How to Solve This Part?

In the Job Profile section, the first section is the most difficult to navigate since it is the first time you will be exposed to the tabs that describe the features you need to sort (In the real test and in our PrepPack, there will be 30 and not 8). As such, it is recommended that you approach this section with concentration and focus and notice the following tips:  

1. Read each tab carefully and attempt to characterize its value.
2. When comparing similar statements, differentiate between personal, social, and professional skills and their importance to your position.
3. Use the Korn Ferry guide to match the answers with the top values.
4. At this stage, there is no instruction to keep an equal number of tabs between the categories, but it is recommended that you keep an even number of tabs between them.

Therefore, it is important to note that you are sorting into all categories, not just one since you will have to balance the tabs between the categories in the next step of the test. 

How to Solve This Part?

An organization’s management qualities depend on its context, industry, and workplace. There are, however, a few qualities that are generally regarded as essential for effective management from the cards below:

Influence: Being able to inspire and motivate your team toward achieving a common goal is one of the most critical skills a manager can possess.

Effective communication: The ability to communicate effectively between managers and their teams is essential for effectively conveying ideas, giving feedback, and providing guidance.

Assures accountability: Managers must organize multiple tasks, deadlines, and priorities.

How to Solve This Part?

After you balance the tabs between the categories, you must rank them.

In this section, the ranking depends entirely on your past experiences, business experience, and who you are. Consequently, there are no unambiguous recommendations about the rating of character traits within a category.

A major aim of this stage is to test your level of decisiveness, judgment, and observation of your character traits.

We recommend replacing 2-4 tabs within each category at this stage.

The Correct answer is:

Mission Critical:

1. Influences: The ability to influence others is often crucial in leadership positions as it can drive organisational change and inspire team members.
2. Engagement: Engaging with team members and stakeholders is essential for building relationships, fostering collaboration, and ensuring productivity.

Critical:

1. Adaptive: Being adaptive is important in today's rapidly changing business environment. It enables leaders to respond effectively to challenges, embrace innovation, and drive organisational agility.
2. Diversity: Embracing diversity and promoting inclusivity is critical for creating a positive work culture, leveraging different perspectives, and fostering innovation.

Less Critical:

1. Risk-taking: While some degree of risk-taking can be valuable for growth and innovation, it is not a mission-critical quality for all leadership roles. Its importance may vary depending on the specific context and industry.
2. Courage: Courage can be necessary in certain leadership situations but may not be universally critical across all roles and organisations.

Answer

The correct answer is:

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The correct answer is:

Each image in the first two rows is a combination of a circle, a big X, and four corner dots combined with a square, a cross made of ovals, and a cross made of triangles. Thus, the third image in the bottom row must be the combination of the shape missing from the first group and the shape missing from the second group.

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On this scale, the recommended range is 7–9.

Scale Values:

Need for achievement: Motivation by work or activities that allow testing of skills and abilities against an external standard. High scorers appreciate working hard, judge achievement according to the goal, and strive to meet and exceed standards. Low scorers are not motivated externally and tend not to work energetically to exceed expectations.

Persistence: A tendency toward the passionate and steadfast pursuit of personally valued long-term or lifetime goals, despite obstacles, discouragement, or distraction. High scorers are seen to push through obstacles and not give up on complex tasks. Low scorers are more likely to pull back from barriers or lower expectations for their attainment.

The left option presents a person not used to accomplishing and meeting workplace goals and whose motivation and drive could be higher.

The correct option emphasises the value of persistence and the need for achievements central to their values.

On this scale, the recommended range is 7–9.

Scale Values:

Composure: How people are prone to react in stressful situations. High scorers tend to be calm, poised, and take pressure well. Low scorers are often seen as anxious, unsettled, and reacting negatively to stressful situations.

Focus: Preference for organisation, procedure, and exactitude. High scorers demand structure and tend to be seen as systematic, detail-oriented, and in control. Low scorers dislike detail and design and may be perceived as spontaneous and disorganised.

The left option presents a person who is not used to working under time constraints and who usually performs tasks that do not have to meet a specific deadline.

The correct option emphasises working through stressful situations and paying attention to details central to their values.

Answer

Since motivation is an individual question, the rating in the explanation is just a recommendation based on the values of Korn Ferry and the leading values associated with leadership.

