Career Link Page (good links on the web)
Psychometric testing
information
www.shldirect.com
Easy to navigate site includes careers guidance, help with the assessment
process and free practice ability tests and personality questionnaires.
www.ase-solutions.co.uk
Example abstract, verbal and numerical questions, plus practice questions
for their best known psychometric tests – GMA, 16PF5, FGA (First Graduate
Assessment), GAT2 and MOST.
www.3smartcubes.com
IQ, aptitude and personality tests, plus lots of fun tests too.
www.brain.com
Lots of free IQ, acuity and memory tests plus lots of articles on brain
topics.
www.advisorteam.com
Take the free Keirsey Temperament Sorter and discover whether you are an
Artisan, Guardian, Rational or Idealist. Also IQ tests and free newsletter.
www.testingroom.com
US site offering free tests on topics such as personality, career values,
career interest inventories and career competencies.
www.majon.com/iq.html
Another interesting US site includes IQ test selection area, with
information on the main US postgraduate college entrance exams (all high-level
psychometric tests) including GRE, LSAT, GMAT, MCAT & SAT.
www.9types.com
Entertaining personality questionnaire site
www.opp.co.uk
Articles on psychometric testing (mainly aimed at employers but interesting
nevertheless).
Graduate sites:
www.milkround.com
Find out about graduate recruiters, vacancies, recruitment events,
recruitment agencies plus news and advice.
www.prospects.ac.uk
Extensive site for graduates, with loads of career and job-hunting advice,
plus jobs.
www.careersa-z.co.uk
Information on hundreds of different careers.
www.hobsons.co.uk
A top site for career advice, information on employers, graduate vacancies,
placement work and term-time jobs.
www.jobserve.com
Good recruitment site for a multitude of different industries, especially
IT.
www.gradrecruit.co.uk
Good site for recruitment jobs in a wide range of industries.
Other good recruitment sites
http://work.guardian.co.uk
Great inter-active job site has free practice psychometric tests plus lots
of work related news.
www.itjobpages.co.uk
Good IT recruitment site recommended by one of my readers
www.hotrecruit.co.uk
Thousands of part-time and temporary jobs, including lots of extraordinary
and simply crazy jobs. You can check out the jobs without having to register,
which makes a change.
www.monster.com
Huge recruitment site includes career and job-hunting advice (also good for
graduates).
Professional CV Writing
www.jlcs.co.uk
Friendly career advice, CV services, interview
training etc
www.cvmadebetter.co.uk
Professional CV writing for a fee, also includes
good CV writing tips section.
Job-hunting and career info on university sites:
www.keele.ac.uk
www.graduatecareersonline.com
(Manchester University)
www.careers.lon.ac.uk
(London University)
http://www.shef.ac.uk/careers/students/applying/
(Sheffield University)
If you know of a particularly good recruitment or
university web site,
let me know here and I'll add
it to the list. And please let me know if any of these links stop working or change
their contents.
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Practice Psychometric Tests here
Psychometric Tests for Graduates here
Management Level Psychometric & Assessment Tests here
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