Psychometric tests

Psychometric tests cover a range of tests and questionnaires which are designed to measure specific aspects of mental performance. These range from:

Tests of memory or specific aptitudes (such as your ability to work with words or numbers),
Skills such as manual dexterity and eye for detail
Others which describe your personality, interests, values or motivation

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How to succeed at verbal and numerical reasoning tests

1. Figure out what’s expected from the tests Usually when an organisation wants you to take online psychometric tests, they’ll give you a small amount of information about what they want to see. Some make your timing the priority, whereas others will state you don’t necessarily need to finish the test. They also sometimes state what level they’re looking for […]

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LSE Careers exclusive resources: Graduates First

LSE Careers subscribes to Graduates First so LSE students can get exclusive access to a selection of free professional-quality practice psychometric and selection tests.

With over 20 numerical, verbal and logical tests to choose from, it allows you to track your progress using their comprehensive performance breakdowns and expert feedback as you go along.

Graduates First also gives you tips and information about employer tests, psychometrics, assessment centres, interviews and job advice.

Just sign in using your LSE email address and start practising!

Improve your numeracy skills for the workplace

For students who are put off by the thought of completing employers online numeracy tests, an online course from the Mathematics Education Centre at Loughborough University will help you improve your skills. It’s been recommend by Mark Baltovic from the LSE Teaching and Learning Centre who delivers our skills seminars on’How to prepare for employers numeracy tests’. This free online course […]

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Selection processes

Once you successfully get through the first stage of the application process to the next round – you’re on your way from being a possible employee to a probable employee and should feel proud that your application has impressed your potential employers. There are, however, a number of ways in which an employer may assess your suitability for a job […]

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How LSE Careers can support you with employer numeracy tests

To support you with your job applications and assessments, we’ll be running seminars on how to prepare for employer numeracy tests throughout term in the LSE LIFE space on the ground floor of the Library.

You’ll learn how to prepare for and approach these tests ready for employer assessments and if you’d like some more information about numerical and psychometric testing, visit our website.

Good luck – we look forward to seeing you there!

Graduates First

Practise and learn about a huge range of psychometric and employer tests for free. Graduates First is available to current LSE students only.

Go to Graduates First [login required] to find out more and access the site.

Other practice tests

More practice psychometric test sites can be found on the psychometric test resources page.

Useful resources

Preparing for employers’ numerical tests [pdf]