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Psychotechnical tests

The company needs to analyze the individual differences between the different candidacies applying for the same job.

A test is only a method to collect information about a person. In this way, a psychotechnical test is a kind of standard measurement (aptitudes, abilities, personality aspects, interests, professional values, etc.).

The psychotechnical tests are used by 75% of the companies of the Spanish State in their selection processes.

We can divide in:

• Aptitude tests
• Personality tests

Aptitude test

They evaluate your natural, innates or acquired predispositions to verify an operation or develope a job. They study the verbal reasoning, the creativity, the memory, numericalaptitudes, attention and perception, etc.

There is a time limit to do these tests. So their interpretation and correction are based on two criterions: the skills and errors and the speed.

Aspects to take into account when we answer an aptitude test

• Follow the instructions in an accurate way.
• If there is a question that we don't understand, we must ask the examiner before starting the test.
• Pay attention to the questions and all options.
• You can't go out of the classroom during the test.
• During the test, if you have a doubt, it's better to pospone the question.
• If you have chosen the incorrect option, cross it out and mark the correct one with a circle.
• You must work fast because there is a time limit.

Personality tests

The personality tests evaluate aspects such as anxiety, self-control, independence, emotions, agressiveness, dynamism, abilities to influence other people, priorities, motivations, etc.

It's a questionnaire with many questions and there is not a time limit to answer them. In this kind of test, there aren't good or bad answers. Each person has specific characteristics and each job requires an specific personality.

For example, an administrative worker needs to be sociable and extrovert for working in a commercial departament but an accountant has to be thoughtful and calm.

Aspects to take into account when we answer a personality test:

• Don't manipulate it to give an specific image. There are systems to evaluate the sincerity.
• Be spontaneous, don't think about the answers too much. You can show that you are a doubtful person.
• If there is no option in accordance with your personality, choose the most approximate.