Name: DSI v1.1 Interpretation Report
Test type: Personality & Behavior
Remote support: Yes
Adaptive support: No
Key concepts: Decision-making style (analytical vs intuitive), Risk tolerance / comfort with uncertainty, Assertiveness and influencing approach, Collaboration and teamwork orientation, Conflict-handling style, Preference for structure, planning, and attention to detail, Adaptability to change and new information, Persistence and follow-through on tasks
Primary domain: behavioral
Use cases: Differentiate candidates for roles that require rapid, decisive action versus roles that require cautious, analytical decision-making. | Identify individuals who will need coaching on influencing, collaboration, or conflict-resolution skills in leadership or client-facing roles. | Tailor onboarding, role design, or development plans based on an employee's preference for structure, risk, and adaptability to change.
Description: DSI v1.1 Interpretation Report

DSI v1.1 Interpretation Report

DSI v1.1 Interpretation Report


Name: Econometrics (New)
Test type: Knowledge & Skills
Duration: 11 minutes
Remote support: Yes
Adaptive support: No
Job levels: Graduate, Mid-Professional, Professional Individual Contributor
Key concepts: Exploratory data analysis (summary statistics & visualization), Probability distributions and sampling theory, Hypothesis testing and confidence intervals, Ordinary Least Squares (linear regression) and Gauss–Markov assumptions, Model specification and diagnostic testing, Endogeneity and instrumental variables (causal identification), Heteroskedasticity, autocorrelation and robust standard errors, Panel and time-series basics (fixed/random effects, stationarity)
Primary domain: technical
Use cases: Screen applicants for economist or data-analyst roles that require routine regression modeling and statistical testing of economic data | Assess candidates' readiness to perform causal inference (IV) and model diagnostics for policy or research positions | Validate quantitative skills for junior econometrician or economic consulting roles involving panel/time-series and EDA
Description: Multi-choice test that measures the knowledge of statistical concepts, exploratory analysis and statistical testing required to analyze economic data.


Name: Economics (New)
Test type: Knowledge & Skills
Duration: 13 minutes
Remote support: Yes
Adaptive support: No
Job levels: Graduate, Mid-Professional, Professional Individual Contributor
Key concepts: Supply and demand analysis, Price elasticity of demand and supply, Consumer choice and utility maximization, Production functions and cost structures, Market structures and pricing (perfect competition, monopoly, oligopoly), Market failures and welfare economics (externalities, public goods), Macroeconomic aggregates (GDP, inflation, unemployment), Aggregate demand/aggregate supply and stabilization policy (monetary & fiscal), International trade theory and policy (comparative advantage, tariffs, exchange rates, balance of payments)
Primary domain: cognitive
Use cases: Screen candidates for economist or economic analyst roles to verify foundational micro, macro and trade knowledge | Assess applicants for policy or government roles that require interpretation of fiscal/monetary policy and macro indicators | Pre‑screen graduates or business analysts whose decisions rely on understanding trade policy, exchange rates and market structure impacts
Description: Multi-choice test that measures the conceptual knowledge of microeconomics, macroeconomics and international trade.


Name: Electrical and Electronics Engineering (New)
Test type: Knowledge & Skills
Duration: 14 minutes
Remote support: Yes
Adaptive support: No
Job levels: Graduate, Mid-Professional, Professional Individual Contributor
Key concepts: Circuit analysis (Ohm's/Kirchhoff laws, AC/DC circuits), Power systems fundamentals (generation, transmission, distribution basics), Electrical machines and transformers, Instrumentation and sensors (measurement principles and transducers), Control systems fundamentals (feedback, stability, PID controllers), Analog electronics (diodes, transistors, amplifiers), Digital electronics and logic fundamentals
Primary domain: technical
Use cases: Screening entry-level electrical/electronics engineering candidates for baseline technical competence | Shortlisting applicants for roles involving instrumentation, control systems, or electronic circuit work | Assessing knowledge gaps before technical training or certification in electrical/electronic functions
Description: Multi-choice test that measures the candidate’s knowledge and understanding on fundamentals of electrical engineering, instrumentation and control system and electronics.


Name: Electrical Engineering (New)
Test type: Knowledge & Skills
Duration: 8 minutes
Remote support: Yes
Adaptive support: No
Job levels: Graduate, Mid-Professional, Professional Individual Contributor
Key concepts: Circuit analysis (DC and AC), Electromagnetics and magnetic circuits, Electrical machines (transformers, motors, generators), Power systems (generation, transmission, distribution, load flow), Power system protection and fault analysis, Instrumentation and measurement (sensors, transducers, meters, signal conditioning), Control systems fundamentals (feedback, stability, PID, transfer functions), Basic electronics components and amplifier circuits (diodes, BJTs, FETs, op‑amps)
Primary domain: technical
Use cases: Screen candidates for junior electrical engineer roles to verify core EE knowledge before interviews | Assess eligibility of graduates/trainees for entry-level positions in power, controls, or instrumentation | Shortlist technicians/engineers for roles involving power systems, electrical machines, or control systems requiring foundational competence
Description: Multi-choice test that measures the knowledge of basic electrical engineering, electrical machines, power systems, instrumentation, control systems and basic concepts of electronics.


