Graduate Psychometric Testing

11/05/2017

So we were asked by our members to give a review on the various Psychometric testing packs available in the UK for graduates.  We looked at the following 5 test...

06/05/2017

I won the bet! 20 squids, 2 nights ago a graduate who is also a member on the site made me a bet that i couldn't put together a post with more than 10 free num

05/05/2017

03/05/2017

Some of the Big 4 firms allow you to reapply after 6 months from when you were notified of a rejection in your application. Rejections in your application mostl...

29/04/2017

A lot of websites still charge for CV writing or review services but there should be no need to pay for this in this day and age. There are currently over 2000 ...

28/04/2017

Following on from my last post quite a few of you have asked how did i figure out that 3/4 way in is the optimal time to apply if you are a weak testing candida...

18/03/2017

For those of you on your last push for a job don't give up!

11/03/2017

What is the Cut off or Pass Mark for Graduate Psychometric tests?
I have seen of late many hours and hours of post on this...absolutely ridiculous. The quick answer is it shouldn't matter to you, don't waste your precious time thinking about it. You tried your best now focus on the next job application test!!!

Time is the most precious thing you will ever have, without it you won't have time to spend with your friends or loved ones, without it you won't need to think about money etc.... Use it wisely.

The pass mark depends on the company, how big it is, the job in question ( eg model validation in an investment bank where strong maths is needed ), the numbers that apply etc....

Your aim here ( in the test ) is to get them all correct in the shortest possible time. Just do your best and forget it after you've done it, don't go asking how other people did or what questions they answered or how they answered them, it won't help you!

Here's our own company's tip on increasing your probability of passing. Always do/take/opt to take your test 3/4 the way into the Psychometric testing calendar of any company if you think you won't ace it, as there is a possibility if they haven't reached the quota of people meeting their minimum quartile/percentage the company will lower they "pass" mark. That would be the strategy for someone that knows they are not very good at the test. So it benefits you to schedule a test as late as possible!

These are the types of strategies that give our candidates a real edge throughout the interview process. Join us when our full Interview Bootcamp website is up in 6 weeks.

Any questions call and chat we won't try to sell you anything, we give help and advice because we love what we do.

09/03/2017

Psychometric test preparation:

You should aim to spend between 1 and 3 weeks preparing for your test. This should ideally by done around the same time as your job application/s.

The aim for numerical testing is SPEED. Most numerical tests are timed, meaning you have a set time to finish all questions. Some are timed per question. A few boutique hedgefunds are known to give extremely hard questions that cannot be done in the time given. It is up to you to decide when you have to skip otherwise you will be sacrificing 5 or 6 questions just to get 1 question right.

Make sure you stay calm at all times.

Always keep your eye on the clock.

Once you get to 1.5 mins left its time to make a judgement call.

If you still have a lot of questions to get through you might want to skim and guess as you have a 25% chance of getting any question right. Do this only for a maximum of 1-3 questions as accuracy might also be marked.

TIP: get a calculator with 2 memories and preferably big buttons! Practice on it!

The aim for verbal reasoning "True, False, Cannot say" questions is also SPEED, you will have to practise reading faster, over 60% of candidates never finish this test due to slow reading speeds.

There are also adaptive tests that some companies use, what this means is that the questions progressively get harder and harder as you get more and more right, the purpose is to see how high you can go and level out. These are seldom timed but will still be under 45mins long.

If you need free test prep material just message me.