Provider-style drills
The same structure, timings and answer screens as the tests employers send, with original questions
Cappfinity
Tiles of immersive scenarios, untimed strengths questions and short reasoning blocks
Used by HSBC (Official), Deutsche Bank (Unverified), Rothschild & Co (Unverified), Deloitte (Official), Fidelity International (Unverified)
- Cappfinity-style five-tile immersive assessmentAn integrity statement, then five tiles in any order with problem solving in the last, untimed50 min
- Cappfinity-style blended assessmentRanked scenarios, work-style sliders and 12 chart questions in one untimed sitting45 min
- Cappfinity-style two-part immersive assessmentRanked scenarios and working-style questions, then numerical and verbal questions where speed counts60 min
- Cappfinity-style situational strengthsRank five responses to each workplace scenario from most to least likely, untimed15 min
- Cappfinity-style job simulationRank responses, write an email and answer video questions in order, untimed overall30 min
- Cappfinity-style numerical reasoningData in tabs, one question per page, answered by picking, typing or ordering, with your time recorded15 min
- Cappfinity-style verbal reasoningMissing words, then ranked summary sentences, on workplace texts with your time recorded10 min
- Cappfinity-style critical reasoningFour short statements, each with four conclusions, assumptions, pieces of evidence or arguments to judge12 min
- Cappfinity-style diagrammatic reasoningFind the rules in a sequence of frames and choose the one that comes next or fills the gap8 min
Independent practice in the style of Cappfinity's published format. Not affiliated with or endorsed by Cappfinity
All Cappfinity-style drillsAon
Short, open-ended tests under one overall countdown, plus chat-style judgement
Used by Morgan Stanley (Reported), UBS (Official), Nomura (Reported), BNP Paribas (Unverified), Schroders (Official)
- Aon-style numerical (scales)True, false or cannot say on tabbed tables and charts under one 12-minute countdown12 min
- Aon-style verbal (scales)True, false or cannot say on short texts under one 12-minute countdown12 min
- Aon-style inductive odd one out (scales ix)Spot the figure that breaks the rule in a row of nine, 20 items in 5 minutes5 min
- Aon-style inductive-logical sorting (scales cls)Sort new tables into two rule groups, 12 tasks in 12 minutes12 min
- Aon-style inductive grids (scales clx)Pick the two grids that follow the rule, open-ended for 6 minutes6 min
- Aon-style chat assessmentMessages from colleagues, managers and clients arrive in a chat app, and you pick your replies in 20 minutes20 min
- Aon-style bank culture-match SJTChoose the most and least effective action in 18 workplace scenarios, untimed with about 20 minutes suggested20 min
- Aon-style switch deduction (switchChallenge)Work out which code turned one row of symbols into another, open-ended for 6 minutes6 min
- Aon-style grid deduction (gapChallenge)Work out the missing shape in a grid where no shape repeats in a row or column, open-ended for 6 minutes6 min
- Aon-style workstyles personality (ADEPT-15)Choose between paired statements and show how strongly with a slider, untimed, as a short familiarisation version10 min
Independent practice in the style of Aon's published format. Not affiliated with or endorsed by Aon
All Aon-style drillsCriteria
A fast mixed aptitude test, an untimed trait questionnaire and a recorded video
Used by Lazard (Official)
Independent practice in the style of Criteria's published format. Not affiliated with or endorsed by Criteria
All Criteria-style drillsSHL
Adaptive ability questions, forced-choice personality and rated scenarios
Used by Barclays (Reported), Standard Chartered (Unverified), KPMG (Official), PwC (Official), Jefferies (Reported), Deutsche Bank (Reported), Fidelity International (Unverified)
- SHL-style interactive general ability (Verify Interactive G+ format)24 numerical, deductive and inductive tasks in 36 minutes, answered by dragging values, moving bars and drawing tiles36 min
- SHL-style general ability, multiple choice (Verify G+ format)30 questions in 36 minutes, 10 each of numerical, deductive and inductive, with five options each36 min
- SHL-style numerical reasoning (classic Verify format)18 questions on tables and charts in 17 minutes, five options each and your own calculator17 min
- SHL-style verbal reasoning (classic Verify format)30 True, False or Cannot say questions on short business passages in 19 minutes19 min
- SHL-style inductive reasoning (classic Verify format)24 series of figures in 25 minutes: find the rule and pick the figure that comes next25 min
- SHL-style personality questionnaire (forced-choice triplets)Rank blocks of three statements about how you work, from most to least like you, untimed20 min
- SHL-style behaviour-based skills assessmentRank how you would think, feel or respond in workplace scenarios, untimed in about 20 minutes20 min
- SHL-style situational judgementRate every response to a workplace scenario from highly undesirable to highly desirable, or pick the best and worst25 min
Independent practice in the style of SHL's published format. Not affiliated with or endorsed by SHL
All SHL-style drillsPlum
One untimed survey of work preferences, pattern puzzles, words that describe you and workplace situations
Used by Citi (Reported)
Independent practice in the style of Plum's published format. Not affiliated with or endorsed by Plum
All Plum-style drillsSuited
A short timed test where wrong answers cost marks, then an untimed work-style section
Used by Houlihan Lokey (Reported)
Independent practice in the style of Suited's published format. Not affiliated with or endorsed by Suited
All Suited-style drillsEmployer lists are labelled by how sure the evidence was when checked between 22 and 29 September 2026, and employers can change provider between cycles, so check your invite