Name: Electronics & Telecommunications Engineering (New)
Test type: Knowledge & Skills
Duration: 15 minutes
Remote support: Yes
Adaptive support: No
Job levels: Graduate, Mid-Professional, Professional Individual Contributor
Key concepts: Semiconductor device physics and characteristics (PN junctions, diodes, BJT, MOSFET), Analog circuit analysis and components (amplifiers, op-amps, filters), Digital logic and sequential circuits (Boolean algebra, combinational/sequential logic, logic families), Mixed-signal interfacing (ADC/DAC fundamentals, sampling), Communication systems and modulation techniques (AM/FM, PSK/QAM, link budget basics), Electromagnetics and wave propagation (fields, transmission line theory), Microwave engineering and RF components (waveguides, antennas, S-parameters)
Primary domain: technical
Use cases: Screen candidates for entry- to mid-level electronics engineering roles that require solid knowledge of semiconductors, analog/digital circuits and mixed-signal interfacing | Shortlist applicants for RF/microwave or telecommunications engineering positions where understanding of wave propagation, transmission lines and modulation schemes is essential | Verify baseline technical competency for roles involving circuit design, device selection and troubleshooting across analog, digital and communication domains
Description: Multi-choice test that measures the candidate’s knowledge and understanding on semiconductors and semiconductor devices, analog and digital electronics, communication, electromagnetism and microwave engineering.


Name: Electronics and Embedded Systems Engineering (New)
Test type: Knowledge & Skills
Duration: 18 minutes
Remote support: Yes
Adaptive support: No
Job levels: Graduate, Mid-Professional, Professional Individual Contributor
Key concepts: Microcontroller architecture and peripherals (UART, SPI, I2C, timers), Embedded firmware concepts (interrupts, memory types, bootloader concepts), Real-time / RTOS basics (task scheduling, priorities, ISR handling), ADC/DAC and signal conditioning (sampling, anti-aliasing, op-amps), Analog circuit fundamentals (transistors, op-amp circuits, filters, biasing), Digital logic and sequential circuits (logic gates, flip-flops, state machines), Power management and hardware considerations (voltage regulation, decoupling, PCB basics), Electronic measurement and troubleshooting (multimeter/oscilloscope usage, circuit analysis)
Primary domain: technical
Use cases: Screen candidates for embedded firmware engineer roles to verify knowledge of microcontrollers, peripherals, and ISR/RTOS concepts | Assess electronics engineers for analog and mixed-signal design roles, focusing on ADC/DAC, op-amps, filters and transistor circuits | Pre-screen applicants for hardware+firmware positions to confirm practical troubleshooting and measurement skills
Description: Multi-choice test that measures the candidate’s knowledge and understanding on concepts like embedded systems and, analog and digital electronics.


Name: Electronics and Semiconductor Engineering (New)
Test type: Knowledge & Skills
Duration: 7 minutes
Remote support: Yes
Adaptive support: No
Job levels: Graduate, Mid-Professional, Professional Individual Contributor
Key concepts: Semiconductor physics (band theory, doping, carriers), PN-junction and diode I-V characteristics, Bipolar Junction Transistor (BJT) operation, biasing and small-signal models, MOSFET device operation, threshold, and biasing, Analog circuit fundamentals (amplifiers, feedback, filters, op-amps), Digital logic design (Boolean algebra, combinational and sequential circuits, flip-flops), Logic families and interfacing (TTL, CMOS, voltage levels, timing), Basic VLSI concepts (CMOS gate building, layout principles, scaling, timing/power tradeoffs)
Primary domain: technical
Use cases: Screening entry to mid-level electronics engineers for roles requiring semiconductor device and circuit fundamentals | Assessing candidates for analog or mixed-signal hardware design positions to verify amplifier, biasing and device knowledge | Evaluating basic VLSI or digital design candidates for understanding of CMOS gates, timing and digital logic concepts
Description: Multi-choice test that measures the knowledge of semiconductors, two terminal and three terminal devices, analog electronics, digital electronics and basics of VLSI.


