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Informationen zum Autor Mike Bryon is an expert in psychometrics and training solutions. He is the author of The Advanced Numeracy Test Workbook, How to Pass Graduate Psychometric Tests, and The Ultimate Psychometric Test Book, all published by Kogan Page. Visit his website at www.mikebryon.com.Written by best-selling author Mike Bryon, a recruitment consultant and psychometric testing guru.The use of psychometric tests in job selection procedures is more prominent than ever and for unprepared candidates they represent a considerable challenge. The best-selling Ultimate Psychometric Tests, now in its second edition, is the biggest book of its kind, containing over 1000 practice test questions plus answers and explanations. Also including an overview of which companies employ which tests, including L'oreal, Sony, HMV, Toyota and IKEA among others, it has plenty of advice on how to get test-wise. Providing sample questions from all the major types of test, including verbal reasoning, numerical reasoning, personality questionnaires, non-verbal and diagrammatic reasoning and IQ tests, new tests include spatial recognition and visual estimation, situational awareness tests as well as quantities and conversion tests. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface 1. Psychometric Tests: What Are They?Why Employers Use TestsTest DescriptionsWhat to Expect on the Day2. How to Pass Psychometric Tests and How to Use this BookThe Value of PracticeGet Test WiseHow Much and What Kind of PracticeUndertake Two Sorts of PracticeSet Yourself a Personal ChallengeThe Winning MindsetWhat to Do if You Fail3. Verbal ReasoningWord LinkWord Link - SynonymsWord Link - OppositesFind the New WordWord SwapSentence SequencingBest Word(s) to Complete a SentenceEnglish UsageIdentify the Correct sentence or word(s) Read a Passage and Evaluate a Statement 4. Numerical ReasoningThe Key OperationsSequencingNumber Problems5. Personality QuestionnairesYour Approach to Decision MakingCommunicating with OthersYour Approach to PlanningManaging People and ResourcesMotivating YourselfFeatures of Your Ideal RoleYour Attitude Towards RiskAppropriate Responses in WorkSituational Awareness6. Non-verbal Reasoning, Mechanical Comprehension and IQ TestsNon-verbal ReasoningFeatures in CommonFind the Shape that Completes the SeriesCompleting the Series in Columns and RowsMechanical ComprehensionIQ TestsSpatial Recognition and Visual EstimationInput-type Diagrammatic Tests7. Answers and ExplanationsChapter 3 Verbal ReasoningChapter 4 Numerical ReasoningChapter 5 Personality QuestionnairesChapter 6 Non-verbal Reasoning, Mechanical Comprehension and IQ Tests...