Beating the Aptitude Test

  1. Practice Daily: Speed and accuracy are everything.
  2. Identify Your Weakness: Focus on numerical or abstract reasoning.
  3. Time Yourself: The pressure of the ticking clock is the real test.
  4. Use GMAT Materials: The standard is usually high.

Companies like Nigerian Breweries or Nestle receive 10,000 applications for 20 slots. The aptitude test isn’t there to find the smartest person; it’s there to weed out 9,000 people quickly.

You cannot “wing” a Dragnet test. You have to practice. Get past questions. Work on your mental math. If you spend too much time on one question, you will fail. Move on. It’s a brutal game of numbers, so make sure you are playing to win.