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21 of the most common cognitive, aptitude, mechanical, and situational tests used by employers in 2026.

CCAT

High

CCAT (Criteria Cognitive Aptitude Test)

50 Qs15 minCriteria Corp

The Criteria Cognitive Aptitude Test measures problem-solving speed, critical thinking, and the ability to learn new information. 50 questions in 15 minutes is why timing is everything.

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PI Cognitive

High

PI Cognitive Assessment (Predictive Index)

50 Qs12 minThe Predictive Index

The Predictive Index Cognitive Assessment, formerly the PLI, tests general cognitive ability in 12 minutes across numerical, verbal, and abstract reasoning. Almost no one finishes all 50 questions, and that is by design.

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Wonderlic

Medium-High

Wonderlic Personnel Test (WPT)

50 Qs12 minWonderlic Inc.

The Wonderlic is the classic 50-question, 12-minute cognitive test used everywhere from the NFL Combine to Fortune 500 hiring. Short, brutal, and famously hard to finish.

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SHL

High

SHL General Ability Test (Verify G+)

30 Qs36 minSHL

SHL Verify G+ is an adaptive cognitive test covering numerical, inductive, and deductive reasoning. Used by roughly half of the Fortune Global 500.

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Kenexa

Medium

Kenexa Prove It (IBM)

60 minIBM Kenexa

Kenexa Prove It assesses skills from Excel proficiency to logical reasoning and typing. The cognitive modules are what most candidates stress about.

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Watson-Glaser

High

Watson-Glaser Critical Thinking Appraisal

40 Qs30 minTalentLens (Pearson)

The Watson-Glaser is the gold standard for law firm hiring. It measures inference, assumptions, deduction, interpretation, and argument evaluation. Magic Circle firms lean on it heavily.

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Raven's

Medium-High

Raven's Progressive Matrices

36 Qs40 minPearson

Raven's measures abstract, non-verbal fluid intelligence through pattern matrices. Used worldwide because it is language-independent.

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Bennett

Medium

Bennett Mechanical Comprehension Test (BMCT)

68 Qs30 minPearson TalentLens

The Bennett Mechanical Comprehension Test measures understanding of physical principles, leverage, gears, and spatial reasoning. Standard for technical and engineering roles.

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HireVue

Medium

HireVue Assessments

45 minHireVue

HireVue combines video interviews with game-based cognitive assessments. Expect pattern games, memory games, and AI-scored interview responses.

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TestGorilla

Medium

TestGorilla Assessments

30 minTestGorilla

TestGorilla offers a library of 300+ pre-employment tests. The cognitive ability, numerical, and problem-solving modules are the most common.

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Cubiks

Medium

Cubiks Logiks

50 Qs12 minCubiks (PSI)

Cubiks Logiks is a 12-minute general ability test covering numerical, verbal, and abstract reasoning in quick succession.

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Revelian

Medium-High

Revelian Cognitive Ability Test

51 Qs20 minRevelian (Criteria)

Revelian is popular across Australia and New Zealand. It blends verbal, numerical, and abstract reasoning similar to the CCAT.

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Caliper

Medium

Caliper Profile

180 Qs75 minCaliper Corp

Caliper Profile is primarily a personality and behavioral fit test, with embedded cognitive questions that measure abstract reasoning.

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McQuaig

Medium-High

McQuaig Mental Agility Test (MMAT)

50 Qs15 minMcQuaig

The McQuaig Mental Agility Test is a 15-minute speed-and-accuracy cognitive test, structured almost identically to the Wonderlic.

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Aon cut-e

Medium-High

Aon cut-e (scales)

20 minAon Assessment

Aon cut-e scales are a suite of short, modular cognitive tests. scales numerical, scales verbal, and scales lst (inductive) are the most common.

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Saville

Medium

Saville Swift Aptitude

72 Qs18 minSaville Assessment

Saville Swift combines verbal, numerical, and abstract reasoning into a fast-paced aptitude battery. Common across UK public sector and professional services.

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Talent Q

High (adaptive)

Talent Q Elements

12 Qs20 minKorn Ferry

Talent Q Elements is adaptive: questions get harder or easier based on your answers. Elements Numerical, Verbal, and Logical are the three main modules.

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Thomas GIA

Medium

Thomas GIA (General Intelligence Assessment)

125 Qs20 minThomas International

Thomas GIA is a five-part cognitive test covering reasoning, perceptual speed, number speed, word meaning, and spatial visualization.

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GMAT-Style

Very High

GMAT-Style Aptitude (employer variants)

37 Qs75 minVarious

Many consulting and investment banking firms use GMAT-style problem-solving and data sufficiency questions inside their cognitive screens.

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Emotify

Medium

Criteria Emotify (EI Test)

40 Qs20 minCriteria Corp

Emotify measures emotional intelligence across four quadrants: perception, understanding, managing, and using emotions.

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UCAT

Medium-High

Criteria UBI (Universal Cognitive Aptitude Test)

40 Qs20 minCriteria Corp

The Universal Cognitive Aptitude Test is Criteria's language-independent aptitude test, using shapes and numbers instead of verbal content.

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