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The Business Analyst Aptitude Online Test evaluates a candidate's knowledge and skills in various aspects of business analysis, such as data analysis, requirements gathering, process improvement, use case development, SWOT analysis, business modeling, and risk analysis.

Covered skills:

  • Analytical Thinking
  • Data Sufficiency
  • Data Comprehension
  • Requirements Gathering
  • Business Modeling
  • Project Management
  • Data Interpretation
  • Listening Skills
  • Business Analysis
  • Process Improvement
  • Risk Analysis

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9 reasons why
9 reasons why

Adaface Business Analyst Aptitude Test is the most accurate way to shortlist Business Analysts



Reason #1

Tests for on-the-job skills

The Business Analyst Aptitude Online Test helps recruiters and hiring managers identify qualified candidates from a pool of resumes, and helps in taking objective hiring decisions. It reduces the administrative overhead of interviewing too many candidates and saves time by filtering out unqualified candidates at the first step of the hiring process.

The test screens for the following skills that hiring managers look for in candidates:

  • Analytical thinking and problem-solving
  • Data interpretation and analysis
  • Data sufficiency and decision-making
  • Effective listening skills
  • Comprehension of data and information
  • Business analysis techniques and methods
  • Requirements gathering and documentation
  • Process improvement and optimization
  • Business modeling and visualization
  • Risk analysis and mitigation
  • Project management principles and practices
Reason #2

No trick questions

no trick questions

Traditional assessment tools use trick questions and puzzles for the screening, which creates a lot of frustration among candidates about having to go through irrelevant screening assessments.

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The main reason we started Adaface is that traditional pre-employment assessment platforms are not a fair way for companies to evaluate candidates. At Adaface, our mission is to help companies find great candidates by assessing on-the-job skills required for a role.

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Reason #3

Non-googleable questions

We have a very high focus on the quality of questions that test for on-the-job skills. Every question is non-googleable and we have a very high bar for the level of subject matter experts we onboard to create these questions. We have crawlers to check if any of the questions are leaked online. If/ when a question gets leaked, we get an alert. We change the question for you & let you know.

How we design questions

These are just a small sample from our library of 10,000+ questions. The actual questions on this Business Analyst Aptitude Test will be non-googleable.

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Medium

PV of customer segments
Market Segmentation
ROI
CLV
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A retail company is exploring new customer segments to increase sales. You are provided with the following data on three potential customer segments:

Segment A:

- Average annual revenue per customer: $500
- Average customer retention rate: 80%
- Average customer acquisition cost: $200
- Expected segment size: 2,000 customers

Segment B:

- Average annual revenue per customer: $750
- Average customer retention rate: 70%
- Average customer acquisition cost: $300
- Expected segment size: 1,500 customers

Segment C:

- Average annual revenue per customer: $1,000
- Average customer retention rate: 60%
- Average customer acquisition cost: $400
- Expected segment size: 1,000 customers
Assuming a 10% discount rate, which customer segment should the company target to maximize the return on investment? A target customer segment would have higher customer lifetime value (CLV). Note that CLV is calculated by using the following formula:

CLV = (Average Annual Revenue per Customer * Gross Margin %) * (Retention Rate / (1 + Discount Rate - Retention Rate)) - Customer Acquisition Cost

Easy

Supply Chain Management
Cost Reduction
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A company is considering two options to optimize its supply chain and reduce costs. The following data has been provided for each option:

Option Alpha:

- Annual transportation cost reduction: $300,000
- Annual inventory carrying cost increase: $250,000
- One-time implementation cost: $100,000

Option Beta:

- Annual transportation cost reduction: $200,000
- Annual inventory carrying cost increase: $150,000
- One-time implementation cost: $50,000

As a business analyst, determine which option provides a higher net cost reduction over a 3-year period.
A: Option Alpha provides a higher net cost reduction.
B: Option Beta provides a higher net cost reduction.
C: Both options provide the same net cost reduction.
D: Neither option provides a net cost reduction.
E: The net cost reduction cannot be determined with the given data.

