Preparation Guides and Advice

Why are Aptitude Assessments used?

Employers often use aptitude assessments as part of their assessment procedures for the selection and development of staff. Research has shown that they are powerful predictors of performance at work.

Assessments help you to:

demonstrate your strengths
be assessed fairly on job relevant criteria
find out more about your strengths and development needs
make future career decisions based on your abilities

Assessments help employers to:

select people best suited to the demands of the job
identify areas where individuals might benefit from further development
obtain objective information about people's abilities

The Saville Consulting Verbal, Numerical and Diagrammatic Analysis assessments are used for a wide range of professional and managerial positions. You can download the Preparation Guides from the links provided.

Preparation Guide Downloads

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Analysis Aptitude Range Preparation Guides

Preparation Guides for Verbal, Numerical and Diagrammatic Analysis test types as featured in Swift Analysis Aptitude, Professional Aptitudes and Work Aptitudes.

Preparation Guide for Verbal Analysis - 350kB (PDF) (opens in a new window)

Preparation Guide for Numerical Analysis - 190kB (PDF) (opens in a new window)

Preparation Guide for Diagrammatic Analysis - 224kB (PDF) (opens in a new window)

Comprehension Aptitude Range Preparation Guides

Verbal Comprehension, Numerical Comprehension and Error Checking test types as featured in Swift Comprehension Aptitude, Operational Aptitudes, Commercial Aptitudes, Customer Aptitudes and Administrative Aptitudes.

Preparation Guide for Verbal Comprehension - 685kB (PDF) (opens in a new window)

Preparation Guide for Numerical Comprehension - 256kB (PDF) (opens in a new window)

Preparation Guide for Error Checking - 423kB (PDF) (opens in a new window)