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Situational Judgement Tests
Situational judgement tests and fairness in recruitment: what the evidence says
What the research says about SJTs and fairness, including a study of more than 450,000 candidates on disability and neurodiversity, and how to make SJTs fair in practice.
Ability Tests
Abstract reasoning test explained: how to find the rule in a figure series
How "what comes next" figure questions work, a worked example with two rules, why abstract tests are seen as fair, and how to use the results.
Ability Tests
Diagrammatic reasoning test: following a flowchart forwards and backwards
How flowchart questions work, a worked example finding an output and a missing rule, what the test tells employers, and tips for candidates.
Ability Tests
Data interpretation test: reading charts and spotting misleading data
What a data interpretation test measures, a worked example of a misleading chart, and how employers in analytical roles use the results.
Ability Tests
Numerical comprehension test: everyday numbers at work
What a numerical comprehension test measures, a worked everyday-data example, how it differs from numerical reasoning, and how to use the results.
Ability Tests
Verbal comprehension test: reading carefully and answering accurately
What a verbal comprehension test measures, a worked passage example, how it differs from verbal reasoning, and how to use the results.
Ability Tests
Symbol checking test: staying accurate at speed when the rules change
How a speeded symbol checking test works, why switching rules is demanding, a worked arrow example, and how to read speed and accuracy.
Ability Tests
Dual monitoring test: watching two sources without neglecting either
How a dual monitoring test works, why dividing attention is hard, a worked lamp-and-reading example, and how to read misses for each source.
Ability Tests
Spelling, grammar and proofreading test: written accuracy clients notice
What a spelling, grammar and proofreading test measures, worked examples of common errors in British English, and how to use the results.
Ability Tests
Legal critical thinking test: reasoning like a lawyer, without legal knowledge
The five kinds of critical thinking question, a worked legal-practice example, the research on critical thinking, and how law firms use the results.
Situational Judgement Tests
Paralegal situational judgement test: judging everyday legal workplace challenges
The four competencies a paralegal SJT measures, a worked most-and-least example, the research on SJTs, and how law firms use the results.
Situational Judgement Tests
Graduate situational judgement test: how graduates approach work
What a graduate SJT measures, a worked teamwork example, why SJTs suit early-career hiring, and how to use the results fairly.
Situational Judgement Tests
Customer service situational judgement test: judging what good service looks like
What a customer service SJT measures, a worked complaint example, why judgement predicts service quality, and how to use the results.
Situational Judgement Tests
Contact centre situational judgement test: hiring for calls, chats and complaints
What a contact centre SJT measures, a worked call example, why judgement matters for advisers, and how to use the results in volume hiring.
Situational Judgement Tests
Care worker situational judgement test: hiring for empathy in home and residential care
How an empathy-based care SJT works, a worked home-visit example, the research on empathy and rapport, and how care providers use the results.
Situational Judgement Tests
Firefighter situational judgement test: teamwork, awareness and safety under pressure
What a firefighter SJT measures, a worked incident example, the research on situational awareness, and how fire services use the results.
Personality Tests
Personality under pressure: when strengths become risks at work
Why strengths can turn into risks under pressure, what the research on derailment says, and how the Development Dimensions questionnaire helps.
Personality Tests
Emotional intelligence at work: what it is and how to measure it
What emotional intelligence means, the debate about how to measure it, what the research says about EI and performance, and how to use the EIS.
Work Skills Tests
Excel skills test: why hands-on tasks beat self-rating
Why self-rated Excel skills are unreliable, how a hands-on Excel test works, a worked task example, and how employers use SheetCheck.
Work Skills Tests
AI skills test: measuring how well people really use AI at work
Why AI skills matter in everyday work, the four skill areas AICheck measures, a worked verification example, and how employers use the results.
Work Skills Tests
Nursing comprehension test: NEWS2, dose calculations and prescription checks
The three sections of a nursing comprehension test, worked NEWS2 and dosing examples, why these skills matter for safety, and how to use the results.
Ability Tests
Numerical reasoning test: worked examples and how to read the data
How numerical reasoning questions work, a worked chart example, what the research says and how employers should use the results.
Ability Tests
Verbal reasoning test explained: True, False or Cannot tell
How to judge statements against a passage, the difference between False and Cannot tell, and how employers use verbal reasoning results.
Ability Tests
Error checking test explained: speed, accuracy and attention to detail
What an error checking test measures, a worked manifest example, why careful people still miss errors, and how to use the results.
Ability Tests
Mechanical comprehension test: worked examples of gears, levers and pulleys
The principles behind mechanical comprehension questions, worked gear and pulley examples, and how employers use the results fairly.
Ability Tests
Concentration test explained: sustained attention in safety-critical roles
How a dot-counting concentration test works, why sustained attention matters for drivers and operators, and how to read speed and accuracy.
Ability Tests
Legal copy typing test: how typing speed and accuracy are measured
How a legal copy typing test works, how gross and net speed and accuracy are calculated, and what law firms learn from the results.
Situational Judgement Tests
Nurse situational judgement test: assessing rapport and empathy in nursing
How a nursing SJT assesses therapeutic rapport, a worked ranking example, the research on empathy in care, and how to use the results.
Personality Tests
Personality questionnaires in recruitment: using the Big Five well
What a Big Five personality questionnaire measures, what the research says about personality and job performance, and how to use results fairly at interview.
360 Feedback
360 feedback explained: how to run a 360 that actually changes behaviour
What 360 feedback is, who should give ratings, what research says about when it improves performance, and how to run one well.
Game-Based Assessments
Game-based assessment explained: what puzzle-style tests measure
What game-based assessments are, what puzzle-style tasks measure, the evidence so far, and how to use them alongside other tests.
Personality Tests
Personality type test at work: making the 16 personality types useful
How a type questionnaire works, how it compares with trait questionnaires, and where the 16 types help teams and where they don't.
Situational Judgement Tests
Train driver online assessment: a guide to the train driver psychometric test
The GB rules behind train driver selection, what RIS-3751-TOM Issue 4 changed, and how the situational judgement stage works.
Ability Tests
Spatial reasoning examples: what spatial reasoning looks like at work and in a test
Everyday spatial reasoning in real jobs, the question styles in a spatial test, and how to read the results fairly.
Ability Tests
Deductive reasoning test: worked examples of deductive reasoning questions
Worked deductive questions explained step by step, why capable people slip up, and how a deductive test fits into selection.
Ability Tests
Inductive reasoning test examples: how to work through a 3×3 pattern
A step-by-step method for pattern questions, the rules that commonly appear, and what employers learn from results.
Ability Tests
Critical reasoning test explained: what critical reasoning means at work
Inferences, assumptions, deductions, interpretations and arguments, with business examples and what the research shows.
Ability Tests
Fault finding test explained: how to trace a fault from input to output
A walkthrough of tracing a faulty switch, what a driver fault finding test usually means, and how to use the results.
Ability Tests
Legal comprehension test: checking legal text for accuracy, terminology and format
The three kinds of error in legal text, why careful readers miss them, and how law firms use the results.
Situational Judgement Tests
Sales situational judgement test: how it works and what it tells employers
A worked most-and-least sales example, what predicts sales success, and how to use a sales SJT well.
Situational Judgement Tests
Situational judgement test for managers: what it measures and how to use it
A worked supervisor example, the evidence on strengths and limits, and getting the most from a manager SJT.
Situational Judgement Tests
The Benefits of Situational Judgement Tests in Recruitment
Why SJTs are such a popular part of recruitment: predictive validity, fairness, soft skills, candidate experience and efficient screening, plus the SJTs Viewpoint offers.