Name: English Comprehension (New)
Test type: Knowledge & Skills
Duration: 0 minutes
Remote support: Yes
Adaptive support: No
Job levels: Entry-Level
Key concepts: Word meaning and vocabulary in context, Sentence-level grammar and syntax, Verb tense and subject–verb agreement, Prepositions, articles, and determiners, Reading comprehension: main idea and author purpose, Reading comprehension: inference and detail retrieval
Primary domain: language
Use cases: Screening applicants' written English proficiency for administrative or clerical positions | Assessing candidates' grammar and comprehension ability for customer-facing or communication roles | Placing learners into appropriate ESL or remedial English training programs
Description: Multiple-choice test that measures vocabulary, grammar and reading comprehension skills.


Name: Enterprise Java Beans (New)
Test type: Knowledge & Skills
Duration: 4 minutes
Remote support: Yes
Adaptive support: No
Job levels: Mid-Professional, Professional Individual Contributor
Key concepts: Stateless session beans, Stateful session beans, Singleton beans, Message-driven beans, Container-managed vs bean-managed transactions (CMT vs BMT), Transaction attributes and propagation (Required, RequiresNew, Supports, Mandatory, NotSupported, Never), Concurrency management and locking (@ConcurrencyManagement, @Lock, read/write locks), EJB lifecycle and deployment descriptors/annotations
Primary domain: technical
Use cases: Screen Java backend candidates for roles that must design or maintain transactional EJB components in enterprise applications | Assess developers' understanding of EJB concurrency and singleton locking to prevent race conditions in shared-state beans | Validate knowledge of EJB transaction management (CMT/BMT and transaction attributes) for roles working with distributed transactions and integration
Description: Multi-choice test that measures the knowledge of enterprise Java beans (EJB), types of EJB, transactions and concurrency.


Name: Enterprise Leadership Report 1.0
Test type: Personality & Behavior
Remote support: Yes
Adaptive support: No
Job levels: Director, Executive, Manager, Mid-Professional
Key concepts: Strategic thinking and visioning, Change and transformation leadership, Driving business results and accountability, Stakeholder influence and cross-functional collaboration, Decision-making in complex environments, Developing and coaching talent, Leading high-performing teams, Organizational awareness and political acumen
Primary domain: leadership
Use cases: Benchmark senior managers against enterprise leadership competencies to inform promotion decisions for executive roles | Identify individual development priorities and design targeted leadership development plans | Assess candidates for succession planning and selection for cross-functional or global leadership assignments
Description: Assess and benchmark your leaders against enterprise leadership - the model for leader impact to drive business results in a complex work environment.
For more information, visit:
https://www.shl.com/en/solutions/identify-develop-leaders/enterprise-leadership/ .


Name: Enterprise Leadership Report 2.0
Test type: Personality & Behavior
Remote support: Yes
Adaptive support: No
Job levels: Director, Executive, Manager, Mid-Professional
Key concepts: Strategic thinking and vision, Driving business results / results orientation, Leading change and complexity, Stakeholder influence and political savvy, Cross-functional collaboration, Talent development and coaching, Decision-making under uncertainty, Business acumen (financial and commercial awareness)
Primary domain: leadership
Use cases: Benchmark senior leaders for enterprise-level roles and succession planning | Identify capability gaps to design leadership development or coaching programs for leaders operating across functions | Assess external candidates for senior roles requiring cross-functional influence and delivery of business results in complex environments
Description: Assess and benchmark your leaders against enterprise leadership - the model for leader impact to drive business results in a complex work environment.
For more information, visit:
https://www.shl.com/en/solutions/identify-develop-leaders/enterprise-leadership/ .


Name: Entry Level Cashier Solution
Test type: Competencies, Personality & Behavior
Duration: 19 minutes
Remote support: Yes
Adaptive support: No
Job levels: Entry-Level
Key concepts: Cash handling procedures, POS (point-of-sale) terminal operation, Payment processing (cash, check, credit card), Transaction accuracy and basic numeracy, Issuing receipts and refund processing, Cash drawer reconciliation and balancing, Customer service and verbal communication, Attention to detail and integrity in transactions
Primary domain: behavioral
Use cases: Screen entry-level retail candidates for reliable cash handling and POS operation before in-person interviews | Identify applicants with strong customer service and refund/receipt handling skills for front‑line cashier roles | Assess candidates' attention to detail and honesty for positions that require daily cash drawer reconciliation
Description: The Precise Fit Entry Level Cashier Solution is for entry-level retail positions in which employees receive payment in the form of cash, check, or credit cards for goods purchased. Sample tasks for these jobs include, but are not limited to: handling payments, offering customer service, and issuing receipts and refunds. Report Language Availability: English (USA)


