Prepare for Online Assessments with CandidateMode

Online assessments can be one of the most difficult parts of applying for a graduate scheme, internship or professional role.

The platform currently includes:

• 3,142 published practice questions based on real online assessments from SHL, Cappfinity, AON and other test providers
• 89 organised practice tests
• Numerical, verbal and workplace assessment practice questions
• Personality, simulation and interview-style questions
• Charts, tables and structured information
• End-of-test answers and explanations
• Saved account progress
• One complete test available free
• One year of full access for a single £49 payment

More than 3,000 practice questions

• CandidateMode provides access to 3,142 published questions organised into 89 practice tests.
• Instead of presenting one enormous and confusing question bank, the platform separates questions into focused practice packs.
• This makes it easier to choose a test, concentrate on a particular skill and work through the material in manageable sessions.

Explore the CandidateMode practice library

Numerical reasoning practice

Numerical reasoning assessments test how accurately you can understand and use data.

CandidateMode includes questions covering:

• Tables and charts
• Percentages
• Percentage increases and decreases
• Ratios
• Averages and totals
• Rates and capacity
• Business performance
• Financial information
• Data comparison
• Numerical entry questions

Where a question depends on data, CandidateMode presents that information using appropriate tables, charts and visual displays.
This provides a clearer and more realistic experience than converting every question into a basic list of figures.

Regular numerical practice can help you improve both your calculation method and your ability to identify the information that
actually matters.

Practise numerical assessments on CandidateMode

Verbal reasoning practice

Verbal reasoning questions test whether you can read information carefully and reach conclusions supported by the evidence.

You may need to decide whether a statement is:

• True
• False
• Impossible to determine
• Supported by the passage
• Contradicted by the available evidence

These questions are not simply tests of reading speed. They assess whether you can separate facts from assumptions and avoid drawing conclusions that the passage does not support.

CandidateMode gives you repeated practice with this evidence-based approach.

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Workplace judgement scenarios

Workplace judgement assessments present realistic professional situations and ask you to evaluate possible responses.

CandidateMode includes scenarios involving:

• Managing competing priorities
• Communicating with colleagues
• Supporting customers
• Handling mistakes
• Responding to sensitive information
• Working effectively in a team
• Escalating problems appropriately
• Making decisions under pressure

Depending on the question, you may need to choose the best response, rank several actions or rate the effectiveness of every
available option.

Practising these formats can help you slow down, understand the situation and evaluate each response consistently.

Personality and behavioural formats

Personality-style assessments can feel unusual because they do not always have a conventional right or wrong answer.

The challenge is often understanding the format, answering consistently and avoiding overthinking every statement.

CandidateMode includes personality and behavioural question formats so that you can become familiar with rating scales, paired
statements and workplace-focused prompts before encountering them during an application.

Simulations and interactive questions

Modern recruitment assessments are not always presented as traditional multiple-choice tests.

Candidates may encounter:

• Simulated workplace conversations
• Chat-based decisions
• Ranking exercises
• Changing rules
• Timed interactive tasks
• Workplace information presented across several panels

CandidateMode includes a range of question styles so that you can practise responding to information in different ways.

The purpose is to make unfamiliar assessment formats feel more manageable.

Answers are explained at the end

CandidateMode does not interrupt the flow of your test by revealing the answer immediately after every question.

You complete the practice session first. Answers and explanations are then presented together at the end.

This approach allows you to:

• Maintain concentration
• Practise moving between questions
• Experience a more natural test flow
• Review mistakes after completing the session
• Compare your reasoning with the explanation

Reviewing your incorrect answers is one of the most valuable parts of practice. It helps you identify whether a mistake came
from the calculation, the interpretation of the question or working too quickly.

Your progress is saved

When you use a CandidateMode account, your practice progress is saved.

Your dashboard provides a straightforward place to return to the assessment library, continue practising and view your activity.

The platform is deliberately organised around a simple process:

1. Choose the skill you want to practise.
2. Select a question pack.
3. Complete the test without interruptions.
4. Review your answers and explanations.
5. Return to the dashboard and choose your next test.

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Try one complete test free

You can complete one CandidateMode practice test free.

The free test lets you experience the interface, question styles and end-of-test review before deciding whether you need the
complete library.

No purchase is required to start the free test.

Start your free CandidateMode test

One year of access for £49

Full CandidateMode access costs £49 for 12 months.

This is a single payment with no automatic renewal.

Your One-Year Access includes:

• All published practice tests
• 3,142 practice questions
• 89 organised tests
• Charts and tables
• Numerical and verbal practice
• Workplace judgement questions
• Personality and simulation formats
• End-of-test answers and explanations
• Saved progress

That works out at approximately 55p per organised test, with access available throughout the year for repeated practice.

Get One-Year Access to CandidateMode for £49

How to use CandidateMode effectively

To get the greatest value from your practice:

1. Begin with the free test.
2. Identify the formats you find most difficult.
3. Practise one assessment category at a time.
4. Review every incorrect answer.
5. Write down repeated mistakes.
6. Repeat similar questions until your method improves.
7. Introduce realistic timing as your assessment date approaches.
8. Return regularly instead of completing everything in one session.

Focused practice is usually more valuable than rushing through a large number of questions without reviewing your performance.

Start practising today

CandidateMode brings thousands of questions and dozens of organised practice tests together in one straightforward platform.

You can begin with one free test and upgrade to one year of complete access when you are ready.

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CandidateMode is an independent assessment-practice platform. It is not affiliated with the employers or assessment providers
referenced in its practice library.