What is an Aptitude Test?

Most commonly, the very first part of the assessment centre consists of aptitude tests. Aptitude tests are administered on the computer and are meant to assess abilities in different cognitive areas. Learn more about the aptitude test definition.
 
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Aptitude Definition

The definition of aptitude is an innate, learned or acquired ability. It is part of the psychometric tests at the assessment centre (the other part being personality tests, personal abilities, attitude and more). Aptitude tests are mainly made to assess intelligence and knowledge. Aptitude tests most commonly consist of numerical reasoning, verbal reasoning, abstract reasoning, speed, accuracy abilities, and more.

Aptitude Tests - General Information

There are a number of important facts about the aptitude test one should be aware of:

  • Approximately only 15% of all applicants pass the aptitude test successfully.
  • Your aptitude test results are usually kept or frozen for a period of time, most commonly a period of 2 years, during which you will not be able to repeat the aptitude tests.
  • The results of the psychometric tests in general and the aptitude tests in particular make up approximately 40-50% of your final score in the assessment centre.

The threshold for passing an aptitude test changes from one employer to the next. Some organisations will place a minimum threshold (e.g. 75%) in order to pass the aptitude testing part. Yet others decide that regardless of the score only the top 5 candidates will move on to the next stage of the assessment centre.


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