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Exam-taking Tips



  • Trust your first impression. It is widely believed that one’s first impression of the correct answer will be the best choice.
  • Choose the best answer to the question. Some questions may appear to have more than one technically correct answer. These questions are deliberately designed that way to assess your knowledge of HR.
  • Don’t base your answer on your organization/company’s policies or your individual experience. Instead, focus on generally accepted HR practices.
  • If you are uncertain about an answer, use the “mark question for review” feature, and return to it later.
  • Don’t stop. If you are stumped by a question, continue to the next one or you may lose valuable time. Use the “mark the question for review” feature and return to the question later.
  • Use the “strike through” feature to narrow down your options. You can strike through the answers that you believe to be incorrect so you can avoid being distracted by them. This helps the most when you are considering two answers and want to come back to the question later.
  • Use “educated guesses.” If you still cannot decide on a correct answer after ruling out one or two choices, choose one anyway. There is no penalty for guessing.
  • Don’t look for answer patterns. The psychometric exam process we use prevents questions from falling into patterns. Despite what you may have heard, “C” is not necessarily the most frequent answer.
  • Try to determine the answer before you read the choices. By doing this, one answer will be more like to stand out as being correct.
  • Review your answers. After going through all the questions on the exam, answer the questions you skipped the first time. Also, confirm that you answered all of the questions.
  • Don’t rush. You don't earn points for finishing early. Use the remaining time to review and check your answers.  
  • Use the provided computer-based calculator.