Name: Entry Level Customer Serv-Retail & Contact Center
Test type: Personality & Behavior, Competencies
Duration: 19 minutes
Remote support: Yes
Adaptive support: No
Job levels: Entry-Level
Key concepts: Phone-based customer communication, Face-to-face customer interaction, Active listening, Service issue diagnosis and problem solving, Conflict de-escalation / handling irate customers, Customer service orientation (empathy and patience), Stress tolerance and composure, Order taking and procedural accuracy
Primary domain: behavioral
Use cases: Screen entry-level retail associates who will assist customers in person, take orders, and complete transactions accurately. | Assess contact-center candidates for effective phone handling, issue resolution, and ability to de-escalate upset callers. | Select hires likely to follow scripts/procedures and maintain composure under pressure in customer-facing roles.
Description: The Precise Fit Entry Level Customer Service Solution (Retail/Contact Center) is for entry-level positions in which employees interact with customers by providing information or carrying out customer requests related to an organizations products or services. Sample tasks for these jobs include, but are not limited to: interacting with customers on the phone or in person; taking orders; solving product or service issues; and responding positively to difficult or irate customers. Report Language Availability: English (USA)


Name: Entry Level Customer Service (General) Solution
Test type: Competencies, Personality & Behavior
Duration: 14 minutes
Remote support: Yes
Adaptive support: No
Job levels: Entry-Level
Key concepts: Phone-based customer communication, Active listening, Problem-solving for product/service issues, De-escalation and conflict resolution with irate customers, Customer service orientation (empathy and courtesy), Stress tolerance and emotional resilience, Order taking and transaction accuracy, Following procedures and scripts
Primary domain: behavioral
Use cases: Screening entry-level call center candidates who will handle inbound customer calls and resolve issues | Assessing frontline retail or service staff who must take orders, process transactions, and follow company procedures | Selecting hires for roles that require maintaining composure and de-escalating difficult or irate customers
Description: The Precise Fit Entry Level Customer Service Solution (General) is for a wide range of entry-level positions where employees are expected to interact with customers when carrying out critical tasks of the job. This includes positions that require frequent interactions with customers, or positions where customer service is not central to the role, but is still essential for successful performance on the job. Sample tasks for these jobs include, but are not limited to: interacting with customers on the phone to provide information; taking orders; solving product or service issues; and responding positively to difficult or irate customers. Report Language Availability: English (USA)


Name: Entry Level Hotel Front Desk Solution
Test type: Competencies, Personality & Behavior
Duration: 20 minutes
Remote support: Yes
Adaptive support: No
Job levels: Entry-Level
Key concepts: Guest check-in/check-out procedures, Customer service orientation, Verbal communication and telephone etiquette, Payment processing and cash handling accuracy, Complaint resolution and guest problem solving, Hospitality demeanour and professional presentation, Multitasking and prioritization at a busy front desk, Attention to detail and accurate data entry
Primary domain: behavioral
Use cases: Screen entry-level candidates for a hotel front desk role where warm guest check-in and basic payment handling are essential | Shortlist applicants for positions requiring frequent guest interaction, phone handling, and on-the-spot complaint resolution | Select hires for 24/7 reception shifts where multitasking, accurate record-keeping, and professional hospitality demeanour are required
Description: The Precise Fit Entry Level Hotel Front Desk Solution is for entry-level customer service positions in the hospitality industry. The solution is appropriate for positions in which the majority of the work is done at the front or guest check-in desk. Sample tasks may include: welcoming guests warmly, issuing keys to guests, and accepting payment. Report Language Availability: English (USA)


Name: Entry Level Sales Solution
Test type: Competencies, Personality & Behavior
Duration: 20 minutes
Remote support: Yes
Adaptive support: No
Job levels: Entry-Level
Key concepts: Persuasion and influence, Customer needs assessment, Objection handling, Closing techniques, Product presentation, Transaction completion, Customer rapport and service orientation, Resilience and persistence, Target-driven motivation
Primary domain: sales
Use cases: Screen entry-level candidates for retail or inside sales roles that require proactive selling and frequent customer interactions | Identify applicants likely to meet revenue/commission targets and sustain effort in target-driven sales roles | Assess fit for roles requiring regular transaction completion and effective handling of customer objections (e.g., telemarketing, in-store sales, door-to-door)
Description: The Precise Fit Entry Level Sales Roles Solution is for entry-level positions in which employees proactively sell products or services to customers and have their compensation and/or performance based on sales revenue. Sample tasks for these jobs include, but are not limited to: promoting products to customers, persuading customers to buy products, and completing a transaction with a customer. Report Language Availability: English (USA)


