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How to master psychometric tests / Mark Parkinson.

By: Parkinson, Mark.
Material type: materialTypeLabelBookPublisher: London ; Sterling, VA : Kogan Page, 2004Edition: 3rd ed.Description: viii, 184 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.ISBN: 0749442794; 9780749442798.Subject(s): Employment tests | Psychological tests | Psychology | Psychological tests -- Problems, exercises, etc | Advice on careers & achieving success | Psychometrics | Psychological testing & measurement | Employee selectionDDC classification: 153.9 PAR Summary: Mark Parkinson provides a detailed overview of what happens when you attend a psychometric test session, and gives you a set of practical tools and strategies which will boost your chances of achieving test and career success.
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

Praise and ReviewsIf you want to improve your chances of getting the job you want by understanding how tests work and what you can do to improve your performance, you need to read this book.Psychometric tests and questionnaires are now widely used to select candidates for employment. They also play an important role in staff development and careers guidance, as they provide objective and detailed information on abilities, personality, values and interests.This fully revised best-selling guide provides advice on how to deal with the latest developments in psychometric testing - both in tests of ability and personality assessment. If you want to improve your chances of getting the job you want by understanding how tests work and what you can do to improve your performance, you need to read this book. It will help you to:prepare for all the main testsdeal with nervousnesslearn how to answer typical questionsThere is also a special section containing practice material from the UK's principal test publisher, plus practice questions and advice on being tested on the Internet - and a list of useful Web sites. With plenty of brand new practice material and explanations, How To Master Psychometric Tests really is the ideal introduction to psychometric testing.

Previous ed.: 2000.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [180]-184).

Mark Parkinson provides a detailed overview of what happens when you attend a psychometric test session, and gives you a set of practical tools and strategies which will boost your chances of achieving test and career success.

Table of contents provided by Syndetics

  • To the reader (p. vii)
  • Introduction (p. 1)
  • 1 What are psychometric tests? (p. 7)
  • Different types of tests (p. 8)
  • What is a 'good' test? (p. 12)
  • How are test results used? (p. 14)
  • What influences test performance? (p. 18)
  • Key points (p. 19)
  • 2 Preparing for psychometric tests (p. 21)
  • Coping with test anxiety (p. 23)
  • Simple body relaxation (p. 25)
  • Visualisation (p. 26)
  • The test session (p. 28)
  • Countdown to test-day (p. 33)
  • 3 Ability tests (p. 37)
  • Abstract reasoning (p. 38)
  • Verbal reasoning (p. 41)
  • Numerical reasoning (p. 47)
  • Perceptual reasoning (p. 52)
  • Spatial reasoning (p. 54)
  • Mechanical reasoning (p. 59)
  • Other ability tests (p. 61)
  • Future test developments (p. 63)
  • Ten more ways to improve your performance (p. 68)
  • Key points (p. 72)
  • 4 Practice tests (p. 74)
  • Introduction to SHL practice tests (p. 74)
  • Series 1
  • Working with words (p. 75)
  • Working with numbers (p. 77)
  • Working with diagrams (p. 79)
  • Checking information (p. 81)
  • Recognising shapes (p. 82)
  • Mechanical understanding (p. 84)
  • Series 2
  • Interpreting written information (p. 85)
  • Interpreting data (p. 87)
  • Interpreting diagrams (p. 89)
  • Series 3
  • Verbal reasoning (p. 92)
  • Numerical reasoning (p. 94)
  • Diagrammatic reasoning (p. 97)
  • 5 Testing on the Internet (p. 100)
  • Introduction to testing on the Internet (p. 100)
  • Where to find practice tests and questionnaires (p. 101)
  • Team Focus practice tests (p. 103)
  • Practice material
  • Abstract reasoning (p. 103)
  • Verbal reasoning (p. 105)
  • Numerical reasoning (p. 109)
  • 6 Personality questionnaires (p. 113)
  • Different personality questionnaires (p. 114)
  • Type questionnaires (p. 115)
  • Trait questionnaires (p. 120)
  • How to complete a personality questionnaire (p. 129)
  • Other self-report questionnaires (p. 134)
  • Key points (p. 142)
  • 7 The inner game (p. 144)
  • What sort of attitude do you have? (p. 144)
  • Becoming motivated (p. 145)
  • Changing your outlook (p. 146)
  • Some final brain-teasers (p. 150)
  • Appendix 1 Competencies (p. 156)
  • Appendix 2 Codes of conduct (p. 165)
  • Appendix 3 Test publishers (p. 168)
  • Answers: SHL practice tests (p. 172)
  • Answers: Team focus practice tests (p. 174)
  • Answers: Some final brain-teasers (p. 175)
  • Further information (p. 180)
  • Further reading from Kogan Page (p. 182)

Author notes provided by Syndetics

Mark Parkinson, PhD, is a leading business psychologist and the co-designer of a number of popular psychometric tests. He has consulted extensively with many major UK companies and writes regularly on psychological matters