Online assessment information  

We highly recommend you to practice the online ability test (seriously). You can check the website of SHL ( www.shldirect.com) to read more about our online assessment.

Before you start, make sure your internet connection works properly and that you will not be interrupted while taking the tests, there is a time limit set for each test. Please ensure you choose the most appropriate language which is available from the drop down menu after you have logged in.

Ability Test

The SHL ability tests have been designed specifically for use in a global context. The tests are available in various languages, so you can choose the available language for completing the tests. SHL has demonstrated the reliability and validity of the tests in large scale research projects, minimizing the risks on adverse impact against groups and individuals. The research used in identifying the norm groups for the ability tests represent great groups of candidates (over 10 thousand) applying for a variety of jobs within various sectors of industry and commerce in various countries. The candidates represented a range of ages, gender and ethnic origin. You can find more information and practice items on www.shldirect.com.

We also offer you the possibility to practice with a number of example questions. To help you prepare for the ability test, please download the document with the example questions.

Personality questionnaire:

The OPQ, Occupational Personality Questionnaire is designed for assessment in a global context. You can fill in the questionnaire in your own language; more than 30 languages are available. The equivalence of the various local language versions have been proven in large scaled research projects. The same applies to the reliability and the validity of OPQ for predicting job performance. The OPQ has also been researched upon thoroughly, demonstrating the minimization of the risks on adverse impact against groups and individuals. In the design, the research and the norm groups for OPQ great samples of candidates (over 10 thousand) from various job types, sectors of industry and commerce, different countries, ethnic origin, age and gender are represented. You can find more information and practice items on www.shldirect.com.

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