific Cognitive tests, Personality tests, Work Safety tests, Emotional Intelligence tests as well as Assessment Centre:
2.1 Comprehensive guide to practice Aptitude, Cognitive & Reasoning tests:
The first and most common measurement of your suitability for the job you applied for is the use of a combination of aptitude, cognitive & reasoning tests. These tests measure job-specific aspects of your intelligence. It is very important to consider that the style of test questions in each of these tests is job-specific. This means that different jobs would have different styles of test questions. You can read more about these tests in our guides:
Aptitude & reasoning tests guide & examples
Abstract & Inductive reasoning tests guide & examples (Abstract tests are also known as Logical or Inductive reasoning tests)
Logical reasoning tests guide & examples
Verbal & Deductive reasoning tests guide & examples
Numerical reasoning tests guide & examples
Mechanical reasoning tests guide & examples
Aptitude & reasoning tests' tips
Top 10 tips to prepare for an Aptitude, Reasoning & Cognitive tests
2.2 Comprehensive guide to practice Personality tests (work personality, Work-Safety, Emotional Intelligence & more):
The second and also very common measurement of your suitability for the job you applied is the use a combination of personality tests. These tests measure job-specific personality scales. The most common mistakes about the personality tests are: you can’t prepare for these tests or that these tests are less important to employers. The truth is that you can and should prepare for your personality tests and that they are very critical to you landing the job you applied for. You can read more about these tests in our guides:
Full Personality tests preparation guide & examples
Work Safety tests preparation guide & examples
Emotional Intelligence tests preparation guide & examples
MSCEIT emotional intelligence test preparation guide and example test questions
Emotify emotional intelligence test preparation guide & example test questions
2.3 Comprehensive guide to practice Assessment Centres:
The third component that employers sometimes use to measure your suitability for the job is an assessment centre. You can read more about assessment centres in our guides:
Assessment Centre preparation guide & examples
Preparation for group and individual test activities in Assessment Centres
E-trays exercises in Assessment Centres
Preparation for group discussions in Assessment Centres
2.4 Comprehensive practice Pre-Employment tests guide:
In some cases, employers might use pre-employment tests to assess your suitability for the job you applied. You can read more about pre-employment tests in our guide:
Pre-employment tests preparation guide & example test questions
3. Prepare for your Psychometric tests based on Psychometric test developers
Another option to prepare for your psychometric test is by preparing for the type and style of test questions used by the psychometric test developer that your employer chose to use. The challenge here is that most psychometric test developers offer several styles of test question. The right style of test questions will be mainly based on the type of the job you are applying for. You can read more about the different companies that develop and offer psychometric tests for employers in our guides:
ACER tests preparation guide & example test questions
Chandler Mcleod tests preparation guide
Hogan Assessments tests preparation guide & example test questions
Revelian tests preparation guide & example test questions
Saville tests preparation guide & example test questions
Sova Assessment tests preparation guide & example test questions
SHL tests preparation guide & example test questions
TalentQ tests preparation guide & example test questions
4. Prepare for your Psychometric tests - special jobs:
4.1 Comprehensive guide to YOU Session practice tests with ADF:
Aptitude tests preparation for ADF's YOU session guide & practice test questions
Your ADF Assessment Day preparation guide.
4.2 Comprehensive guide to Federal & State Police practice tests:
Police Reasoning, Personality & Emotional Intelligence practice tests guide 2019
Federal Police tests preparation guide & practice test questions 2019
Victoria Police tests preparation guide & practice test questions 2019
NSW Police tests preparation guide & practice test questions 2019
QLD Police tests preparation guide & practice test questions 2019
SA Police tests guide & practice test questions 2019
4.3 Comprehensive guide to Firefighter tests:
MFB/CFA firefighter tests preparation guide & practice test questions 2019
Fire & Rescue firefighter tests preparation guide & practice test questions 2019
QFES tests preparation guide & practice test questions 2019
4.4 Comprehensive guide to Train Drivers psychometric tests:
Train driver psychometric tests preparation guide 2019
4.5 Comprehensive guide to Banking practice psychometric tests:
NAB's psychometric tests preparation guide
Macquarie's psychometric tests preparation guide
4.6 Comprehensive guide to Psychometric tests & Interview preparations for Bond University Medicine
Preparation for psychometric tests & interviews for medicine at Bond University 2019
5. Our Institute's Psychometric tests preparation articles
Aptitude, Reasoning & Personality test preparation articles
To further prepare for the psychometric test and improve your skills, please take our following job specific customised preparations:
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Practice aptitude and personality tests online with immediate feedback and detailed solutions
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Tests courses online
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Personal tutoring delivered face-to-face or Skype video by expert Australian Psychologists
