In the UK, it is common for graduate roles - often termed grad schemes - to involve several stages for applicants.
The first few stages often involve psychometric/aptitude tests that focus on a candidate’s ability to reason from data, for technical positions there is a focus on numerical reasoning.
Numerical reasoning tests generally provide a candidate with data in the form of figures and graphs, and require them to extrapolate additional information from them.
Example - Increase a number by a percentage:
Sky had 22584250 total customers last year, this year it is expected to have an increase of 8%. What will the total customers be for this year?
Method: Increase 22584250 by 8%
Answer
Steps:1. Calculate 1% of original: 22584250 / 100 = 225842.5
2. Calculate an 8% increase: 225842.5 * 8 = 1806740
3. Add to original: 1806740 + 22584250 = 24390990
Example 2 - A number as a percentage of a larger number:
By what percentage has the total Sky customers increased from 2018-2019?
Sky customers 2018: 21068400 Sky customers 2019: 22584250
Method: Calculate the difference between the two numbers as a percentage of the original
Answer
Steps:1. Find out difference of new number and original: 22584250 - 21068400 = 1515850
2. Find out what the difference is as a percentage of the original number (1515850 / 21068400) * 100 = 7.1948985210077657
3. Round (if required) = 7%