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Shlomik SilbigerJobTestPrep's expert for mechanical, electrical, and pre-apprenticeship tests. |
Shlomik has been working as a test developer at JobTestPrep for the last 4 years. Holding a B.Sc. in Civil Engineering from the Technion – Israel Institute of Technology, Shlomik is the team’s expert in mechanical, electrical, and pre-apprenticeship tests.
He has led the development of most of our prep courses in these areas, such as the Ramsay and Bennett mechanical tests, electrician, and elevator technician apprenticeship tests. In addition, Shlomik utilizes his thorough experience in the test-prep multiverse to become an expert in several popular general cognitive assessments, such as SHL tests and the notorious Watson Glaser.
Feel free to contact Shlomik at ask_shlomik@jobtestprep.com, or check out the most common questions he gets in emails.
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Mechanical, Electrical, and Apprenticeships
- Mechanical Aptitude Tests
- Bennett Mechanical Aptitude Test
- Ramsay Mechanical Test
- Other pages on our US website
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The Thomas GIA Test
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People Often Ask Shlomik:
Mechanical Aptitude Tests
It is always better to practise for your particular test and not use something general.
However, compared with other test types, general mechanical aptitude tests preparation can still help a lot. So, if you don't have accurate prep, general mechanical aptitude preparation is your second-best choice.
The most common mechanical aptitude tests are (in that order):
- The Bennett Mechanical Comprehension Test (BMCT)
- The Wiesen Test of Mechanical Aptitude (WTMA)
- The Ramsay Mechanical Aptitude Test (MAT)
Other tests under this category, which are not strictly mechanical are the EEI (Edison Electrical Institute) tests.
Mechanical aptitude tests deal with the most basic mechanical concepts, such as:
- Force and torque
- Fluids
- Velocity problems
- Thermodynamics
- Electricity (concepts, circuits, etc.)
- Gears
- Wheels and pulleys
SHL Tests
Indeed, SHL offers a very large collection of tests. However, most candidates get one of the 5 most popular tests offered by SHL:
- General Ability (Verify G+)
- Numerical Reasoning
- Inductive Reasoning
- Verbal Reasoning
- Deductive Reasoning
You can follow the clues in your test invitation to find out exactly which SHL test you will have.
SHL uses the name 'Verify' for their cognitive tests. Namely, all SHL tests assessing your thinking and problem-solving skills.
That name comes from SHL's tests' self-proclaimed ability to make sure that candidates' results are authentic and reflect their actual ability.
SHL has recently introduced interactive versions for its most popular tests. These will require you to provide the correct answer through drag-and-drop, graph sketching, etc.
The traditional multiple-choice version is structured in the familiar multiple-choice format - one question with 4-5 possible answers, only one of which is correct.
The Thomas GIA Test
The GIA (General Intelligence Assessment) is a cognitive test - namely, a test assessing your thinking and problem-solving skills.
The PPA test (Personal Profile Analysis) is a personality profiling test, assessing your personality traits and whether they are a good fit for the job.
The two tests are often taken together.
Yes! The Thomas GIA is a very fast-paced test. To prevent a situation in which candidates guess a very large number of questions, points ARE reduced for wrong answers.
Unfortunately not. Due to the GIA Test's unique formatting, similar to no other test, it is absolutely essential that you practice with question types as close as possible to the actual test.
Using general material to prepare is likely to improve your score very little, if at all.