Name: Entry Level Technical Support Solution
Test type: Personality & Behavior, Competencies
Duration: 18 minutes
Remote support: Yes
Adaptive support: No
Job levels: Entry-Level
Key concepts: Phone-based technical support, Chat and email support (written electronic communication), Basic hardware troubleshooting (PC peripherals), Printing and driver support, Software installation and configuration, Operating system fundamentals (desktop OS troubleshooting), Technical problem-solving and diagnostic reasoning, Customer service orientation and empathy, Following procedures, ticketing, and documentation
Primary domain: behavioral
Use cases: Screen candidates for entry-level help-desk roles who will handle inbound phone, chat, and email support for desktop hardware and software issues. | Identify applicants with strong customer-service orientation and stress tolerance for high-volume contact-center technical support. | Select hires who can follow troubleshooting procedures and document incidents in ticketing systems while resolving basic OS, printing, and installation problems.
Description: The Precise Fit Entry Level Technical Support Solution is for entry-level positions in which employees provide technical assistance to computer users in a contact center environment. Sample tasks for these jobs include, but are not limited to: answer questions or resolve computer problems for clients in person, via telephone, or electronically, provide assistance concerning the use of computer hardware and software, including printing, installation, word processing, electronic mail, and
operating systems. Report Language Availability: English (USA)


Name: ETL Testing (New)
Test type: Knowledge & Skills
Duration: 9 minutes
Remote support: Yes
Adaptive support: No
Job levels: Mid-Professional, Professional Individual Contributor
Key concepts: ETL architecture and workflows, Data warehouse schemas (star/snowflake), Dimensional modeling (facts and dimensions), Slowly Changing Dimensions (SCD) handling, Data transformation and mapping rules, SQL and data manipulation (joins, aggregation), Data validation and reconciliation techniques, Database constraints and data integrity, ETL testing tools and frameworks
Primary domain: technical
Use cases: Screen candidates for an ETL/QA role to verify knowledge of ETL processes, testing techniques, and tools used to validate data pipelines. | Assess data engineer applicants on their ability to design and validate data transformations, dimensional models, and SCD implementations using SQL. | Validate candidate readiness to support a data warehouse implementation or migration by checking understanding of DBMS constraints, data integrity, and reconciliation methods.
Description: Multi-choice test that measures the knowledge of ETL architecture, data warehousing, dimensions, DBMS concepts like data manipulation, constraints, ETL testing and tools required for testing.


Name: Executive Scenarios
Test type: Biodata & Situational Judgement
Remote support: Yes
Adaptive support: No
Job levels: Director, Executive, Manager
Key concepts: Managerial judgement, Prioritisation and objective-setting, People management and coaching, Reputation management and stakeholder relations, Delegation and resource allocation, Leveraging external and organisational support, Commercial decision-making
Primary domain: managerial
Use cases: Assess senior/executive candidates' real-world managerial judgement during recruitment or selection. | Identify targeted development and coaching needs for incumbent leaders in areas like people management, objectives and reputation. | Compare candidates for succession planning by their likely responses to realistic executive scenarios.
Description: Executive Scenarios is a unique test of Managerial Judgement - an individual’s ability to decide on effective ways of handling real life situations. It is specifically designed to assess judgement in Executives; a group who typically has significant work experience to draw on. It consists of hypothetical scenarios, each followed by several possible responses. Candidates rate the effectiveness of each response, using a 6-point scale, from highly undesirable to highly desirable. It can be used for recruitment, selection, training and development, performance management and coaching in a variety of functions and industries.

Reports available:

Executive Scenarios Narrative Report:  A participant focused report that contains;
 - Executive Scenarios profile
 - VERY detailed narrative feedback of each of the 4 scales;  Managerial Judgement, Managing Objectives, People Management and Reputation Management.
 - Development tips for each of the 6 style scales;  Leading and Managing the work, Using external help, One-to-one, Workforce, Organisational support, Commercial support.

Executive Scenarios Profile: Displays all scores on these scales in terms of four types of norm system; T-scores, Percentiles, Stens and Grades.


Name: Executive Scenarios Narrative Report
Test type: Biodata & Situational Judgement
Remote support: Yes
Adaptive support: No
Job levels: Director, Executive, Manager
Key concepts: Managerial judgement / decision-making, Setting objectives and prioritisation, Team and people management, Reputation and stakeholder management, Leading work and task delegation, Use of external help / vendors / consultants, One-to-one coaching and feedback, Workforce planning and resource allocation, Leveraging organisational support and systems, Commercial/business support and risk consideration
Primary domain: managerial
Use cases: Selecting senior hires where assessing real-world managerial judgement and prioritisation in complex scenarios is critical | Identifying development needs and creating coaching plans for executives moving into broader people-management or reputational roles | Shortlisting leaders for roles that require managing external partners, commercial trade‑offs, and organisational stakeholder impact
Description: Executive Scenarios is a unique test of Managerial Judgement - an individual’s ability to decide on effective ways of handling real life situations. It is specifically designed to assess judgement in Executives; a group who typically has significant work experience to draw on. It consists of hypothetical scenarios, each followed by several possible responses. Candidates rate the effectiveness of each response, using a 6-point scale, from highly undesirable to highly desirable. It can be used for recruitment, selection, training and development, performance management and coaching in a variety of functions and industries.

