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Test Taking Strategy
It is not advisable to spend too much time on any one question. Read the stimulus material a few times before starting the questions. Read through all the alternative answers to a question, even if you think that the first one is correct, before making your chosen response. Check whether there are any options that you can discard immediately because they are obviously wrong. If you think you know the answer to a question, mark it, even if you are not certain. Go to the next question and come back later if you have time. This will prevent you from getting your answers out of sequence with the actual questions, and will give you some chance if you run out of time.
Points to note
- Answers should be marked directly on the answer sheet, NOT on the test booklet.
- You may do draft work on the paper provided by the test supervisors. You are not allowed to bring your own scrap paper into the examination room.
- All questions have the same value. It is recommended that you attempt as many questions as possible in order to maximise your score.
- No marks will be deducted for a wrong answer.
- If you mark more than one answer to a question, it will be considered wrong.
- Use only grey lead pencil (HB, B or 2B) to mark your answers to the multiple choice questions.
- Use a pen for the written task.
Practice Questions
Useful sources to help you prepare for HAT are: Practise Now and More Practise Now.
Both books familiarise candidates with the style of selection test questions they are likely to have to answer.
To find out more about each book and how they can be purchased, click on the following links.
A
practical guide to test questions written by people who write
selection tests. This guide will give you confidence in answering
test questions related to general ability, aptitude and skills.
More Practise Now is a useful addition to the ever-popular
Practise Now!, which is a practical guide to tackling
a wide variety of selection tests commonly used in recruitment.