{"id":824,"date":"2019-06-19T11:07:43","date_gmt":"2019-06-19T10:07:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/sspssremployability\/?p=824"},"modified":"2019-06-19T11:08:38","modified_gmt":"2019-06-19T10:08:38","slug":"civil-service-online-recruitment-tests-practice-opportunity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/studentexperience\/2019\/06\/19\/civil-service-online-recruitment-tests-practice-opportunity\/","title":{"rendered":"Civil Service online recruitment tests &#8211; practice opportunity!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Do you need to sit online recruitment tests as part of your job applications?<\/p>\n<p>Would you like the chance to practise taking some real recruitment test questions?<\/p>\n<p>If so, read on!<\/p>\n<p>You are invited to volunteer to take part in a test development trial. The trial will cover the following three content areas:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Civil Service Verbal Reasoning<\/li>\n<li>Civil Service Numerical Reasoning<\/li>\n<li>Civil Service Situational Judgement<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>These will be used to recruit future civil servants and your participation will help to shape the future Civil Service.<\/p>\n<p>The trial questions are not timed but we recommend allowing approximately 1 hour to complete the trial.<\/p>\n<p>If you\u2019d like to get involved, please select one of the following two job levels, based on the job level you would naturally consider making a job application for, to try out some practice test content:<\/p>\n<p>________________________________________<\/p>\n<p>Executive Officer (EO)<\/p>\n<p>EOs are involved in problem solving, business planning and policy making. EOs usually work within a supportive team structure, under the direction of relevant team leaders, and can also hold individual responsibility for pieces of work within a programme or project.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.civilservicejobs.service.gov.uk\/csr\/jobs.cgi?jcode=1632017\">https:\/\/www.civilservicejobs.service.gov.uk\/csr\/jobs.cgi?jcode=1632017<\/a><\/p>\n<p>________________________________________<\/p>\n<p>Higher Executive Officer\/Senior Executive Officer (HEO\/SEO)<\/p>\n<p>Workers at this level make significant contributions toward decision making at the very highest levels of government in areas such as business planning or policy implementation. Working within a supportive team structure, under the direction of relevant team leaders, or managing teams and workloads. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.civilservicejobs.service.gov.uk\/csr\/jobs.cgi?jcode=1632030\">https:\/\/www.civilservicejobs.service.gov.uk\/csr\/jobs.cgi?jcode=1632030<\/a><\/p>\n<p>________________________________________<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The link will take you to a \u201cjob vacancy\u201d page on the Civil Service Jobs site \u2013 this will be used to record some basic personal details.<\/li>\n<li>Once you\u2019ve applied, you will be asked for consent to take part in the trial.<\/li>\n<li>After the consent you will receive an email with a trial test link.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>If you have any questions please contact: <a href=\"mailto:OnlineTestsTeam@cabinetoffice.gov.uk\">OnlineTestsTeam@cabinetoffice.gov.uk<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; Do you need to sit online recruitment tests as part of your job applications? 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