Psychometric Testing

More and more employees are having to sit psychometric tests as part of the interviewing process. On paper, a person's skills and experience may perfectly fit the job description, but the employer also wants to know things about the individual's personality: for example, their weak and strong points; whether they will fit in with the department; whether they can retain information quickly; and whether they have management potential or whether they will always require supervision. This book is designed to help the individual master taking psychometric tests, and help them decide, before applying for a job, what their individual personality type is - extrovert, emotional, creative or assertive. Working through the tests will give the reader the ability to improve their skills in the key areas of lateral thinking, problem solving, and intelligence, and the book also provides a guide to assessing performance. * Familiarity with the type of questions set in psychometric tests will give readers an idea of what to expect, and will help them relax in a test situation * Authors are experts in psychometric and IQ testing and have written over 94 books on all types of tests * More and more employers are using psychometric testing at interview - including government, education, industry, armed forces and commerce. There is a real need for this type of book to guide the potential employee through the structure of psychometric tests Ken Russell and Philip Carter first met in 1984 through their membership of Enigmasig, a special interest group within British Mensa devoted to the setting and solving of puzzles. They published their first book as joint authors in 1987 and with the publication of this series will have over 100 titles to their credit ranging from quizzes, IQ testing and puzzles.

Introduction 1 Section 1 Personality Tests 5 Personality Test One 7 Personality Test Two 10 Personality Test Three 13 How Confident are you? 16 Are You Tactful or Undiplomatic? 23 Laterality 33 Are You Likely to be a Success? 42 Are You a Risk Taker? 49 Are You Broadminded or Prudish? 56 Are You Anxious or Relaxed? 64 How Strong is Your Sense of Justice? 71   Are You a Leader or a Follower? 79 Creativity 86 Are You in the Right Job? 92 Are You a Saint or a Sinner? 99 Do You look on the Bright Side? 106 How Agrressive are You? 114 Are You a Night Person? 122 Are You a Shrinking Violet? 129 Are You Imaginative? 136 Are You Honourable? 143 Are You Sensual? 146 Are You Thrifty? 148 Have You Good Humour? 151 Are You Daring? 154 Domination 156 Are You a Worrier? 159 Are You Absent Minded? 161 Do You Like Work? 164 Are You Sociable? 167 Are You Emotional? 169 Extroversion 171 Aggression 173 Are You Artistic? 175 Ambition 178 Are You Tolerant? 180 Imagination 183 Are You Obsessive? 185 Are You Assertive? 188 Are You Optimistic? 191 Section 2 Aptitude Tests 193 IQ Test One 198 Spatial Ability Test 198 Logic Test 204 Verbal Ability Test 206 Numerical Ability Test 208 Answers to IQ Test One 211 IQ Test Two 215 Verbal Ability Test 215 Numerical Ability Test 217 Maths 219 Diagrams 221 Answers to IQ Test Two 231