I'm scheduled to take the CKE in about 5 weeks as part of a hiring process and I'm having a hard time finding specific information about what to expect. The position is in a specialized investigative field and the exam was described to me as covering general knowledge, reasoning, and job-relevant scenarios. That's about as specific as the recruiter got.
I've been doing general aptitude prep - verbal reasoning, reading comprehension, basic math, and logical deduction exercises - about an hour per day. The scenario sections are harder to prepare for because I don't have a clear sense of what domain the scenarios draw from. Is it criminal justice? Federal employment conduct? Something else?
If anyone who's taken a CKE recently - especially in a law enforcement or federal contractor context - could share what the content distribution looked like, that would be useful. I scored 78% on a general aptitude practice test but don't know how that maps to the actual exam.
Situational judgment is the hardest section to prep for cold. Look for dedicated SJT practice materials, not just general aptitude tests. They're testing professional conduct and escalation judgment, not knowledge of specific laws or procedures.
The CKE I took was for a federal law enforcement support role. It was heavily weighted toward reading passages with inference questions - probably 40% of the exam. Math was basic, maybe 15%. The rest was situational judgment and attention-to-detail sections.
Mine was 2.5 hours, 100 questions, no calculator allowed even on the math section. All multiple choice. Results came back about 3 weeks after testing - the hiring agency shared pass/fail only, not the actual score.
Your 78% on a general aptitude test is a decent baseline but the CKE scenario sections feel pretty different from standard aptitude questions. I'd put at least 30% of your remaining prep time into SJT practice specifically.