Hello!

Most of the online tests are very similar, and test the same skillset. It´s a good thing, since you can prep for them with a very unified approach. Although this may not seem so at first sight since the formats may differ, what is important here -as well as when solving cases- is the core skillset they are trying to test. This is common, and the most important skills are:

80-20 analysis: capacity to analyze, interpret and extract conclusions quickly and in a agile way from a ton of data -of which not all is useful-

Analytic and critical thinking: many ways tested with graphs, charts and tables, that you need to understand and derive decisions or insights from

Mathematical skills: are always somehow present, for which you need to be fast int he basics

The way to get better is practicing as much as possible with similar exercises -those targeted at the same skillset-. Hence, I would strongly recommend you practice it with the Integrated Reasoning part of the GMAT exam.

There are free exams in the internet that you can use for practice (the one of LBS MBA page, VERITAS prep, as well as some free trials for courses such as the one of The Economist (gmat.economist)

Furthermore, you can leverage the MBB tests (in myconsultingoffer, psychometricinstitute, and many others)

Hope it helps!

Best,

Clara

Hi there,

The format is usually the following:

• Requires around 75 minutes
• Includes sections as below:
  • Personality test – You have to rate what seems closer to your personality
  • Numerical – Similar to SHL. They provide a graph and you have to perform calculations based on that
  • Verbal – Similar to SHL. You have to state if the answer is true/false/cannot say
  • Logical – More challenging than the equivalent SHL part. You have to identify the pattern in series identifying what’s next

For numerical and verbal, SHL simulations should work well to prepare.

Hope this helps,

Francesco