Assesment test, any hints and tips?

S@njay

S@njay

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I have an assesment test tomorrow, inclidung logic, aptitude and maths tests. I feel that i am ok in the maths department, but not so good in the other two!

Such tests like letter number sqencing will come up as well as shape patterns, which i am not to great at.

How do people here go about doing these tests and whats your way/strategy for them?

Bit nervous, as this is only the assesment, i tried doing some aptitude tests on the university of kent website, and found them quite hard :(
 
Often with the logic tests you either can do them or you can't IMO , all I can suggest is to read everything very carefully
 
The tests are designed such that you can either do them or you can't. What you could do is practice with similar types of test but that's no guarantee.
The tests are designed to test your ability at things like number crunching, pattern recognition etc. You can't revise for that. It's something you are either good or bad at.
 
cheers :) I used to be good at them, then my brain went a little soggy during university, and its gotten even more soggier since leaving university!

Think i just need to do a brain workout, i wish you could get that brain game for the nintendo DS for the PDA!
 
Try and stay calm, keep a clear head. Sleep well the night before and have some fruit for breakfast and couple of glasses of water.

Good luck mate.

edit - you can get the brain game for DS. got it on my k800 as well.
 
S@njay said:
I have an assesment test tomorrow, inclidung logic, aptitude and maths tests. I feel that i am ok in the maths department, but not so good in the other two!

Such tests like letter number sqencing will come up as well as shape patterns, which i am not to great at.

How do people here go about doing these tests and whats your way/strategy for them?

Bit nervous, as this is only the assesment, i tried doing some aptitude tests on the university of kent website, and found them quite hard :(
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Heh i had one of these on tuesday for the RAF, they are called physcometric tests :)

You just have to relax and try your best, they sometimes have so many questions that you are unable to complete them, they do this to put you under stress.
 
hey Andr3w,

we chatted a while ago about us both going into the raf. So you had your tests on tuesday... how were they? did you manage to complete all questions? i've got mine soon.
 
Andr3w said:
Heh i had one of these on tuesday for the RAF, they are called physcometric tests :)

You just have to relax and try your best, they sometimes have so many questions that you are unable to complete them, they do this to put you under stress.
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So whats best then, completing them, or getting as many correct answers possible without screwing up?

Its my first ever big job interview, so its pretty nerve racking, but it all adds for experiance!
 
What trade are you going for Stiffler05?

add me to msn aworthy[at]gmail[dot]com and we can talk there :)

Im out tonight between 6:30 and 8:30 ish but will be free to talk most nights :)
 
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So whats best then, completing them, or getting as many correct answers possible without screwing up?

Its my first ever big job interview, so its pretty nerve racking, but it all adds for experiance!
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If you spend over 20seconds on a question guess it. Also take a stop watch in with you or something that has a timer on it, when you have about 5seconds left guess the rest of the questions!

I didnt do this but somebody told me its a good idea to do it.

You dont get marked down for wrong answers or questions you havnt completed.
 
I'm going for weapon technician. Apparently there's a lot of competition at the moment so i may have to wait a good while even after passing all tests and interviews.
 
If this is like the aptitude exams I've seen, usually there are many questions to each section, and not enough time to complete them unless you rush through. This is done on purpose, as supposedly intelligence is about solving problems in a certain time frame.

So do you rush through, hoping to get as many right as possible? Or take your time and ensure that the ones you do are correct. Find a balance for yourself as quick as possible and stick to it. Do not get stuck on one question if you find you can't answer it. The time spent struggling on it may cost you two correct answers further on.
 
Scuzi said:
The tests are designed such that you can either do them or you can't. What you could do is practice with similar types of test but that's no guarantee.
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I agree, the questions which involved rotating shapes in your head and figuring out the next sequence from a particular pattern definitely can't be studied for (IMO). Usually the questions start easy and then get progressively more difficult (giving you an opportunity to get used to the format of the questions).

On the other hand you can probably speed up your time to calculate simple addition/subtraction/multiplication/division through practise (although I doubt you could do that in one evening).

Sometimes tests involve spelling and grammar. People are usually either good at spelling or terrible. On the other hand grammar can be improved by learning simple rules such as when to use an apostrophe.

One test I had to do in Vodafone was a bunch of fairly difficult questions in 3 minutes. It was multiple choice (so estimating the answers was essential). I'm pretty sure the idea of the test wasn't to see how good you were at adding and subtracting numbers in your head: they really wanted to see how you could handle a high-pressure, quality vs quantity situation. Negative marking applied so if you kept a cool head you could get a higher score than some one who answered more questions, or some one that spent ages getting bogged down on one question.

Overall, my best advice would be to get a good night's sleep, eat breakfast, give yourself plenty of time to get to the testing centre, don't drink too much lucozade during the test and manage your time effectively!
 
Do you think they will be lenient on me, on the fact that i had one day to prepare for thing?!

Got to do an online test now, bah! Is this how you would get any job? Tests..tests and more tests? I'd rather do the krypton factor.
 
S@njay said:
Do you think they will be lenient on me, on the fact that i had one day to prepare for thing?!

Got to do an online test now, bah! Is this how you would get any job? Tests..tests and more tests? I'd rather do the krypton factor.
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Not really since it's the sort of test you can't prepare for. Count yourself lucky, I spent over a year doing tests before I started my job :p
 
Andr3w said:
If you spend over 20seconds on a question guess it. Also take a stop watch in with you or something that has a timer on it, when you have about 5seconds left guess the rest of the questions!

I didnt do this but somebody told me its a good idea to do it.

You dont get marked down for wrong answers or questions you havnt completed.
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I had to do some tests like this a couple of weeks ago. From the practice tests it showed that you are also rated on accuracy, so if these tests are similar, this may not be a good idea. The website i used to practice was www.sml.co.uk i think or could have been .com.
 
3smartcubes has an apptitude test you can try! I had to do one last week and it was not on par with the 3smartcubes one was much easier! But im only going for a job in honda so the test was fairly simple, altho some polish people in the test couldnt grasp some of it :confused:
 
Aptitude tests make me weep :(

Spent 4 1/2 hours doing them for RAF selection with 5min breaks every 45 minutes, I'm sure my head was hot to the touch at the end of it!

As has been said, you can either do them or you can't, not much prep can be done. Plenty of sleep, make sure you're hydrated and try not to panic :)
 
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