SHL test questions introduction

For the economic management graduates who are interested in entering foreign companies, the examination questions of SHL company are basically a threshold that must be crossed. So far, companies that use their test questions for the written entrance screening have recruited fresh graduates with great fanfare, including KPMG, HSBC, Standard Chartered and Hang Seng, among which the numerical test of KPMG has been translated into Chinese, and the difficulty has been reduced by one level.

(1) Basic information.

This kind of test is divided into two parts, the number ability test and the writing ability test, that is, reading comprehension. Digital test is to give a statistical chart of business types (definitely made by EXCEL), and ask you to calculate the logical relationship between the data in the table; Text test is to give a short text on a business or social topic, determine some facts of the article, and examine the degree of understanding.

Generally speaking, the ability to test mainly includes (in descending order of importance):

English reading speed; Reaction speed; Logical reasoning; Digital sensitivity

First of all, it should be noted that this kind of competency test belongs to stress test. It is the exam that makes you panic while looking at your watch, but it makes you depressed for a long time after the exam: I didn't finish the exam! Especially the digital ability test.

According to my experience of taking three exams, when I was at my best, I answered 34 of the 35 questions, but I was still forced to guess 1. Considering the accuracy, it is no exaggeration to say that this score can rank in the top 5% among the participants who took similar exams in Chinese mainland. I dare to say this because I got 3 1 in the exam of a bank last year and entered the next round. The screening rate of the bank's written test in Peking University is 10 out of 80.

(2) Preparation work

According to the company, the design of this ability test allows participants to truly reflect their abilities, and simulation training will not have a substantial impact on the results. My comment: Foreigners always underestimate the test-taking ability of China students, hehe.

It can be said with certainty that as long as candidates are familiar with the questions and practice to a certain extent according to the tips in this article, they can at least improve the score of 10% on the original basis.

The first step, of course, is to be familiar with the questions. Tips for online resources: Please search on SHL's home base in www.shldirect.com, mainly to see the sample questions and mock exams that you can take after free registration. Here is a sample of the exam questions on KPMG website, so I won't give a link to it; Of course, the simulation test is more than one grade less difficult than the actual test questions, and can only be used for familiarity, not as a real simulation.

Let's talk about how to improve the quality and ability required for exams at ordinary times:

1. Read more business statistics charts (preferably in English), and you can quickly grasp various digital elements and their logical relationships/features/graphics/home.html..

This link contains enough charts for readers who are interested in practicing.

2. Strengthen English reading speed training

Not to mention the word test, this is the test, and the number test also needs this ability. In the digital test, there is basically no time for you to read the essay more than twice. A paragraph of about 50 words can be read at a glance without eyes scanning back, and it is enough to accurately grasp all the direct and implied meanings. The difficulty of words in the literature test is basically no more than level 6. What you need to prepare is speed and accuracy.

3. Be familiar with your calculator

It's all my fault for my lack of experience in the operation of calculator memory. I haven't understood some questions after reading them twice, hehe. It is a luxury to write down the data generated during the examination. )

(3) entrance examination

When I received a call from a cattle bank, I was glad to remember that this was only the first step of a long journey. Of course, due to the difficulty of the exam, it is entirely possible for Daniel to fall down. As far as I know, there is more than one Daniel who has lost his front hoof. This exam really depends on the state. When entering the examination room to choose a seat, try to find a position close to the side but not too far back. Being close to the side is to avoid being disturbed, and not relying on the back is to prevent countless busy figures in front from making you more nervous. When you play, you can try examples for a while and get familiar with the topics before the formal exam. Pay attention!

1. Focus. This is often overlooked by some awesome people. Once the exam begins, you should sprint with the energy of 100 meters.

Let your brain run at a high speed, and the starting speed has a great influence on your later time allocation. Therefore, when you look at the examples, you should warm up your brain and get into the state as soon as possible.

2. In digital tests, there are often opportunities: the charts used in examples will also be used in formal exam questions. So take this opportunity to have a good look at the chart!

The following is the most important and the essence of this article:

time management

The SHL ability test is a 400-meter race for the brain. Explosiveness is of course important, but proper strategies and skills will make people get good grades. After all, few animals walk up a flight of stairs like by and MichaelJohnson. The key to time management here is to control local speed. Take your clock. Not the kind of watch with pointer display, the accuracy of graphic display can't meet our needs. Digital clock. After handing out the answer sheet, see clearly how many questions need to be answered, and divide them into several parts on average, with the same average allocation time. It is divided into at least three parts. At least look at the form after each part is completed and check the progress of your answer. If one part falls behind, we must speed up the progress of the next part. Maybe at the expense of some accuracy, there is no way.

It should be noted that the difficulty of the text part is basically average, and the difficulty of the first half of the digital part is slightly lower. Therefore, you must do the numerical problems in front quickly and leave time for the complicated calculations later.

I looked at the numbers on my watch, and there were basically three questions. When I finished three fifths, I found myself one minute behind and never turned over.

The examiner of HSBC will give a hint five minutes before the end, and Hang Seng will not give a hint at all.

If you don't bring your watch or forget to look at it, your exam is probably a tragedy, and you feel that time passes very quickly, hehe.

(d) Strategies for solving the digital problem

1. There will be several simple addition and subtraction, which can be done in 5 seconds by mental arithmetic. Don't trust your eyes.

2. Look at the topic and find the picture by keywords. Before you start, don't try to find all five questions in the chart. The stem of the number problem is divorced from the corresponding chart, which is a bit abnormal. Generally speaking, the more efficient method is to find the key variables by looking at the stem, then identify the chart, and be familiar with the chart in the process of finding and analyzing the relationship between variables.

It often happens that before you understand the contents of the whole table, you have got the results needed by the topic and rushed to another topic. Maybe you won't have time to finish reading it until the next question about the table.

3. Learn to estimate and simplify operations.

This ability is largely innate. . . Simply put, there are many problems in your mind, and you must find a simple algorithm as soon as possible, because your average time on each problem is only 1 minute. For example, sometimes the data is 7 digits. By comparing some ratios, the division can be basically accurate to thousands. The time saved by pressing the calculator less often will make you feel worthwhile after the exam. There is also a good use of the calculator's own small memory, saving you time copying numbers. In addition, there is basically no room for the options of SHL digital exam, and the observation option is not helpful for solving problems quickly, at least I feel so.

4. About guessing questions

It's normal that I can't finish writing, as if I've been emphasizing this point. :) Maybe some experienced readers will pout, so I'm done. I didn't see what you said was so horrible. My answer: I don't rule out the possibility that you are a big cow, but it is more likely that you may start doing it without knowing many of the previous topics.

It's only 3 minutes, and there are 7 math problems in front of you. What should I do? As I said just now, SHL has made great efforts in option design, and it is difficult to have any loopholes. What we can do is to solve five problems first.

The title of the option, 10 option, is too unlikely to be guessed. According to the general law, it is easier to calculate the results for five-choice questions.

(E) the strategy of writing questions

Because many students have passed the GT test and have excellent reading comprehension, they can cut a lot of nonsense.

1. The chances of choice cannot be said to be much unexpected.

2 ..... There is nothing to say, and the time for writing questions is basically enough, as long as you follow the time management policy.

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