Aon / cut-e guide · Updated October 2026

Aon e3+ Ability to Concentrate: what is known and how to prepare

A two-minute test about staying focused and reacting quickly. Very little is published beyond that, and this guide says so rather than filling the gaps.

The short answer

Aon lists Ability to Concentrate (e3+) as a 2-minute test that measures your aptitude to concentrate over time and act quickly when faced with certain signals. Aon does not publish the screen design, the signals, or the scoring rules, so those details are not publicly confirmed.

At a glance

Publisher
Aon (assessment brand formerly known as cut-e)
Official name
Ability to Concentrate (e3+)
Official time
2 minutes to complete
What it measures
Concentrating over time and acting quickly when faced with certain signals
Task count
Not stated
Stimuli and response method
Not publicly confirmed
Scoring
Aon says points are usually added for correct and deducted for incorrect answers on performance tests. e3+ scoring: not publicly confirmed.
Official practice
No practice PDF listed; Aon says every test has an introduction, a walkthrough and untimed examples

Facts versus unknowns

TopicStatus as of 12 October 2026
Time limit2 minutes (Aon candidate page).
Skill measuredConcentrating over time and reacting quickly to certain signals (Aon candidate page).
Type of signalsNot publicly confirmed.
How you respondNot publicly confirmed.
Speed versus accuracy balanceNot publicly confirmed.
Official sample itemsNone listed on the candidate page.
Benchmarks or normsNot publicly confirmed. Employers decide how results are used.

This is a short test, and a short, simple test is easy to describe wrongly. We prefer to keep to the published sentence rather than invent a screen.

What sustained attention involves

Psychologists describe sustained attention as keeping a steady level of alertness over a stretch of time, particularly when little is happening. Reaction to signals adds a second element: you must notice the signal quickly and respond without being drawn into false alarms.

Two kinds of error therefore matter in tasks of this kind. A miss is a signal you did not react to. A false alarm is a response to something that was not a signal. Aon's statement that points are usually deducted for incorrect answers on performance tests is a reminder that reacting to everything is not a safe plan. How this applies to e3+ itself is not confirmed.

Because the test lasts only two minutes, there is no room to recover from a slow start. Preparation is mostly about arriving alert and having understood the instructions.

A home focus drill (original, not an Aon item)

This drill trains the same habit of watching a stream and reacting to a rule. It is our own exercise and does not reproduce the real task.

Rule: count every 5 that comes directly after an even digit. Read the string once, left to right, without pointing.
3 8 5 2 7 5 4 5 6 5 1 5 0 5 9 2 5 4 4 5 5 8 6 5 3 5 2 5 8 5
How many 5s directly follow an even digit?
  • 6
  • 7
  • 9
  • 11
Answer: 9
The qualifying pairs are 8-5, 4-5, 6-5, 0-5, 2-5, 4-5, 6-5, 2-5 and 8-5. The four other 5s, which follow 7, 1, 3 and another 5, are traps, because their predecessor is odd. We confirmed the count in code.

Do the drill for two minutes with a fresh string each time. Track your misses and false alarms separately, since they point to different problems: slow reading or over-eager reacting.

Setting up the two minutes

Common mistakes

Over-reacting
Responding fast to everything feels safe but creates errors, and Aon says wrong answers can lower scores on performance tests.
Drifting early
Treating the first twenty seconds as a warm-up wastes a fifth of the test. Be ready on the first signal.
Skipping the examples
The untimed examples teach the response method. Missing them risks losing seconds on controls.
Fatigue
Taking it late in a tired evening lowers alertness, which is exactly what the test looks at.

Should your invitation also include a questionnaire about working style, ReasonEra does not cover it.

How to practise this with ReasonEra

Being straightforward about it: a real-time reaction test is not something a screenshot tutor can simulate, and ReasonEra does not claim to. If your Aon battery sits alongside numerical, verbal or logical reasoning, those parts are where ReasonEra helps. Practise a few questions, review the step-by-step reasoning, and keep your focus drill separate.

A free account includes 3 free trials, and a 14-Day Pass costs 49 € for unlimited use for 14 days. The free practice tests below are a sensible way to build concentration across longer timed sets.

Practise on ReasonEra

Sources checked (as of 12 October 2026)

Hiring processes are revised from year to year, so treat the invitation you receive as the authority.

About using outside help

This tool is meant for the weeks before an assessment, but many employers prohibit outside help during a live assessment, so treat it as practice and not as a way around the test.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the Aon e3+ test?

It is the Ability to Concentrate test on Aon's candidate page. It lasts 2 minutes and measures your aptitude to concentrate over time and act quickly when faced with certain signals.

How long is the Aon concentration test?

Aon lists 2 minutes to complete. The number of signals or tasks is not stated.

What are the signals in the e3+ test?

Aon does not publish what the signals look like, so this is not publicly confirmed. Read your invitation and the untimed introduction closely.

Can I practise for Aon e3+?

You can build general sustained-attention habits with timed drills and by working in quiet, distraction-free slots. There is no official sample item for e3+ on Aon's candidate page.

Do wrong answers count against me in e3+?

Aon says that on performance tests points are usually added for correct answers and deducted for incorrect ones. Whether and how that applies to e3+ is not publicly confirmed.

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