SHL Personality Test Prep: Master the SHL OPQ & SHL SJT in 2025 & Expand your Career Horizons
Personality & Behavioral tests are becoming a standard when it comes to hiring & companies are taking this seriously as it helps them with employee burnout & help appoint great candidates to their job roles. SHL is one of the world’s biggest test publishers which stands between you & your dream job. So what does these test entails & how can you understand these tests & present the best picture of yourself & improve your chances of getting hired drastically.
Here we will show you what SHL Personality & Behavioral tests are, what they measure & how you can ace these tests. Let’s take a look:
About the Test - Formats & Variants
SHL uses 3 different tests to get a deep understanding of your personality & then match it with the desired position set by an employer, this means that you could be great at a personality test, but not suitable for a specific job. So let’s take a look at all the different SHL tests & understand how to ace it.
SHL OPQ
SHL uses the Occupational Personality Questionnaire – OPQ32. Which is one of the most detail-intensive tests when it comes to personality analysis. This test has 3 formats OPQ32-i, OPQ32-n, OPQ32-r. Out of these 3 the OPQ32-r is the format which is most prominent & we will focus on this.
How it’s Presented
The format is quite simple but very confusing at first – you see a box with 3 statements – you need to select a statement from these 3. Once you select a statement, it disappears from the screen, you then have to select one from the remaining 2. Your choices as well as the order in which you choose the statement, correlates with certain traits which then gets combined & present an analysis of your personality.
Take a look at some samples from our course to get a better idea of the SHL OPQ question format
SHL SJT
The SHL Situational Judgment test is very unique when it comes to regular situational judgment tests – this test is very granular when it comes to analysis & generates a through grasp of your behavior.
How it’s Presented
In this test you are presented with 4 statements – for all you need to select your choice of applicability – what makes this challenging is the forced choice format. This means that even if the statement has no applicability to you, you need to answer it within the constraints of choices. This correlates with your approach to tasks & how you handle situations of a particular job role. Your choices as well your timing & order of choice can impact the results.
Check out some samples from our course so that you get a better idea of the SHL SJT question format
SHL Realistic Job Preview
The SHL Realistic Job Preview is a combination of personality & behavioral assessment, this test puts you into extremely difficult & highly related situations you might face in a job role & then analyze your mental process of handling. This gives a broader picture of your personality traits as well as behavioral tendencies required for that job.
How it’s Presented
In this test you will be given a situation & option choices to proceed, all the choices will be tricky as none of the options will offer a clear solution, every option have a positive & negative impact on the scenario & you need to select the option that limits the downside & maximise the solution.
Take a look at some sample scenarios to get a better picture of the complexity you will be facing,
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Course Content
Introduction2 StepsBuy this Course: Get full access to all lessons, practice tests and guides.
Understanding OPQ2 StepsBuy this Course: Get full access to all lessons, practice tests and guides.
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What Makes These Assessments so Challenging?
These assessments do not measure the response at hand, but check your pattern of answering, this means that the test can figure out quite easily whether you are answering accurately or pretending to showcase a false image of yourself. This is why these tests are able to filter out more than 90% applicants in the first attempt. It takes a lot of guidance & prep to understand these assessments.
How can we help you?
We have a team of trained psychologists who helped us analyze the test in extreme details & have designed a course inside out. Here are some of the things that we do to help you pass:
- Curated Study Guides: All the guides in our course are curated to give you the necessary information you need. We do not provide you with irrelevant information related to the test, we provide you with what’s required.
- Biggest Question Bank: We have created the biggest SHL Personality & Behavioral question bank so that you can practice as much as you want.
- Realistic Practice: Our practice tests are built on state of the art testing engine which mimics the real test & analyze everything that the actual test does. When you practice with us you are automatically prepared for the real test format.
- Personalized Feedback: After every practice attempt you receive your score & a personalized feedback based on your choices & how each & every one of them reflects. Our system also shows you the best way to approach every question.
- Up-to-date Course: Our team of experts constantly manages the course format, its relevance & update to the latest testing standard, making sure that you are not presented with something you never practiced before.
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Highly recommended.Great instructional information. I passed on the first try.
Prepterminal. Prepare, practice, execute.
To say that Prepterminal helped me prepare and be ready for the testing phase would be an understatement. At first, looking at the course, I felt overwhelmed with the course material, but the course broke down each subject effectively which made it easier to understand. There were a few issues with some of the audio portion of the testing course, but beyond that, the course was well worth the money.
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FAQs
The OPQ measures traits related to interaction, thinking, and motivation. It uses a forced-choice format, asking you to pick which statements are most and least like you from sets of options.
No, the OPQ assesses your natural work style. Honesty and consistency matter more than trying to guess ideal answers, as the test checks for inconsistencies.
OPQ is usually untimed and takes 45–60 minutes. SJTs are often timed, ranging from 20–40 minutes, depending on complexity and the employer’s requirements.
Yes, SHL assessments are mobile-friendly, but a computer is recommended for tests involving extensive reading or detailed graphics.
SHL offers accessibility features and accommodations for various needs. It’s best to communicate your requirements to the employer early in the process.
Feedback availability varies by employer. Some provide summary reports, but detailed scores are rarely shared. It’s worth asking if feedback is important to you.
SHL assessments are rigorously validated for accuracy and fairness. They meet professional standards to avoid bias and provide reliable results.
Usually, no. Employers may enforce a cooling-off period before retesting to ensure fairness and prevent memorization of answers.