Medium

Dividends
Financial Analysis
Percentage and Average Calculations
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Consider the following line chart which shows the money invested by a company in production each year and the sales made by the company each year. If the pie chart shows the shareholding pattern of the company and the company gives 10% of the profit as dividends to its share holders then what is the average dividend received by retail investors from 2000 to 2004?
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Medium

Laptop Brands
Proportions and Percentages
Financial Reasoning
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Given below is the list of laptop brands and their details in which some data is missing. If the cost price of Dell is 3/5 of the cost price of Lenovo, then what will be the %profit of Dell?
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Hard

Median
Trend Analysis
Statistical Reasoning
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 Consider the following line chart which shows the sales of five different companies from 2000 to 2009. Which of the following companies has the maximum percentage increase in the median from 2000 to 2004 and 2005 to 2009.
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Medium

Claims for a new drug Xylanex
Critical Thinking
Evaluating Arguments
Identifying Assumptions
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A pharmaceutical company claims that their new drug, Xylanex, is highly effective in treating a specific medical condition. They provide statistical data from a clinical trial to support their claim. However, a group of scientists has raised concerns about the validity of the study design and potential bias in the data collection process. They argue that the results may be inflated and not truly representative of the drug's effectiveness.

Which of the following assumptions is necessary to support the pharmaceutical company's claim?
A: The clinical trial participants were randomly selected and representative of the target population.
B: The scientists raising concerns have a conflict of interest and are biased against the pharmaceutical company.
C: The statistical analysis of the clinical trial data was conducted by independent experts.
D: The medical condition being treated by Xylanex is widespread and affects a large number of individuals.
E: The pharmaceutical company has a proven track record of developing effective drugs for similar medical conditions.

Medium

Emma's cafe business
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Emma's cafe has been operating successfully for the last 6 years. Profits have been growing every year, with this year (2020) being their best year so far. As a thank you, Emma treated her staff to a meal at a Michelin star restaurant. 
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Below are 3 statements about Emma, her staff and her cafe. Can you help us decide whether the 3 statements are "True", "Probably True", "Insufficient Data to Say True or False", "Probably False", or "False".

1. Emma's staff members are happy.
2. Emma's cafe did well in 2016.
3. Emma is rich.

A: True
B: False
C: Probably True
D: Probably False
E: Insufficient Data

Medium

Ivory's new startup
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Statement: Ivory started a new startup. We know for a fact that almost all startups fail within the first 2 years. 
Conclusion: Ivory's startup will fail.
Does the conclusion follow from the statement?

Medium

Airline Operators
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Four airline operators A, B, C and D operate on a popular route between 2 cities, Rome and Venice in Italy. Airline A wanted to increase the number of seats sold, so they reduced their fares for this route. Airlines B, C, D imitated this move immediately. The general belief is that the volume of air travel between Rome and Venice would increase as a result of this. Which of the following statements, if true, would add trust to the general belief?
A: All 4 airlines see increased profits.
B: Airlines start slashing rates for other routes as well.
C: A study shows that around 80% of air travel in Italy is company sponsored.
D: A study shows that air travellers in Italy are price sensitive.

Medium

Call Gurj Clooners
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Folks should call Gurj Clooners if they want to:

Medium

Cigarette taxation regime
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Cigarettes account for only 23% of tobacco consumption, and only 16% of 250 million tobacco consumers use cigarettes. However these 16% contribute 85% of the tax revenues to the Exchequer from the tobacco sector. The punitive cigarette taxation regime has kept the tax base narrow, and lowering taxes will expand this base. Which of these best bolsters the conclusion that lowering duties will expand the tax base?
A: The cigarette manufacturers’ association has decided to indulge in aggressive promotion.

B:  Cigarette manufacturers are lobbying for a reduction on duties.

C: There is a likelihood that tobacco consumers will shift to cigarette smoking if cigarette prices reduce.

D: An increase in duties on non-cigarette tobacco may lead to a shift in favor of cigarette smoking.

E: There is a likelihood that tobacco consumers will shift to cigarettes if cigarette prices reduce.

F: A decrease in duties on non-cigarette tobacco may lead to more tobacco consumers shifting to cigarettes. 

G: Cigarette smokers are becoming increasing aware of associated health risks.

H: Increased health warnings could reduce the tax base.

Easy

Reading Comprehension
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This note informs Savannah that:

A: she can purchase new toys at a discounted rate.
B: the toy store has a new collection that she can purchase from now.
C: she can sell her used toys to the store.
D: she can get used and new toys in the ongoing sale at the store.

