You may be required to complete a suite of assessments around your cognitive ability as well as potential to learn, adapt and perform in the role. Please aim to complete your assessments within 48 hours of receiving them via email.
Your point of contact in the Talent Acquisition team will aim to provide an application update within two business days of assessment completion.
Types of online assessments
Depending on the role you have applied for, assessments may include a combination of the following:
- numerical reasoning – assesses your ability to evaluate, analyse and interpret numerical information (e.g., interpreting data and conducting basic numerical calculations). We recommend having a calculator, pen and paper to take notes as needed
- verbal reasoning– assesses your ability to evaluate, analyse and interpret written information and drawing logical conclusions from the material provided
- critical reasoning– assesses your ability to draw inferences, problem solve and make logical decisions based on unfamiliar or abstract information
- behavioural– identifies your working style and preferences, evaluates role fit and suggests likely role performance based on a series of scenarios.
Assessment format
During assessment, you may be presented with scenarios, diagrams or written passages and following that asked to select an option from a list or rank a series of statements.
Assessments are designed to measure how quickly and accurately you can work through the set of questions, regardless of whether the assessment is timed or untimed. Once you have commenced the assessment, you should complete it in one sitting, as breaks or delays may impact overall results.
Depending on the role you have applied for, your online assessment may be Cappfinity or SHL testing. You can determine this from the assessment invitation link. We recommend candidate to attempt practise tests prior to their actual assessment for optimal performance. We recommend the candidate to select a range of practice tests within the relevant testing link (below) to familiarise themselves with the process.
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Assessment setup
- Complete your assessments on a computer with a strong internet connection (preferably DSL) with a Flash-enabled browser. Assessments will work on browsers including Chrome, Firefox, Microsoft Edge and more recent versions of Internet Explorer.
- We recommend completing the assessments on a desktop or laptop computer. We do not recommend using smart phones or tablets.
- To optimise your performance, we recommend that you complete the online assessments when you are well rested, in general good health and free from distractions.
