Employer Aptitude Tests

Find the company you are applying to and practise the exact aptitude tests they use, with example questions and worked answers for each assessment.

What are employer aptitude tests?

Employer aptitude tests are the assessments a specific company uses to screen candidates, usually a mix of numerical, verbal and logical reasoning alongside personality and situational judgement tests. Each employer chooses its own combination, so one company’s test can look very different from another’s.

They normally sit early in the process, after the application form and before any interview, and are taken online in your own time within a deadline. A strong result at this stage is what earns the next one: many employers sift on the tests alone, and some ask you to sit a shorter version again under supervision at the assessment centre to confirm the score.

Which employers use aptitude tests?

Most large graduate and professional employers use them, including Amazon, KPMG, PwC, EY and the armed forces. Every company in the catalogue above has its own practice pack, so you can prepare for the exact assessment in front of you.

Each employer page sets out the stages of that company’s process, the tests it is known to use and the publisher behind them, so you can see the whole route before you start rather than discovering each step as it arrives.

How do I practise for a specific employer's assessment?

Search for the company by name and open its page to see which tests it uses, then practise them. Working through the same test types under timed conditions is the most reliable way to raise your score.

Start with the test the employer is known to weight most heavily, sit it to the clock, and read the worked solution for every question you got wrong or guessed. Then repeat with the next test type. Leave a few days between sittings where you can: the improvement comes from spotting the patterns in how the questions are built, and that takes a little time to settle.

What tests do employers use most?

Numerical and verbal reasoning are the most common, followed by situational judgement and personality questionnaires. Many employers license these from publishers such as SHL, Kenexa and Saville, so practising the publisher’s style helps too.

The mix follows the role. Finance and consulting firms lean on numerical reasoning, law firms and the civil service on verbal and critical reasoning, engineering and the forces on mechanical and spatial tests, and customer-facing employers on situational judgement. If an invitation names the publisher, its page here will show you the exact format.

Employer Aptitude Tests FAQs

The questions candidates ask us most often

How do I find out which test my employer uses?

Your invitation email usually names the test or the publisher. If it does not, the company’s page here and its careers site will often tell you which assessments to expect.

Are employer assessments the same across companies?

No. Employers pick their own mix of tests and providers, so the format, timing and difficulty vary. That is why it helps to practise for the specific company.

Can I practise the exact test an employer uses?

Yes. Each employer page sets out the tests that company uses and lets you practise the same question types, so you walk in knowing what to expect.

The company I am applying to is not listed. What should I do?

Practise by publisher or by test type instead. Employers rarely write their own tests: they license them from a handful of providers, so the format you will sit is almost certainly on this site even when the company name is not. Your invitation email is the place to look first.

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