Richard Mailloux is the founder and lead editor of Job Practice Tests.

His background includes work on aptitude and admissions-style exams, including:

  • CCAT preparation
  • education-focused tests
  • TSA career preparation

That experience informs how we think about study design and product evaluation.

He does not represent any employer, regulator, or test publisher.

On Job Practice Tests, Richard focuses on practical preparation for pre-employment assessments, including cognitive aptitude tests, employer assessments, civil service exams, mechanical aptitude tests, dispatcher and public safety tests, personality assessments, and skills-based hiring tests.

His editorial approach is candidate-first:

  • explain what the test is likely to measure;
  • separate official requirements from general preparation advice;
  • avoid outcome guarantees;
  • disclose affiliate relationships clearly;
  • recommend practice based on fit, not hype;
  • remind candidates to verify assessment details in their official invitation.

Richard also reviews prep resources using criteria such as assessment relevance, explanation quality, study structure, pricing transparency, and whether a product fits the candidate’s actual test.

Editorial Areas

How we build trust

We do not invent degrees, licenses, or employer affiliations. Trust comes from process:

  • Editorial Policy — how we write, update, and correct guides;
  • Review Policy — how prep-product reviews are framed;
  • official sources control volatile assessment facts; third-party prep is labeled as independent practice guidance;
  • authors do not represent employers, regulators, or test publishers.

Selected guides on this site

These pages currently attribute Richard Mailloux in front matter. Attribution follows the site default author when a page does not set a different writer.