Reports available:

Executive Scenarios Narrative Report:  A participant focused report that contains;
 - Executive Scenarios profile
 - VERY detailed narrative feedback of each of the 4 scales;  Managerial Judgement, Managing Objectives, People Management and Reputation Management.
 - Development tips for each of the 6 style scales;  Leading and Managing the work, Using external help, One-to-one, Workforce, Organisational support, Commercial support.

Executive Scenarios Profile: Displays all scores on these scales in terms of four types of norm system; T-scores, Percentiles, Stens and Grades.


Name: Executive Scenarios Profile Report
Test type: Biodata & Situational Judgement
Remote support: Yes
Adaptive support: No
Job levels: Director, Executive, Manager
Key concepts: Managerial judgement in real-world scenarios, Prioritisation and managing objectives, People management: coaching, feedback, conflict resolution, Reputation and stakeholder management, Leadership style and delegation, Use of external help and partnership management, One-to-one performance conversations, Commercial decision-making and business acumen
Primary domain: managerial
Use cases: Shortlisting senior managers or executives where practical judgement, stakeholder handling and reputational risk are critical | Identifying leadership development needs for coaching, succession planning or targeted training | Assessing candidates for roles requiring cross-functional decision-making and commercial trade-offs
Description: Executive Scenarios is a unique test of Managerial Judgement - an individual’s ability to decide on effective ways of handling real life situations. It is specifically designed to assess judgement in Executives; a group who typically has significant work experience to draw on. It consists of hypothetical scenarios, each followed by several possible responses. Candidates rate the effectiveness of each response, using a 6-point scale, from highly undesirable to highly desirable. It can be used for recruitment, selection, training and development, performance management and coaching in a variety of functions and industries.

Reports available:

Executive Scenarios Narrative Report:  A participant focused report that contains;
 - Executive Scenarios profile
 - VERY detailed narrative feedback of each of the 4 scales;  Managerial Judgement, Managing Objectives, People Management and Reputation Management.
 - Development tips for each of the 6 style scales;  Leading and Managing the work, Using external help, One-to-one, Workforce, Organisational support, Commercial support.

Executive Scenarios Profile: Displays all scores on these scales in terms of four types of norm system; T-scores, Percentiles, Stens and Grades.


Name: ExpressJS (New)
Test type: Knowledge & Skills
Duration: 7 minutes
Remote support: Yes
Adaptive support: No
Job levels: Mid-Professional, Professional Individual Contributor
Key concepts: Express routing and Router usage (app.METHOD, Router(), mounting), Route parameters, query handling and body parsing (req.params, req.query, req.body), Middleware functions and execution order, including next() semantics, Error-handling middleware and async error propagation (err, req, res, next; promise/async handling), Security practices in Express (Helmet, CORS, CSRF, input validation/sanitization, rate limiting), Session and cookie handling / authentication middleware patterns, Performance and reliability techniques (compression, caching/static assets, clustering/process management, timeouts), Built-in middleware usage (express.json, express.urlencoded, express.static)
Primary domain: technical
Use cases: Screen backend Node.js candidates for ability to design and implement route structure and middleware in an Express application | Validate a developer's knowledge of securing Express apps (headers, CORS, CSRF, input validation, rate limiting) before hiring for production services | Assess familiarity with performance and reliability practices (compression, caching, clustering, request timeouts) for deploying Express-based APIs
Description: Multi-choice test that measures the knowledge of routing, error handling, security, middleware and performance & reliability in ExpressJS.


Name: Filing - Names (R1)
Test type: Knowledge & Skills
Duration: 3 minutes
Remote support: Yes
Adaptive support: No
Job levels: Entry-Level
Key concepts: Alphabetical ordering (letter-by-letter comparison), Determining correct folder/tab range placement, Tie-breaking by subsequent letters when initial letters match, Handling multi-word names, spaces and punctuation in ordering, Case-insensitive character comparison, Visual scanning and selection from graphical tab displays, Clerical filing accuracy and attention to detail
Primary domain: admin
Use cases: Screen candidates for receptionist, records clerk, or mailroom roles that require manual alphabetical filing of names | Assess accuracy of staff who must assign client or patient records to correct alphabetical folders or tabs | Verify ability to correctly sort and place names for paper-based filing or filing-system reconciliation tasks
Description: This test measures ability to sort names in alphabetical order. Test takers are shown a graphical display of four folder tabs -- three contain alphabetized names and one is blank. The test taker is required to select the name from a list that belongs on the blank tab.


