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Prepare yourself for leading employersThomas International is an aptitude test publisher that works in 60 countries and has partnered with over 11,000 companies, including Siemens, JP Morgan, Frank Knight, and universities. The assessments cover a range of aptitudes such as verbal and numerical reasoning, personality tests, and behavioural profiling.
Each assessment is based on decades of research by experts in the field and certified by the British Psychological Society. Thomas International aims to make recruitment faster and more accurate by capturing more information about candidates and employees in less time. This makes it a very popular test publisher to use as the assessments are less resource-intensive and can be used to screen high volumes of candidates, as well as provide insights for employee development.
Thomas International provides a range of assessments, which are designed to give a fully rounded view of each candidate. The tests cover four categories: aptitude, behaviour, emotional intelligence, and personality.
The General Intelligence Assessment (GIA) is Thomas International's aptitude test. Developed for 15 years, it is designed to test your fluid intelligence and procedural cognitive abilities. This means that it looks at how well you process information, how quickly you work through problems, and your logical thinking skills.
The GIA consists of 5 assessments:
The test takes around 30-45 minutes to complete. You are scored on both speed and accuracy, and your score is measured against the other candidates' results.
Thomas' Personal Profile Analysis (PPA) is a personality test that employers use to evaluate candidates' values, motivators, and fears. PPA test has 24 questions and takes just 8 minutes to complete.
The test works on the DISC Theory, which posits there are four main behavioural tendencies: dominate, influence, steadiness, and compliance. You will be asked to rate statements on whether they are 'least like' or 'most like' you, giving a response pattern that shows your strengths, limitations, how you behave under pressure, and communication style.
The Trait Emotional Intelligence Questionnaire is designed to understand employee and candidate's emotional traits. This includes things like empathy, understanding emotions, stress management, and conflict resolution. It can be used for several things such as recruitment, appraisals, team building, and life coaching.
It is a self-report questionnaire rather than a test, so there are no right or wrong answers and you cannot fail. There are 153 statements, which you must rate on a 1-7 Likert scale from 'completely disagree' to 'completely agree'. It takes around 30 minutes to complete.
The High Potential Trait Indicator is another Thomas personality test that focuses on suitability for a specific workplace or position. It measures six traits, which show in more detail how you respond to certain work situations.
This test is 10 minutes long and has 78 items on it. You will have to rate them on a 1-7 Likert scale from 'disagree completely' to 'agree completely'.
The more practice you can do, the better you will perform on the day. Make sure that you know which test you are taking so that you can prepare accordingly. We have loads of practice tests, covering everything you'll need for your Thomas assessment.
The GIA is tested on both speed and accuracy, meaning that how quickly you answer is also taken into consideration. Practicing under timed conditions will help immensely with how well you can perform under the pressure. However, remember to always read the questions and take enough time to process the information so you can answer correctly as well.
To maximise your potential score, you should always aim to answer every single question. This is also important on the personality tests as not answering the questions can mean that your questionnaire lacks vital information needed to fully assess your application.
Since the tests are uniquely developed by Thomas International, the format of the tests will be slightly different from other aptitude tests you may have already taken. Again, make sure that you know which tests you are taking and do some research on them. Thomas provides a breakdown of their assessments and sample reports.