Reasoning for BusinessTMManagerial and Graduate Information and Practice LeafletPsychometric tests are used by organisations to assess people for selection and development purposes.This leaflet provides you with information on the type of tests that you will be completing and some practicequestions to allow you to prepare and familiarise yourself with the format of these tests.Using psychometric tests for assessment purposes offers a number of benefits:• They provide employers with a fair and objective way of assessing people. Everyone who completes the tests does so under the same conditions and within the same time limit.• They are designed to be broadly reflective of the reasoning skills required for jobs and can therefore indicate which person has the specific abilities needed to succeed in given roles.• They allow people to demonstrate their abilities and help employers to identify individual strengths and development needs. This, in turn, can help people identify those jobs which are most suitable for them.REASONING FOR BUSINESSThe Reasoning for Business series of assessments consists of two separate tests which assess different types ofreasoning ability. You may be asked to complete one or both of these tests. Alternatively, you may be required tocomplete a separate version which combines elements of both tests. This will depend on the skills that are consideredrelevant to the job in question.In order to help prepare you for the tests, we have provided you with some practice questions over the page.These will enable you to familiarise yourself with the type of questions that you will be required to complete.Although these practice questions are not timed, the actual tests will have a set time...
