Saville Assessment Tests

Who are Saville Assessment?

Professor Peter Saville who is also the co-founder of SHL founded this particular company and therefore, there are some similarities between their assessments.

Saville test series

Below we have listed their test series, which vary according to job level:

• Comprehension Aptitudes: focused at operational, customer and administrative staff

• Analysis Aptitudes: focused at managerial, directorial and professional level

• Apprentice Aptitudes: focused at graduates, trainees and technicians

• Executive Aptitudes: focused at managerial, directorial and professional level

• Technical Aptitudes: focused at engineering and construction roles

Saville test topics

Each series have an assessment for each of the below topics:

Numerical / Verbal / Diagrammatic / Abstract / Error-checking / Mechanical / Spatial

Saville test formats

Saville Assessments are broken down into two formats:

1) Single Aptitude Tests – a longer version which takes longer than 30 minutes

2) Swift Aptitude Tests – a shorter version which takes less than 30 minutes

All of the various assessment topics can be taken in either swift or single format. You will find the swift version is often used at a preliminary recruitment stage, to help filter the candidates.

Saville Waver personality questionnaire

Saville Assessments have also created a well-known personality questionnaire called the Saville Wave ®. They have been split into two formats:

1) Wave Professional Style: a 40 minute assessment

2) Wave Focus Style: a shorter version of the professional style, taking only 13 minutes

Similarly to other personality assessments, these tests are designed to evaluate yours strengths and weaknesses, as well as the synergy between your personality traits and the company’s values.