Easy

Overseas office
Inferential Reasoning
Reading Comprehension
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Your company recently opened a second office overseas. Some of the people from the original office will be relocating. All the people hired in the last six months will continue working in the original location where they were hired. Which of the following statements can be true regarding employees relocating?

Medium

China manufacturing
Economic reasoning
Cost analysis
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The cost of manufacturing phones in China is twenty percent lesser than the cost of manufacturing phones in Vietnam. Even after adding shipping fees and import taxes, it is cheaper to import phones from China to Vietnam than to manufacture phones in Vietnam. Which of the following statements is best supported by the given information. 
A: The shipping fee from China to Vietnam is more than 20% of the cost of manufacturing a phone in China.
B: The import taxes on a phone imported from China to Vietnam is less than 20% of the cost of manufacturing the phone in China. 
C: Importing phones in Vietnam will cut 20% of the manufacturing jobs in Vietnam.
D: It takes 20% more time to manufacture a phone in Vietnam than it does in China.
E: Labour costs in Vietnam are 20% higher than in China.

Medium

Commerical Premises
Reading comprehension
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A large real estate company conducted a recent study of their customers. The study was designed to uncover insights regarding the main criteria for choosing to invest in a residential property. A majority of the customers surveyed stated the 'returns profile' was their main priority, followed by 'development potential' and 'stability of income'. 'Portfolio legacy' ranked at the bottom in the list of factors. It was interesting to note that respondents were less likely to have residential holdings that formed part of mixed-use assets i.e. as an add on to commercial investment. One might assume that more investors are proactively investing in residential real estate rather than having incidental exposure via business investments. 
Based on the given passage, what can we say about the following statement?

Business owners having commercial premises often have a residential property as part of their portfolio.
🧐 Question🔧 Skill

Medium

PV of customer segments
Market Segmentation
ROI
CLV

3 mins

Business Analysis
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Easy

Supply Chain Management
Cost Reduction

2 mins

Business Analysis
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Medium

Dividends
Financial Analysis
Percentage and Average Calculations

3 mins

Data Interpretation
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Medium

Laptop Brands
Proportions and Percentages
Financial Reasoning

2 mins

Data Interpretation
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Hard

Median
Trend Analysis
Statistical Reasoning

3 mins

Data Interpretation
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Medium

Claims for a new drug Xylanex
Critical Thinking
Evaluating Arguments
Identifying Assumptions

2 mins

Critical Thinking
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Medium

Emma's cafe business

2 mins

Critical Thinking
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Medium

Ivory's new startup

2 mins

Critical Thinking
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Medium

Airline Operators

2 mins

English
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Medium

Call Gurj Clooners

2 mins

English
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Medium

Cigarette taxation regime

2 mins

English
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Easy

Reading Comprehension

2 mins

English
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Easy

Overseas office
Inferential Reasoning
Reading Comprehension

2 mins

Verbal Reasoning
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Medium

China manufacturing
Economic reasoning
Cost analysis

2 mins

Verbal Reasoning
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Medium

Commerical Premises
Reading comprehension

2 mins

Verbal Reasoning
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🧐 Question🔧 Skill💪 Difficulty⌛ Time
PV of customer segments
Market Segmentation
ROI
CLV
Business Analysis
Medium3 mins
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Supply Chain Management
Cost Reduction
Business Analysis
Easy2 mins
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Dividends
Financial Analysis
Percentage and Average Calculations
Data Interpretation
Medium3 mins
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Laptop Brands
Proportions and Percentages
Financial Reasoning
Data Interpretation
Medium2 mins
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Median
Trend Analysis
Statistical Reasoning
Data Interpretation
Hard3 mins
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Claims for a new drug Xylanex
Critical Thinking
Evaluating Arguments
Identifying Assumptions
Critical Thinking
Medium2 mins
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Emma's cafe business
Critical Thinking
Medium2 mins
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Ivory's new startup
Critical Thinking
Medium2 mins
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Airline Operators
English
Medium2 mins
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Call Gurj Clooners
English
Medium2 mins
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Cigarette taxation regime
English
Medium2 mins
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Reading Comprehension
English
Easy2 mins
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Overseas office
Inferential Reasoning
Reading Comprehension
Verbal Reasoning
Easy2 mins
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China manufacturing
Economic reasoning
Cost analysis
Verbal Reasoning
Medium2 mins
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Commerical Premises
Reading comprehension
Verbal Reasoning
Medium2 mins
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With Adaface, we were able to optimise our initial screening process by upwards of 75%, freeing up precious time for both hiring managers and our talent acquisition team alike!


