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SHL Aptitude Tests

Hello!

I hope this finds you all well. 

I have my SHL tests coming up in a few days, and I am wondering whether I'd get negative points for incorrect answers? In other words, is it a good idea to guess if I run out of time or should I leave them empty?

Also, I am wondering if there are any resources that you would recommend for preparation?

Thank you in advance!

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on Mar 19, 2020
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Hi Sultan,

unless explicitly mentioned in the instructions, you are not going to penalized for wrong answers, thus you can answer all the questions.

Below you can find a free simulation in the “Take a test” session, on graduatemonkey and jobtestprep sites you should also be able to find additional resources (notice the questions/minutes may be different in the tests from the one you will have to do in your country thus you should adapt accordingly).

https://www.wikijob.co.uk/content/aptitude-tests/test-providers/practice-shl-tests

Best,

Francesco

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on Mar 19, 2020
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There is no penalty for wrong answers for sure!

Luca
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on Mar 18, 2020
BCG |NASA | SDA Bocconi & Cattolica partner | GMAT expert 780/800 score | 200+ students coached

Hello Sultan,

There is no penalty for wrong answers, so I would suggest to answer every questio.
Here you can find more information about SHL: https://www.jobtestprep.co.uk/shl-test-results
Regarding the sources, you can use the samples available on the official website or GMAT quetion.
Feel free to text me if you want to discuss more about SHL or if you want some suggestions on how to prepare it.

Best,
Luca

Clara
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on Mar 18, 2020
McKinsey | Awarded professor at Master in Management @ IE | MBA at MIT |+180 students coached | Integrated FIT Guide aut

Hello!

I would recommend you to prep it with GMAT materials. I would strongly recomment you practice it, since normally it´s very different from the things you have seen before -particularly the data sufficency part-.

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

Hope it helps!

Cheers,

Clara

on Mar 23, 2020
McKinsey | NASA | top 10 FT MBA professor for consulting interviews | 6+ years of coaching

Here some free link to practice with quantitative part of SHL test
- https://www.gradtests.com.au/test/starttest/TestType/2/TestId/45/practice/1
- https://www.wikijob.co.uk/aptitude-test/verbal-reasoning-practice
- https://www.practiceaptitudetests.com/sign-up/programme/shl
- https://www.shldirect.com/en/practice-tests
- https://www.jobtestprep.co.uk/jobtestprep/testPlayer.aspx?atr=1&skinid=9&localeSetting=en-GB&sLanguage=en-GB&test_id=E_FreeSHL_Numerical&mode=timed&template=FreeTestTemplate&endURL=%2ffree-shl-numerical-test-results-page&endURLName=Exit+Test&cancelURLName=Exit+Test&cancelURL=signout.aspx&ReturnURL=%2fmaster-ceb-shl-numerical-test&layoutype=1&layoutype=1&testTitle=Free+SHL-Style+Numerical+Test&adPageID=&itemCode=E_FreeSHL_Numerical

Best,
Antonello

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