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Selection tests are now common in interviews and this book covers everything you need to know from knowing what the tests are used for to how to do well in them.
This book explains why employers put you through these hoops, and why you shouldn't worry about them. It offers ways for you to prepare for, survive and improve your selection test results, assess your own ability and learn how test results are weighted against other selection methods.
This book will include comments from employers who use the tests, psychologists who design them, and applicants who have faced them.
This book provides reassurance and plenty of genuine work-through examples. It covers everything right down to test anxiety, test simulations and misuse of tests.
List of contents
Acknowledgements
Introduction
Part 1 Brilliant tactics to pass aptitude tests
Testing times
A testing world
Preparation counts
The big day
Have you got personality?
Assessment and development centres
Tackling the in-tray, the irate customer and the boss
Talk your way to success
Something to discuss
Are you write for the job?
Reflecting on tests
Part 2 Practice material
Part 3 Sources of information
About the author
Susan Hodgson has run a university careers service and worked closely with students preparing them to take many of the tests covered here and helping them to deal with the results. She has also worked closely with employers, in many instances helping them to use her practising students as guinea pigs for some of their aptitude development tests.
Summary
Selection tests are now common in interviews and this book covers everything you need to know from knowing what the tests are used for to how to do well in them.
This book explains why employers put you through these hoops, and why you shouldn't worry about them. It offers ways for you to prepare for, survive and improve your selection test results, assess your own ability and learn how test results are weighted against other selection methods.
This book will include comments from employers who use the tests, psychologists who design them, and applicants who have faced them.
This book provides reassurance and plenty of genuine work-through examples. It covers everything right down to test anxiety, test simulations and misuse of tests.