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Reason #5

Designed for elimination, not selection

The most important thing while implementing the pre-employment Business Analyst Aptitude Test in your hiring process is that it is an elimination tool, not a selection tool. In other words: you want to use the test to eliminate the candidates who do poorly on the test, not to select the candidates who come out at the top. While they are super valuable, pre-employment tests do not paint the entire picture of a candidate’s abilities, knowledge, and motivations. Multiple easy questions are more predictive of a candidate's ability than fewer hard questions. Harder questions are often "trick" based questions, which do not provide any meaningful signal about the candidate's skillset.

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Reason #6

1 click candidate invites

Email invites: You can send candidates an email invite to the Business Analyst Aptitude Test from your dashboard by entering their email address.

Public link: You can create a public link for each test that you can share with candidates.

API or integrations: You can invite candidates directly from your ATS by using our pre-built integrations with popular ATS systems or building a custom integration with your in-house ATS.

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Detailed scorecards & benchmarks

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Reason #8

High completion rate

Adaface tests are conversational, low-stress, and take just 25-40 mins to complete.

This is why Adaface has the highest test-completion rate (86%), which is more than 2x better than traditional assessments.

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Reason #9

Advanced Proctoring


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About the Business Analyst Aptitude Assessment Test

Why you should use Pre-employment Business Analyst Aptitude Online Test?

The Business Analyst Aptitude Test makes use of scenario-based questions to test for on-the-job skills as opposed to theoretical knowledge, ensuring that candidates who do well on this screening test have the relavant skills. The questions are designed to covered following on-the-job aspects:

  • Analytical Thinking
  • Data Interpretation
  • Data Sufficiency
  • Listening Skills
  • Data Comprehension
  • Business Analysis
  • Requirements Gathering
  • Process Improvement
  • Business Modeling
  • Risk Analysis

Once the test is sent to a candidate, the candidate receives a link in email to take the test. For each candidate, you will receive a detailed report with skills breakdown and benchmarks to shortlist the top candidates from your pool.

What topics are covered in the Business Analyst Aptitude Online Test?

  • Analytical Thinking

    Analytical thinking refers to the ability to gather and analyze information to identify patterns, draw conclusions, and solve complex problems. It is important to measure this skill in the test as business analysts need to be able to break down complex problems, analyze data, and provide insights to stakeholders.

  • Data Interpretation

    Data interpretation involves understanding and making sense of data by analyzing patterns, trends, and relationships. This skill is crucial in the test as business analysts often work with large amounts of data and need to be able to extract meaningful insights to support decision-making.

  • Data Sufficiency

    Data sufficiency is the ability to determine if the available data is adequate to reach a conclusion or solve a problem. In this test, measuring this skill is important as it assesses the candidate's ability to assess the completeness of data and make informed decisions based on the available information.

  • Listening Skills

    Listening skills refer to the ability to actively and attentively understand and interpret verbal information. This skill is measured in the test as business analysts often participate in meetings, interviews, and conversations where active listening is essential to grasp requirements, understand stakeholders' needs, and communicate effectively.

  • Data Comprehension

    Data comprehension involves the ability to understand and comprehend complex data sets and their implications. This skill is important to measure in the test as business analysts need to be able to analyze and interpret data accurately to provide accurate insights and recommendations to stakeholders.

  • Business Analysis

    Business analysis refers to the practice of identifying business needs and determining solutions to address those needs. Measuring this skill in the test is crucial as it assesses the candidate's ability to understand business processes, identify areas of improvement, and propose effective solutions.

  • Requirements Gathering

    Requirements gathering is the process of identifying, documenting, and prioritizing the needs and expectations of stakeholders. Measuring this skill in the test is important as business analysts need to be able to effectively gather requirements to ensure that the solutions proposed meet the needs of the stakeholders.

  • Process Improvement

    Process improvement involves identifying inefficiencies and finding ways to enhance and optimize existing business processes. Measuring this skill in the test is essential as business analysts play a critical role in identifying opportunities for process improvement and implementing strategies to enhance operational efficiency.

