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Tackling psychometric tests
Hey,
Hope your mocks went well. I also felt the strain this week, as the reading was quite intense as well. Sometimes we are inspired by people that seem to juggle effectively a lot of things. I’ve come to the conclusion that doing a lot comes at a cost.
The comprehensive resource I've promised will require more time to complete than initially anticipated, partly because I'm committed to ensuring it's not just superficial.
This commitment has put a significant strain on me and on my mental health. There are certain aspects I haven't personally encountered, making me hesitant to offer guidance on them, despite this advice being sourced from those who have experienced them firsthand. The impostor syndrome certainly does not help in this regard.
I've noticed that a lot of people are reluctant to help, possibly because they believe it might cost them in some way. Most tend to only help their friends. I'm not judging this behaviour, just making an observation.
I understand the rationale behind it. Despite this, I’m still advocating for Equal Opportunities. There can be no change if we accept things the way they are.
I'll continue to gather information, and I'll share the complete resource with you once it's ready. In the meantime, I'll begin sharing my current strategies for improvement in the Resources section.
This way we can grow together.
Until next Sunday,
Alin George
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For the psychometric tests, I recommend you read Logic, a graphic guide. It explains arguments, deductions and evaluations with pictures. This really helped me understand the tests better. The WG cheat sheet makes more sense after.
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For the situational judgment part, this my strategy:
I look at the firm’s values and the skills they look for in their trainees. I write them down on a paper that I keep close-by during the test. When in doubt, this will guide you towards the right approach.
Apart from this, you also need to make sure you are constant in your answers. These tests will ask you the same question in a different manner, many times over. They are generally untimed, so you can go back and double check your answers align.
In preparation for interviews, I am currently undertaking an ethics course from Harvard. You can access it for free here. I’m currently on Lesson 3, but it already gave me a framework I can apply for ethical questions.
As I’m on a 2 year accelerated course, I have 9 modules a year instead of 6. As you can appreciate, time is tight, so I can't dedicate as much as I'd like to preparation now. My plan is to focus on this during the summer.
Once my preparation plan is ready, I’ll share it here, links and all included.
Next week we’re looking at commercial awareness, as this is long enough already.
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⚖️ This week in Law History
When reading these facts, try to think about the wider implications each had. For example, the events from 15 March 1672, eventually led to the moment when Parliament sovereignty was established.
10 March 1931 — Nevada legalised gambling, through the Assembly Bill 98, which paved the way for what became Las Vegas.
11 march 1907 — Lord Wilberforce was born. He was the great-great-grandson of the abolitionist William Wilberforce. You might know him from Anne v Merton London Borough Council [1978] AC 728 where a two-stage test was developed to establish duty of care in negligence.
12 March 1933 — American lawyer Janet Reno was sworn in as U.S attorney general, becoming the first woman to hold the office.
13 March 1764 — The Birth of Charles Earl Grey, british PM. He is linked with the Earl Grey tea, after a blended tea was supplied to him as a gift and the sample was copied.
14 March 1964 — The first courtroom verdict televised in the US was aired, featuring the sentencing of the killer of Lee Harvey Oswald, assassin of U.S President John F. Kennedy
15 March 1672 — Charles II enacted ‘Declaration of Indulgence’, the first step at establishing freedom of religion in England. The following year the Cavalier Parliament compelled him to withdraw it. When his successor, James II, attempted a similar declaration, it led to the Glorious Revolution.
16 March 1935 — The first driving test pass slip was presented to Mr. R. Beene of Kensington, a pupil of the British School of Motoring. Tests were introduced on a voluntary basis and became compulsory in June under the Road Traffic Act 1934
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