Psychometric Tests For Dummies

I thought this might be helpful for a 40ish person looking for a job who had been out of the workforce for a few years due to family obligations. He was always the best candidate and interviewed very well, but when it came to these "personality or psychometric" tests he always fell short. He was actually over qualified. The interviewing process changes so rapidly, which is too bad, because the pick is no longer based on human experience and relations, but on a flawed test......you know, "the model", sort of like "global warming". This book did help him pick up on that portion of the interview and he did finally land a job that his education and experience say he is overqualified for, but this is what he wants for his family. He loves his new job and all those who work around him, love having him there.

really a great tool

Until I found out that I would have to take a psychometric test as part of an interview, I had no idea what this type of test entailed. Luckily, there are books solely for the purpose of helping individuals understand the types of questions one might see.The test is broken down into a variety of questions meant to given an employer, school, etc. an idea of how well an individual is able to use logic and follow patterns and such. I also found that vocabulary and reasoning seem to be important. As with the other "For Dummies" books, this one breaks the material down and helps to at least give a gauge of understanding for what you might see on the test. It's extremely helpful for preparation.

This book semi gives you the "rules" to some of the tests, but unless you know that an example can have multiple rules, you'll still risk getting the answer wrong.It's a start, but they don't call the rules anything. This may seem to be a WTH kind of point to make, but there are definitive rules, and you need to know that they exist. You need to be able to search them up in order to pass these tests. The problem is, I usually saw only one rule per example, and again, I've seen upwards of 4 rules on some examples. Having a 25% chance on a problem is better than zero, but you end up wasting valuable testing time trying to eliminate answers when you have a higher chance of getting it wrong.The book is a start, it appears to have a copyright date from 2008 so it's out of date, but if you have nothing else to draw from, it's better than nothing. Personally, I'm still looking.

Purchased for my wife, who was taking a job with this type of test for an interview.She passed the test and got the job.I admit I haven't read the book, but it made a difference in her interview

Absolutely waste of money. Not worth it

While generally a useful tool to understand the general idea behind psychometric tests, this book seems rather UK-focused to me. So I had quite some difficulties figuring out some of the verbal questions with my American English, aside from the known differences like s/z, or ou/o. For some I had the wrong answer where I’m sure it’s technically right within other settings / dialects. Specifically, the book refers to some words that are not frequently used outside of the British-English-speaking community, refers to sports that are not known even in other parts of Europe, and generally seems to put quite some focus on things that may be known to a certain ethnicity/generation/demographic. If you know this beforehand you might be able to save yourself some frustration. I still recommend it as there’s simply not much else, which I guess is also intended by psychometric tests, as they are supposed to measure your natural abilities and not purely what you managed to practice in advance. Also, it’s cheap.

challenging book and fast shippig

It loses a star because the first four chapters (padding) suck all the life out of you. From Chapter 5 however, it's a very good. Lots of tests for practising and good information. Perhaps when you've finished the book, "skim" through the first four chapters if you must - but I don't recommend that you start with them. To most of us, time is a valuable resource; something the author doesn't appear to realise.