Name: Filing - Numbers
Test type: Knowledge & Skills
Duration: 3 minutes
Remote support: Yes
Adaptive support: No
Job levels: Entry-Level
Key concepts: Numerical sequencing, Missing-number identification, Number recognition (Arabic numerals), Visual-spatial ordering (tab placement), Attention to detail and accuracy, Clerical filing/document sorting
Primary domain: admin
Use cases: Screen candidates for clerical or administrative roles that require putting numbered files or folders in correct order | Assess an applicant's ability to sort and organize documents, mail, or inventory by numeric order | Verify accuracy and attention to detail for tasks involving sequence completion or filling missing numeric entries
Description: This test measures ability to sort items in numerical order. Test takers are shown a graphical display of four folder tabs -- three contain numbers and one is blank, and all are sorted in numeric order. The test taker is required to select the number from a list that belongs on the blank tab.


Name: Financial Accounting (New)
Test type: Knowledge & Skills
Duration: 9 minutes
Remote support: Yes
Adaptive support: No
Job levels: Entry-Level, Graduate, Manager, Mid-Professional, Professional Individual Contributor, Supervisor
Key concepts: Double-entry bookkeeping (debits and credits), Preparing and posting journal entries (including accruals and adjusting entries), General ledger posting and trial balance reconciliation, Classification of balance-sheet items (current vs non-current assets and liabilities; equity), Preparation and components of primary financial statements (balance sheet, income statement, cash flow), Calculation of financial ratios (liquidity, profitability, solvency, efficiency), Financial statement analysis techniques (vertical/horizontal/trend analysis and ratio interpretation)
Primary domain: technical
Use cases: Screen candidates for junior accountant or bookkeeper roles who must record transactions accurately and maintain ledgers. | Evaluate financial analyst or FP&A applicants for ability to compute and interpret key financial ratios for decision-making. | Assess candidates for month-end close or accounting clerk positions who need to classify balance-sheet items and reconcile trial balances.
Description: Multi-choice test that measures the ability to post journal entries, classify items into assets and liabilities, analyze financial statements and calculate financial ratios.


Name: Financial and Banking Services (New)
Test type: Knowledge & Skills
Duration: 9 minutes
Remote support: Yes
Adaptive support: No
Job levels: Graduate, Manager, Mid-Professional, Professional Individual Contributor, Supervisor
Key concepts: Equity instruments (stocks), Fixed-income instruments (bonds), Collective investment vehicles (mutual funds, ETFs), Derivatives basics (options, futures), Deposit products (savings, checking, term deposits), Credit products (personal loans, mortgages, credit cards), Taxation of investments (capital gains, dividends, income tax treatment), Macroeconomic indicators (GDP, CPI, unemployment), Monetary and fiscal policy effects (interest rates, central bank actions, government spending), Risk-return and diversification principles
Primary domain: technical
Use cases: Screen candidates for retail banking or product specialist roles that require knowledge of deposit, credit and investment products | Assess financial advisory or wealth management candidates for understanding of investment vehicles and investment taxation | Evaluate market or economic analyst candidates for grasp of macroeconomic indicators and monetary/fiscal policy impacts
Description: Multi-choice test that measures the knowledge of investment products, banking products, taxation and principles of Macroeconomics.


Name: Fire Engineering (New)
Test type: Knowledge & Skills
Duration: 10 minutes
Remote support: Yes
Adaptive support: No
Job levels: Graduate, Mid-Professional, Professional Individual Contributor
Key concepts: Fire dynamics and combustion, Active fire protection systems (sprinklers, suppression, extinguishers), Fire detection and alarm systems, Passive fire protection (compartmentation, fire-resisting construction), Smoke control and ventilation, Means of egress and evacuation planning, Fire risk assessment and hazard identification, Workplace fire safety management and emergency response
Primary domain: technical
Use cases: Screen candidates for a fire engineer or fire protection designer role to verify core technical knowledge before technical interview | Assess applicants for EHS/fire safety officer positions responsible for workplace fire risk assessments and emergency planning | Validate competence of personnel responsible for specification, inspection or oversight of fire protection systems on site
Description: Multi-choice test that measures the knowledge of fire engineering principles, basic workplace safety and safety management.


Name: Following Instructions v1 - UK (R1)
Test type: Knowledge & Skills
Duration: 8 minutes
Remote support: Yes
Adaptive support: No
Job levels: Entry-Level, Front Line Manager, Mid-Professional, Professional Individual Contributor
Key concepts: Instruction comprehension, Attention to detail, Rule-based decision making, Identifying applicable rules, Resolving rule conflicts/precedence, Applying conditional logic, Working memory for rule sets
Primary domain: cognitive
Use cases: Screen candidates for roles requiring strict adherence to written procedures (e.g., compliance, quality control) | Assess suitability for operational roles that apply complex rule-sets (e.g., claims assessor, payroll administrator) | Select agents for customer-facing or support roles that must follow scripts and escalate correctly
Description: This test measures a candidate's ability to follow detailed instructions and then select the correct course of action. Candidates are presented with a set of rules and need to choose the appropriate response for various situations based on the rules given.


