Compiled by a psychometric testing specialist and bestselling author, this book has three main aims: careers guidance, preparation, and personal performance improvement. The first edition sold over 50,000 copies worldwide.

With the wide range of jobs currently on the market, it is often difficult for job seekers to pinpoint exactly what they want to do. Now in its third edition, this no-nonsense workbook points readers in the right direction. With a range of IQ tests and searching questionnaires, it helps job seekers work out what area of work they should be focusing on by identifying their interests and strengths and scientifically interpreting which jobs they are suited to. Compiled by a psychometric testing specialist and bestselling author, this book has three main aims: careers guidance, preparation and personal performance improvement. It works on the principle that self knowledge enables readers to relate their own personal characteristics to career opportunities. At the same time, it provides an opportunity to prepare for the types of psychometric tests likely to be encountered while job seeking. It also aims to improve performance by demonstrating how to apply aptitudes and personal qualities at work.

Here is a practical workbook for job seekers, and any individual in the workplace who is eager to improve their career prospects. It comes from a bestselling author who has designed his new work to meet three aims. First, the book offers careers guidance based on the principle that self knowledge offers the best prospect of job satisfaction and success. The approach is structured to enable readers to relate their personal characteristics to career opportunities. Secondly, the text includes tests and questionnaires of the type used by organizations for staff selection or assessment purposes, giving readers the chance to prepare for the similar tests they are likely to encounter while job seeking. Finally, the book will help those already in work to improve their performance through gaining a closer application of their own aptitudes and personal qualities.

By working through these tests, readers can build a personal profile of attributes and skills and use this knowledge to plan a career, prepare for selection and assessment, and gain more insight into how to be more effective.

Test your numerical aptitude contains a comprehensive range of tests of a type used by business schools, universities and employers: revision guide to working with numbers; applied and abstract aptitude tests; measures of motivational preferences and personality style; career advice; career index.

The use of tests as part of job selection and assessment procedures has now become routine. Most candidates can expect to face a battery of tests, including those which identify a person's aptitude for a particular job. How to Pass Advanced Aptitude Tests is aimed at those applying for positions of increased responsibility, where the selection procedures can be even more rigorous. It will familiarise you with the types of test you may face so that through practice you will improve your scores. This second edition now includes detailed explanations with every answer, to ensure that you learn and gain the most out of the practice tests. Also featuring personality and career analysis and an occupational index and career agenda planner, How to Pass Advanced Aptitude Tests shows you which career path might be the right one for you, and assesses whether you are currently in the right job.

With more than 400 brand new practice questions together with answers, explanations, and a guide to assessing performance, readers can test their grammar and comprehension, advanced verbal aptitude, logical analysis, and mental arithmetic.

Many organizations and educational institutions use psychometric testing to uncover candidates' abilities and asses their potential. The Aptitude Test Workbook will help candidates prepare for these tests and give them an awareness of their strengths and where they could take you. A companion to Test Your Own Aptitude, it contains 16 tests with over 400 questions - verbal, numerical, perceptual, spatial and practical. With new detailed explanations to aid your learning as well as real life assessments, this new edition is a vital read. Packed with practical advice, help sections and expert tips, it will help the reader improve their key skills and find their ultimate career direction.

Test Your Own Aptitude, the biggest and best book on aptitude testing available, is for anyone who wants a successful career - but is unsure where to start. Based on solid scientific research and sound psychological practice, it contains a series of tests and questionnaires that will identify the reader's abilities; personality; and motivation.The results are then used to pinpoint ideal career choices and there is an index of over 400 jobs to help make the whole process easier. Fully revised and updated, it will help readers to make better decisions about their future - by establishing what they can do best and which career suits them most.

The recruitment process for jobs in the Civil Service is tough. Competition is fierce, especially for applicants entering via the Fast Stream process, and candidates must pass qualifying tests to stand a chance of being successful. How to Pass the Civil Service Qualifying Tests aims to help applicants reach the standard demanded by the real tests and ultimately achieve their goal of working for the Civil Service.This new edition has been updated to include guidance on standard entry, as well as additional information Fast Stream access. There is a brand new chapter covering questionnaires applicants are likely to encounter, plus work assignment examples, expert advice and challenging new practice questions relevant to the tests used to recruit both clerical and Fast Stream applicants.With just a few marks determining a pass or fail, this essential book will help anyone build up speed, accuracy and confidence when taking their Civil Service qualifying tests.