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Aptitude Testing

Aptitude Testing. Pesewa Presentations. What are aptitude tests?. Tests of specific abilities such as verbal reasoning, numerical reasoning or diagrammatic reasoning. Fixed time limits Challenging Related to the skills you need to do the kind of job for which you’ve applied .

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Aptitude Testing

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  1. Aptitude Testing Pesewa Presentations

  2. What are aptitude tests? • Tests of specific abilities such as verbal reasoning, numerical reasoning or diagrammatic reasoning. • Fixed time limits • Challenging • Related to the skills you need to do the kind of job for which you’ve applied.

  3. Why do employers use them? • To provide an independent source of information about candidates. • As a first stage of selection to decide which candidates to interview • In the later stages of selection to add to their store of information about a candidate • To determine training needs or provide research material for the company

  4. On-line tests • May be part of an application or at an early stage in the process. • Candidates are trusted to complete the test themselves, but will often sit more tests at a later stage to confirm the result. • More sophisticated systems ensure that each candidate gets a unique set of questions.

  5. Pen and paper tests • Company representative present to answer questions and invigilate the tests. • Example questions • Exam conditions • Time limited

  6. Marking / Scoring • Absolute scores • Norm referencing • Percentiles • Negative marking

  7. Practice • To make sure you’re performing to the best of your ability rather than improve your level of ability. • Familiarity • Reference books • Internet Sources

  8. Personality Questionnaires • Usually based on using your responses to determine where various features of your personality sit on a number of scales. • Examples might be: • Extravert…….………………………...…Intravert • Team player……………..Preference for working solo • No position is correct – simply represent different features of your personality • Difficult to practice – best advice is to answer honestly.

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