Practice Tests in My Career Zone Digital - Link to a range of tests including numerical, verbal, logical, inductive, situational judgement, critical thinking and e tray exercise. 

Graduates First has a wide range of psychometric tests including - numerical, verbal, logical, spatial, diagrammatic, situational, personality, gamified, Watson Glasser and coding. The site allows you to select an industry package such as consulting, finance, law, healthcare, technology and you can access relevant tests, assessments and video interviews. 

Wikijobs Free Practice Aptitude Tests - This link take you to some free aptitude practice tests for numerical reasoning, verbal reasoning, diagrammatic reasoning, inductive reasoning, situational judgement and Watson Glaser.

Links to practice psychometric tests. 

If you’re applying for spring insight weeks, summer internships or graduate schemes, you’re very likely to face some form of verbal reasoning test. To help you to prepare, take a look at our Verbal Reasoning Tests information page.

If you’re applying for spring insight weeks, summer internships or graduate schemes, you’re very likely to face some form of numerical reasoning test. To help you to prepare, take a look at our Numerical Reasoning Tests information page. 

Watson Glaser Critical Thinking Appraisal

• Psychometrics test that assesses critical thinking
• Typically 40 questions (randomly drawn from a large bank)
• 30 minute time limit
• Internationally recognised test – very popular in law firms
• Each employer defines their own threshold, and this can change year-on-year
• 5 sub-tests assessing:
  • Inference
  • Recognise Assumptions
  • Deduction
  • Interpretation
  • Evaluation arguments
• Based on the RED model of critical thinking:
  • Recognised Assumption -> Evaluation Assumption -> Draw Conclusion
• Often only part of a recruitment process that is objective
• Hogen Lovells (International Law Firm) only exclude those that receive a low score (20%).
  • Research by Hogan Lovells have found strong correlations between those that get high scores in their Watson Glaser test and those that receive a distinction in their LPC.
• Practice and familiarity the key to improving performance (12-20 hours)
• Resources:
  • JobTestPrep
  • The Lawyer Portal
  • Assessment Day

Please visit the overview of In-tray and E-tray exercises and how to approach them.

Test Partnership offers free sample tests on the following areas: 

• Numerical reasoning
• Verbal reasoning
• Critical thinking
• Gamified tests

The graduate job hunter's guide to game-based assessment by Target Jobs. 

Graduates First includes practice gamified assessments.

Gamified Assessments by Assessment Day.

The following books are available via University of Exeter Library:

How to Pass Graduate Psychometric Tests: Essential Preparation for Numerical and Verbal Ability Tests Plus Personality Questionnaires.

How to Pass Diagrammatic Reasoning Tests: Essential Practice for Abstract, Input Type and Spatial Reasoning Tests.

How to pass data interpretation tests: unbeatable practice for numerical and quantitative reasoning and problem solving tests.

The Situational Judgement Test.

Pass the situational judgement test : a guide for medical students.

Civil service fast stream tests practice questions, fully worked solutions, and detailed guidance for the civil service fast stream initial testing, assessment centre e-tray and written exercises, group exercise and interview.

An Introduction to Assessment Centres - If you have a assessment centre coming up, why not tune into this 3 minute video for a quick overview of what you expect from an assessment centre.

An Introduction to Psychometric Tests - If you are applying for a placement or graduate role with a large employer there is a high chance you will need to complete psychometric tests as part of the recruitment process. To learn about these types of tests, tune into this 4 minute video. 

Other useful webinars:

Presentation Skills - You may be asked to give an presentation as part of your assessment centre, so why not watch this webinar to help you to prepare? 

Professionalism and Joining the Workforce - Join Rachel Sloan, Employability and Placements Adviser, for her workshop on professionalism and preparing to join the workforce. 

Demystifying Psychometric Tests - video by Jenny Clark, Careers Consultant.

If you have an assessment centre coming up, or you would like to discuss psychometric testing, you can book an appointment with one of our advisers. To book the appointment, you can contact us via the Live Chat icon at the bottom of this page, or you can phone us on +44(0)1392 724493. For any other enquiries, you can email us at careers@exeter.ac.uk.