Psychometric Tests For Dummies

✍ Scribed by Healy, Liam

• Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
• Year: 2011
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 291
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

Today's job market is tough; it's dog-eat-dog, ruthless and competitive. Preparation is essential if you want to get the edge. As psychometric testing becomes standard for blue-chip companies to one-man bands this For Dummies guide could mean the difference between success and failure. As the world of HR embraces psychometric testing, more and more people are faced with the daunting prospect of having to sit these mysterious exams. The tests have become the standard way in which employers judge abilities - your capacity to work with numbers, words and diagrams; your attainment - what you actua.;Psychometric Tests For Dummies®; About the Author; Author's Acknowledgements; Contents at a Glance; Table of Contents; Introduction; About This Book; Conventions Used in This Book; Foolish Assumptions; How This Book Is Organised; Icons Used in This Book; Where to Go from Here; Part I: Testing Basics; Chapter 1: Understanding Psychometric Tests; Identifying What Tests Measure; Working Fast, Working Hard: Speed Tests versus Power Tests; Seeing How Tests Are Used in Practice; Distinguishing Test Myth from Test Fact; Chapter 2: Setting Your Mind at Rest About Psychometric Tests.

✦ Table of Contents

Psychometric Tests For Dummies®
About the Author
Author's Acknowledgements
Contents at a Glance
Table of Contents
Introduction
About This Book
Conventions Used in This Book
Foolish Assumptions
How This Book Is Organised
Icons Used in This Book
Where to Go from Here
Part I: Testing Basics
Chapter 1: Understanding Psychometric Tests
Identifying What Tests Measure
Working Fast, Working Hard: Speed Tests versus Power Tests
Seeing How Tests Are Used in Practice
Distinguishing Test Myth from Test Fact
Chapter 2: Setting Your Mind at Rest About Psychometric Tests. Knowing What Tests Can Tell Recruiters About YouViewing the Process Positively
Knowing What Makes a Good Test
Recognising and Dealing With Dodgy Tests
Sussing Out Your Administrator
Chapter 3: Preparing For aPsychometric Test
Getting Yourself Ready
Arriving for the Test
Dealing with Internet-based Testing
Managing Your Stress Levels
Sighing with Relief After the Test
Chapter 4: Dealing with Feedback
Understanding What Feedback Can Do
Receiving Your Feedback
Avoiding Common Pitfalls During Feedback
Rescuing a Poor Test Performance During Feedback. Turning Problems into OpportunitiesKnowing Your Rights
Part II: Finding Out About Different Types of Tests
Chapter 5: Finding the Right Words: Verbal Ability Tests
Understanding What Verbal Ability Tests Measure
Improving Your Verbal Ability
Chapter 6: Doing Your Sums: Numerical Ability Tests
Understanding What Numerical Ability Tests Measure
Improving Your Numerical Ability
Chapter 7: Getting all Creative: Abstract Ability Tests
Understanding What Abstract Ability Tests Measure
Improving Your Abstract Ability
Chapter 8: Saying It Without Words: Technical Ability Tests. Understanding What Technical Ability Tests MeasureImproving Your Technical Ability
Chapter 9: Seeing the Real You: Personality Tests
Understanding What Personality Tests Measure
Approaching Personality Tests
Part III: Getting Some Practise In: Sample Tests
Chapter 10: Verbal Ability Sample Tests
Spelling Speed Test
Spelling Power Test
Grammar Test
Comprehension Speed Tests
Comprehension Power Test
Chapter 11: Numerical Ability Sample Tests
Numerical Ability Speed Test
Numerical Ability Power Test
Numerical Reasoning Speed Test
Numerical Reasoning Power Test. Chapter 12: Abstract Ability Sample TestsCreativity Speed Test
Creativity Power Tests
Strategic Thinking Test
Chapter 13: Technical Ability Sample Tests
Mechanical Ability Test
Spatial Ability Speed Test
Spatial Ability Power Tests
Detail and Accuracy Speed Tests
Detail and Accuracy Power Test
Chapter 14: Personality Assessment Sample Tests
Personality Tests
Interpreting Your Results
Part IV: The Part of Tens
Chapter 15: Ten Things to Remember for the Test Session
Don't Be Late
Bring Your Own Kit
Look After Yourself
Take the Test Seriously
Pay Attention to Instructions.

✦ Subjects

Employees--Psychological testing;PSYCHOLOGY--General;Psychometrics;Electronic books;Employees -- Psychological testing;PSYCHOLOGY -- General