Aptitude Test Usage in Retail & High Street Banking
In the retail and high street banking world the use of aptitude tests such as those by SHL, Kenexa and others has been on the increase steadily for over a decade. This page is dedicated to collating that information about as many banks and building societies as possible.
Which High Street / Retail Banks Use Aptitude Tests?
N.B - Though this is primarily a UK based website, some of the banks listed on this page may have retail operations in other countries and investment only operations in the UK, so the type of bank they are classified as may depend on which country you are visiting from. PracticeSHLTests.com tries to cater for a global audience.
If we have details about how a particular high street bank make use of aptitude tests in their application process and what brand of tests they choose to use (or whether they choose to produce their own in house assessments), the list below will have a link to that banks own page. Please click through for details.
Bank of America Merrill Lynch
Barclays
HSBC
Lloyds Banking Group / TSB
Nationwide
Natwest
Royal Bank of Canada (RBC)
Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS)
Santander
Standard Chartered
General Advice for Preparing for Retail / High Street Banking Psychometric Tests
If you are looking for information about a specific type of test, or just general hints and tips, the following pages may help you:


