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Complete with specimen extracts and practice material, this guide explains how technical selection tests work. It describes how these tests are based on technical vocabulary, the use of English, numerical computation, the ability to interpret drawings and technical know-how.
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Sanjay Modha BSc(Hons) Msc is a full time lecturer in a large Further Education College in London. He currently teaches Computing but has taught on a wide range of courses. He is also a qualified and registered user of Psychometric tests. Sanjay Modha has been involved in the setting up and running of recruitment and selection courses for large business organisations and government departments.
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1 A brief guide to tests
What are selection tests?
Do tests discriminate?
Reliability and validity
Why do companies use tests?
Test administration
Test scores
2 How to prepare for tests
Practice makes perfect
How best to practise
Organise your study
Doing your best on the day
Test strategies
You have to try hard to do well in a test
What to do if you fail
3 Some of the most common types of technical tests
Categories of tests
Attainment tests
Aptitude tests
Work sample tests
Trainability tests
Technical tests of verbal reasoning
Technical tests of numerical reasoning
Tests of diagrammatic reasoning
Tests of mechanical reasoning
4 Other types of test that you may encounter
5 The technical selection tests essential dictionary
6 Technical numerical questions
Section one
Section two
Practice test
Area, volume and surface areas
Trainability and selection tests in construction
Electrical power
7 Technical verbal questions
Basic vocabulary of science and engineering
Basic principles of physics
8 Tests of diagrammatic reasoning
The format of the questions
9 Mechanical questions
Section one
Section two
10 Answers and explanations
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