How the tests work and how they are taken. Written by Adrian, who takes them, updated regularly.
Less maths, more reading under time pressure – three habits for more points.
6 min · Oct 13, 2026Online assessmentStructure, time limits and the typical traps of the scales tests.
5 min · Oct 8, 2026Online assessmentWhat’s measured when you pump up balloons – and how to stay calm.
7 min · Oct 1, 2026Online assessmentRows, columns, diagonals – a fixed order for finding the rule faster.
5 min · Sep 15, 2026Online assessmentPsychometric test guide: every online assessment type, the vendors, real 2026 batteries from eligo, cyquest, Aon and more, scoring and a 2-week plan.
23 min · Oct 1, 2026Online assessmentSHL verbal items ask whether a passage proves a statement. How the true, false and cannot-say answer set works, and how to answer it under time.
2 min · Oct 27, 2026Online assessmentAlva Labs logic test explained: 20 adaptive matrix puzzles, 2 minutes each, a 1–10 score, plus the Big Five personality test and original practice puzzles.
9 min · Oct 1, 2026Online assessmentAon test guide 2026: how cut-e scales clx inductive grids and the six-tab verbal test work, timings, traps and original practice questions with answers.
15 min · Oct 1, 2026Online assessmentBeapplied skill tests explained: Applied's anonymised hiring, the 18-question, 30-minute numerical test, hover charts and original practice questions.
11 min · Oct 1, 2026Online assessmentArctic Shores assessment guide: every known game (Order, Predict, Expressions, Balance, Security), how behaviour-based scoring works and how to prepare.
15 min · Oct 1, 2026Online assessmentBCG online case (Casey) explained: 8–10 chatbot questions in 35 minutes plus a 1-minute video, the SHL-built CCA and an original practice case.
14 min · Oct 1, 2026Online assessmentCappfinity assessment 2026: strengths-based ranking, work-style sliders and a time-recorded numerical test, with original practice questions and tips.
12 min · Oct 1, 2026Online assessmentClevry tests explained: verbal, numerical, abstract, checking and mechanical ability tests, timers per level, personality questionnaire, SJTs and practice.
9 min · Oct 1, 2026Online assessmentCCAT explained: 50 questions in 15 minutes, raw score and percentile, what Criteria's score ranges mean, plus CBST, UCAT, EPP and original practice.
15 min · Oct 1, 2026Online assessmenteligo test guide (PERLS DUO): four modules, time per item, logic, charts, 4×4 matrices and the symbol speed task, with original practice questions.
12 min · Oct 1, 2026Online assessmentKenexa Prove It test explained: what happened to Kenexa, where the tests live, numerical, verbal and logical formats, Excel tasks and original practice.
9 min · Oct 1, 2026Online assessmentKorn Ferry assessment guide: Talent Q Elements ability tests, Dimensions, and the most/least-effective culture-match SJT, with original practice questions.
11 min · Oct 1, 2026Online assessmentMatrigma test explained: Assessio's 12-minute adaptive matrix test, 1 minute per item, the 0–10 C-score, Classic Matrigma and original practice puzzles.
8 min · Oct 1, 2026Online assessmentMcKinsey Solve 2026: the current games (Red Rock Study, Sea Wolf, Sustainable Futures Lab), timing, reported scoring and original practice items.
14 min · Oct 1, 2026Online assessmentMettl test guide: Mercer | Mettl aptitude, coding and personality tests, the test screen, proctoring as Mettl describes it and original aptitude questions.
14 min · Oct 1, 2026Online assessmentPymetrics games explained: all 12 Harver games (Balloon, Digits, Cards, Tower, Faces), what each measures, how matching works and original practice.
13 min · Oct 1, 2026Online assessmentRevelian test explained: the 51-question cognitive ability test, Cognify and Emotify games, Revelian's move to Criteria, plus original practice questions.
8 min · Oct 1, 2026Online assessmentSaville assessment guide: Swift Analysis and Swift Comprehension structure and timings, Wave personality format, original practice questions with answers.
13 min · Oct 1, 2026Online assessmentWhat the SHL test looks like in 2026: General Ability (Verify G+), the interactive version and the OPQ, with original practice questions and a prep plan.
18 min · Oct 1, 2026Online assessmentSova assessment guide: numerical, verbal, logical, SJT and personality on one platform, how timing and scoring work, plus original practice and answers.
12 min · Oct 1, 2026Online assessmentTalogy assessment guide: Cubiks Logiks Intermediate and Advanced timings, PAPI personality formats, SJTs, typical layouts and original practice questions.
13 min · Oct 1, 2026Online assessmentHow a TestGorilla assessment works: critical thinking, numerical and data tests, timers, practice items, monitoring and original practice questions.
13 min · Oct 1, 2026Online assessmentThe Thomas GIA test explained: five timed tasks, practice rounds, percentiles and wrong-answer deductions, plus the PPA, HPTI and original practice items.
15 min · Oct 1, 2026Online assessmentWatson Glaser test guide 2026: the five sections and their answer labels, 40 items in 30 minutes, use by UK law firms, and original practice questions.
14 min · Oct 1, 2026Online assessmentWonderlic test explained: 50 questions in 12 minutes, Wonderlic Select's three parts, what scores employers look for, and 16 original practice questions.
15 min · Oct 1, 2026