Therefore, even if your rating differs, you should read the question’s explanation to determine the important values that should be considered.

Our recommended rating:

1. Taking on challenging tasks: Most Like me

This statement suggests a motivation for personal growth and development. It indicates a preference for pushing boundaries, embracing challenges, and continuously expanding your skills and capabilities.

1. Staying away from competition: Least Like me

This statement suggests a desire to work in an environment less focused on competition and rivalry. It may indicate a preference for a cooperative and supportive work atmosphere where the emphasis is more on collaboration and teamwork.

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Depending on your past experiences and previous experiences, where you excel is a very personal, subjective question.
It is important to remember that the following rating is merely a recommendation based on Korn Ferry's values and those associated with leadership. To find out the most essential values, read the explanation of the question, even if your ranking differs.

Our recommended ranking:

Statement 1: Least Like me

According to this statement, your colleagues may be expected to conform to your preferred way of working or their preferred approaches rather than accepting different viewpoints or approaches.

Statement 2: Most Like Me

As indicated by this statement, you acknowledge the value of considering diverse viewpoints when tackling problems, which is one of the top values for Korn Ferry. It indicates an openness to exploring various perspectives and analysing situations from different angles to reach well-rounded solutions.

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Since "'who are you" is an individual question, the rating in the explanation is just a recommendation based on the values of Korn Ferry and the leading values associated with leadership.

Therefore, even if your rating differs, you should read the explanation of the question to determine what are the important values that should be considered.

Our recommended rating:

1. Considering my strengths and weaknesses from others is valuable to me: Having self-awareness and being open to feedback and insights is what makes effective leaders. Taking this statement as the highest ranking reflects a willingness to evaluate one's strengths and weaknesses from others' perspectives, aligning with leadership values.
2. Other people are not more important or better than me: Collaborative leadership, teamwork, and acknowledging the value of others are among the values of leadership. Despite the importance of self-confidence, this statement suggests a lack of appreciation for others, which is less aligned with leadership values, placing it in the second position.
3. Working alone allows me to accomplish more than working with others: As a leader, oftentimes, effective delegation, teamwork, and the use of others' strengths are important. However, this statement implies a preference for individual work, which may be less aligned with collaborative leadership values.
4. It is more comfortable for me to be alone than with other people: While solitude can benefit introspection, effective leaders often thrive in social interactions and building relationships. It suggests a preference for isolation, which is less aligned with leadership values emphasizing effective communication and interpersonal skills, making it the least aligned of the statements provided.

Answer

The correct answer is F. £207.

This question requires calculating a weighted average. This can be done in a few steps:

Answer

The correct answer is speeding.

To save time, since all fine types are percentages of the same total number of tickets (27.5 million), you can eliminate that part of the calculation to determine which fines generated more quickly the most revenue:

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The price of a call per minute in zone 3: £1.65
The price of a text message in zone 3: £0.50.
The relative price of a text message out of the total price of a call per minute in zone 3 is: 0.50/1.65= 30%

Answer

The correct answer is B.

The question deals with an underlying assumption made by the Youth in Action program. To identify the correct assumption, we need to look at the rationale of the entire passage to see where and what is missing in its structure:

Introduction: the present generation lives in a different Europe than their parents did.
The Youth in Action program: aims to develop a new sense of European citizenship and involvement

Answer

The correct answer is F.

The question deals with the Youth in Action program. Note that this is a negatively phrased question. This means that we need to identify 5 objectives promoted by the Youth in Action program and 1 that is not. Let us eliminate distracters by finding the corresponding sections in the passage:

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Row 1: W8047-07217-20925                 W8047-02712-20925

Row 3: L9059-45309-13894                   L9059-45309-18394

Row 5: R3831-60969-42141                  R3831-60696-42141

Answer

Best response: D
Worst response: C

In this scenario, you have a team which is under stress and an employee who is feeling guilty and unhelpful. Your goal is to find a response that addresses these factors, namely one that will help the employee feel more competent without hindering the team’s efforts.

Answer

Best response: A
Worst response: C

This is a question about handling employees’ personal needs. Like everyone else, your employees have personal lives that may sometimes affect their work. Employees’ personal matters should be handled with sensitivity. You want to be caring and helping as much as possible, without giving an inquisitive feeling.