Thomas International Tests

Who are Thomas International?

Thomas International is a psychometric tools and assessment provider that is used by many employers to gain an insight into candidates general intelligence. They also have a number of assessment centres that are used by companies to hold assessment and in-house training days.

Thomas International Aptitude Tests

Thomas International offer two series of aptitude tests: Thomas Skills and Thomas Psychometric Test (GIA/TST).

The Thomas Psychometric Test offers five assessments that evaluate your response to training on the job. They measure general intelligence as opposed to specific abilities. Whereas Tomas Skills is more specific, covering over 100 areas such as verbal and numerical reasoning.

Thomas PPA

The Thomas PPA is a personality assessment. It is a short, eight-minute questionnaire that will present you with work-based scenarios. Alongside each scenario will be four words and you will need to select the one that represents the reaction you are most likely to take. Employers use this test as an indicator as to how you handle pressure, your motivations you’re your communication style.

Thomas TEIQue

Emotional intelligence is becoming an increasingly popular indicator that employers want to measure, especially for managerial roles. The Thomas TEIQue is an emotional intelligence test that looks at how self-aware you are, and how well you control your emotions. It also assesses how in-tune you are with the emotions of others. It is a 20-25 minute questionnaire and presents statements relating to different scenarios that you need to rate how strongly you agree or disagree with. The results will show which candidates will thrive in difficult and stressful wok situations.

PPA - Personality Tests

Personal Profile Analysis is designed to provide an insight into how people behave in the workplace. It takes 8 minutes to complete and it generates a report detailing the individual’s strengths, limitations, communication style, value to business, motivations, fears and how they react under pressure.