Online tests are increasingly being used by employers as part of the application process. Many are now asking candidates to complete tests before they assess their application form. These may be ability tests e.g. numerical, verbal and inductive or they may be testing a candidate's 'fit' to the company by assessing motivation, values and behaviours. There is an increasing move towards 'gamification' of these which may take the form of interactive platform games or visual scenarios to interact with.
To request the passwords/weblink, please email us with details of your course, level and student ID number, or year of graduation. Please also include 'Online test password request' in the subject header of the email. Alternatively, you can call into the Careers Centre to collect the passwords.
To use this site you will need register with your University of Leeds email address.
You can sign up for this free portal, created for University of Leeds students, which will give you unlimited access to numerical reasoning, verbal reasoning, diagrammatic reasoning and situational judgement tests. The site also provides a personal dashboard so that you can track your progress.
You cannot prepare for a personality test. Remember that there are no right or wrong answers. The application process should be seen as a two-way process; so if you are not a good fit for the organisation, it's unlikely you would be happy there.
Test Partnership© - has a range of sample tests which you can access by selecting 'candidate preparation' for each type.
Assessment Day © also has a comprehensive website that offers advice and a wide range of practice tests to help you prepare. There are some tests which they charge for but they do have downloadable tests in pdf format with answers that demonstrate the working out required.
Norton Assessment are developing new psychometric tests which you can trial free of charge. You can choose from inductive reasoning, numerical reasoning and/or verbal reasoning. The website also includes useful tips and advice for taking tests.
Prospects - Aptitude tests - Advice on taking tests and some examples to try.
The Online Test Centre - Free service that offers numerical, verbal, diagrammatic and logical reasoning tests for students.
GraduatesFirst - Free tests and feedback reports developed by ex-SHL consultants.
Practice psychometric test links - A comprehensive list compiled by Dr Mark Parkinson, a leading Chartered Occupational Psychologist, Test & Questionnaire Designer and a Press Spokesman for the British Psychological Society.
FAQs for test takers from Realise Potential - covering many of the issues that people taking tests and other assessments often ask.
SHL test preparation - Helpful hints and tips to prepare you both physically and mentally for psychometric tests.
Saville Consulting - Practise and prepare for a range of aptitude tests.
Grad Diary - Free practice numeracy tests.
WikiJobs - Videos and free practice tests to improve your numerical reasoning and verbal reasoning.
EU Careers - Sample tests including verbal and numerical reasoning tests, e-trays, group exercises and translation examples.
Improve your maths from the Skills@Library website.
We have lots of specialist books you can use or ebooks you can download if you want to practise a range of different questions. In addition to the online tests above we have also collected a range of example tests for you to try so there are many ways to prepare even when you are away from campus.
We also offer psychometric test workshops. Check the assessment centre homepage for more details.