Contents -- Introduction -- 1 Aims of the book -- 2 General information about tests -- History of tests -- What are selection tests? -- Reliability and validity -- Different types of test -- Fair and unfair discrimination -- Why companies use tests -- Test conditions -- How the results are interpreted -- 3 What to do if invited to sit a test -- Why practice helps -- Make a decision -- Establish a clear idea of the test demands -- Seek out relevant material -- Prepare a programme of work -- Coach yourself -- The night before the test -- Test anxiety -- Test strategies -- What to do if you fail -- 4 Some of the most common types of test -- Verbal tests -- Tests of logical thinking -- Numerical tests -- Tests of clerical and computing skills -- Practice examples -- 5 Practice material -- Verbal tests -- Numerical tests -- Clerical tests -- 6 Answers and explanations.