EchoApply Train
Master the Test Before the Timer Starts.
Numerical reasoning · difficulty 2
Sales by region 2024 (EUR million)
| Region | Q1 | Q4 |
|---|---|---|
| North | 12.4 | 16.2 |
| West | 11.3 | 14.8 |
By what percentage did West region sales grow from Q1 to Q4?
- 124.5%
- 230.9%
- 331.0%
- 432.1%
Correct
(14.8 − 11.3) / 11.3 × 100 ≈ 31.0%. Trap: 30.9% is the unrounded version. SHL options always round precisely — pick the rounded one.
Key Features: How It Works
Master the Cockpit, Ace the Recruitment Test
Static practice tests don't prepare you for the interface pressure of a real cognitive assessment. EchoApply overlays your practice modules directly onto the test-taking environment — a split-view that puts the live question on one side and the digital coach on the other. Build muscle memory so that on test day, the interface feels like second nature.
Instant Cognitive Correction
Most practice tools tell you what you got wrong after the test. EchoApply's High Learning Feedback intervenes the moment your logic falters. By correcting your pattern recognition and numerical reasoning in real-time, you rewire your approach and shave vital seconds off your response time. The metric that matters: speed plus accuracy.
Eliminate Interface Shock
Know exactly where to click and how to navigate before the real clock starts. The live test environment is rehearsed in advance — no second-guessing the UI when every second decides whether you make the next round.
Targeted Logic Drills + Stress Inoculation
Use feedback loops to identify specific cognitive blind spots — spatial reasoning, verbal logic, numerical pattern recognition — and drill them until they're a strength. Repeated exposure to the high-feedback environment reduces test anxiety, freeing working memory for clearer thinking when it counts.
Shift from ‘Passing’ to ‘Top 1%’.
A passing score gets you to the next round. A top-percentile score lets you pick the offer. Don't leave it to chance — three compounding advantages separate trained candidates from the rest.
Eliminate Interface Shock
Know exactly where to click and how to navigate before the real clock starts. No second-guessing the UI when every second counts.
Targeted Logic Drills
Use feedback loops to identify specific cognitive blind spots — spatial reasoning vs. verbal logic — and drill them until they're a strength.
Stress Inoculation
Repeated exposure to the high-feedback environment reduces test anxiety, freeing up working memory for clearer thinking on test day.
What you'll practice in your Recruitment Process.
Two test families dominate European hiring: SHL Verify Interactive and Aon cut-e (scales). Same underlying skills — numerical, verbal, logical — but opposite philosophies. SHL rewards precision; cut-e rewards raw speed. If you don't know which one your employer uses, practise both.
SHL Verify Interactive
UK · global · adaptive · ~18 minNumerical reasoning
NumericalTables, charts, and ratios. Calculate percentages, growth, and absolute values from business data.
- ·~75 sec/question
- ·Calculator allowed
- ·Watch for unit traps
Verbal reasoning
VerbalRead short passages and evaluate statements as True, False, or Cannot Say. Use only the passage.
- ·60–75 sec/statement
- ·"Cannot Say" is the trap
- ·No outside knowledge
Inductive reasoning
InductiveVisual patterns and figure sequences. Spot the rule and find the next figure or the odd one out.
- ·~30 sec/question
- ·Rotation, count, colour
- ·Watch for two-rule patterns
Aon cut-e (scales)
DACH · Nordics · fixed · extreme time pressureEquations (eql)
scales eqlGiven a few variables, decide which equations are correct. Heavy mental arithmetic, no calculator.
- ·5–15 sec/equation
- ·No calculator
- ·Train mental maths first
Fact-checking (clx)
scales clxA structured table plus a statement. Mark it Correct, Incorrect, or Cannot be determined.
- ·~75 sec/question
- ·Find relevant row first
- ·Beware "all" / "none"
Logic sets (lst)
scales lstThree sets follow the same rule. Identify it and pick the candidate set that follows the same rule.
- ·10–15 sec/question
- ·Often compound rules
- ·Prefer the simpler rule