  • Business Modeling

    Business modeling refers to the creation and representation of conceptual models that describe various aspects of a business. Measuring this skill in the test is important as business analysts need to be able to develop and utilize business models to analyze, design, and communicate complex business processes and systems.

  • Risk Analysis

    Risk analysis involves assessing and evaluating potential risks and their impact on project outcomes. Measuring this skill in the test is crucial as business analysts need to be able to identify, analyze, and plan for risks to ensure the success of projects and mitigate potential issues.

  • Project Management

    Project management refers to the planning, organizing, and controlling of resources to achieve specific project goals. Measuring this skill in the test is important as business analysts often play a role in project management, ensuring that projects are delivered on time, within budget, and meet the desired outcomes.

  • Full list of covered topics

    The actual topics of the questions in the final test will depend on your job description and requirements. However, here's a list of topics you can expect the questions for Business Analyst Aptitude Test to be based on.

    Analyzing trends
    Data visualization
    Hypothesis testing
    Statistical analysis
    Data validation
    Root cause analysis
    SWOT analysis
    Decision tree
    Process mapping
    Stakeholder analysis
    Requirement elicitation
    Use case modeling
    Activity diagrams
    Process documentation
    Business process reengineering
    Business process optimization
    GAP analysis
    Business requirements documentation
    User story writing
    Data modeling
    Entity-relationship diagrams
    Process flow diagrams
    Business process modeling notation
    Scenario analysis
    Risk identification
    Risk assessment
    Risk mitigation strategies
    Project planning
    Project scheduling
    Project budgeting
    Team management
    Quality control
    Change management
    Communication management
    Project status reporting
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What roles can I use the Business Analyst Aptitude Online Test for?

  • Business Analyst
  • Senior Business Analyst
  • Data Analyst
  • Operations Analyst
  • Quality Analyst
  • Process Analyst
  • Business Consultant

How is the Business Analyst Aptitude Online Test customized for senior candidates?

For intermediate/ experienced candidates, we customize the assessment questions to include advanced topics and increase the difficulty level of the questions. This might include adding questions on topics like

  • Project Management
  • Data Analysis
  • Problem Solving
  • Database Design
  • System Analysis
  • User Acceptance Testing
  • Business Process Mapping
  • Use Case Development
  • Agile Methodologies
  • Change Management
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The hiring managers felt that through the technical questions that they asked during the panel interviews, they were able to tell which candidates had better scores, and differentiated with those who did not score as well. They are highly satisfied with the quality of candidates shortlisted with the Adaface screening.


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Business Analyst Aptitude Hiring Test FAQs

Can I combine multiple skills into one custom assessment?

Yes, absolutely. Custom assessments are set up based on your job description, and will include questions on all must-have skills you specify. Here's a quick guide on how you can request a custom test.

Do you have any anti-cheating or proctoring features in place?

We have the following anti-cheating features in place:

  • Non-googleable questions
  • IP proctoring
  • Screen proctoring
  • Web proctoring
  • Webcam proctoring
  • Plagiarism detection
  • Secure browser
  • Copy paste protection

Read more about the proctoring features.

How do I interpret test scores?

The primary thing to keep in mind is that an assessment is an elimination tool, not a selection tool. A skills assessment is optimized to help you eliminate candidates who are not technically qualified for the role, it is not optimized to help you find the best candidate for the role. So the ideal way to use an assessment is to decide a threshold score (typically 55%, we help you benchmark) and invite all candidates who score above the threshold for the next rounds of interview.

What experience level can I use this test for?

Each Adaface assessment is customized to your job description/ ideal candidate persona (our subject matter experts will pick the right questions for your assessment from our library of 10000+ questions). This assessment can be customized for any experience level.

Does every candidate get the same questions?

Yes, it makes it much easier for you to compare candidates. Options for MCQ questions and the order of questions are randomized. We have anti-cheating/ proctoring features in place. In our enterprise plan, we also have the option to create multiple versions of the same assessment with questions of similar difficulty levels.

I'm a candidate. Can I try a practice test?

No. Unfortunately, we do not support practice tests at the moment. However, you can use our sample questions for practice.

What is the cost of using this test?

You can check out our pricing plans.

Can I get a free trial?

Yes, you can sign up for free and preview this test.

I just moved to a paid plan. How can I request a custom assessment?

Here is a quick guide on how to request a custom assessment on Adaface.

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