Taking the HBRI for a VP role - can you actually prepare for it in 12 days?
I have an HBRI assessment coming up as part of a hiring process for a VP-level role at a financial services firm. I've taken personality assessments before but the Hogan Business Reasoning Inventory seems different - it's described as an ability test measuring inductive, deductive, and quantitative reasoning. Can you actually prep for this or is it more of a fixed ability measure?
The format is around 24 questions with a 25-minute time limit, which works out to about 60 seconds per question. I've been doing general IQ-style practice tests and scoring in the 75th-80th percentile range, but I don't know if that translates to HBRI performance. The scoring is percentile-based against a managerial norm group, not the general population, which makes calibrating harder.
I've got 12 days before the assessment. Should I be doing daily practice with abstract reasoning questions or is there a ceiling on how much you can actually improve in that timeframe?
I took the HBRI for a director role last year. The time pressure was the hardest part - 60 seconds per question for complex patterns doesn't leave room to second-guess. Practice under timed conditions specifically.
You can improve by 5-10 percentile points with focused practice on the specific reasoning types. 12 days is enough to get meaningfully better, especially on pattern recognition where practice helps a lot.
Scoring in the 80th percentile vs the general population doesn't mean 80th vs the executive norm group. That benchmark is harder - keep that in mind when interpreting your practice scores.
Abstract reasoning and numerical series questions are very practice-responsive. Your efficiency on the format improves a lot with reps. Diagrammatic reasoning practice packs are worth doing daily.