Name: Following Instructions v1 - US (R2)
Test type: Knowledge & Skills
Duration: 8 minutes
Remote support: Yes
Adaptive support: No
Job levels: Entry-Level, Front Line Manager, Mid-Professional, Professional Individual Contributor
Key concepts: Instruction comprehension, Rule-based decision making, Conditional logic application, Multi-step sequence following, Attention to detail, Working memory for procedural rules, Error recognition against rules
Primary domain: cognitive
Use cases: Screen candidates for roles that require strict adherence to procedures and protocols (e.g., lab technician, manufacturing operator). | Assess candidates for customer-facing or support roles that must follow scripts and escalation rules precisely. | Evaluate suitability for remote or unsupervised positions where employees must apply complex instructions independently.
Description: This test measures a candidate's ability to follow detailed instructions and then select the correct course of action. Test takers are presented with a set of rules and need to choose the appropriate response for various situations based on the rules given.


Name: Food and Beverage Services (New)
Test type: Knowledge & Skills
Duration: 7 minutes
Remote support: Yes
Adaptive support: No
Job levels: Graduate, Manager, Mid-Professional, Professional Individual Contributor, Supervisor
Key concepts: Menu planning and dietary requirements, Portion control and standard serving sizes, Mise en place and service station setup, Service styles and service sequence (à la carte, buffet, banquet, tray service), Tableware, flatware, and glassware identification and correct use, Beverage categories and characteristics (wine, beer, spirits, coffee, tea, soft drinks), Beverage service techniques (pouring, decanting, garnishing, basic barista skills), Beverage equipment operation (espresso machines, kegerators, wine openers), Basic food safety and hygiene during service
Primary domain: technical
Use cases: Screening candidates for server or food‑service floor roles to verify foundational meal planning and service knowledge | Assessing barista or bartender applicants for beverage category knowledge, pouring/decanting technique, and equipment operation | Evaluating catering or banquet staff candidates for competence in mise en place, service styles, portioning, and service preparation
Description: Multi-choice test that measures the knowledge of meal planning, service preparation, types of service equipment, and types of beverages.


Name: Food Science (New)
Test type: Knowledge & Skills
Duration: 6 minutes
Remote support: Yes
Adaptive support: No
Job levels: Graduate, Mid-Professional, Professional Individual Contributor
Key concepts: Maillard reaction and non-enzymatic browning, Lipid oxidation and rancidity mechanisms, Water activity (aw) and shelf-life control, Foodborne pathogens and spoilage microbiology (e.g., Salmonella, Listeria, E. coli), Thermal processing parameters (pasteurization, D‑value, Z‑value), Unit operations in food engineering (heat/mass transfer, drying, refrigeration), Food formulation principles (emulsions, stabilizers, preservatives), Nutrient composition, bioavailability and dietary requirements (macro/micronutrients)
Primary domain: technical
Use cases: Screen candidates for R&D or product formulation roles needing knowledge of chemistry, microbiology and processing | Assess applicants for quality assurance/food safety positions focused on pathogen control, shelf‑life and thermal processing | Evaluate graduates for food engineering or product technology roles requiring unit operations and formulation fundamentals
Description: Multi-choice test that measures the knowledge of food chemistry, nutrition, food microbiology, food engineering and food product technology.


Name: Front Office Management (New)
Test type: Knowledge & Skills
Duration: 7 minutes
Remote support: Yes
Adaptive support: No
Job levels: Entry-Level, Graduate, Mid-Professional, Professional Individual Contributor
Key concepts: Guest check-in/check-out procedures, Property Management System (PMS) operation, Reservation and overbooking management, Cashiering, billing and folio reconciliation, Telephone/PBX call handling and message taking, Guest complaint resolution and service recovery, Shift handover and front-office reporting, ID verification and registration requirements
Primary domain: admin
Use cases: Screen candidates for front-desk agent roles to verify practical knowledge of check-in/out, reservations, billing and phone handling | Evaluate experienced front-office staff for promotion to supervisory roles by testing shift-handover, reporting and complaint-resolution skills | Validate effectiveness of front-office training programs by measuring staff competence in PMS operation, cash handling and registration procedures
Description: Multi-choice test that measures the knowledge of front office operations.


Name: Fundamentals of Chemistry (New)
Test type: Knowledge & Skills
Duration: 8 minutes
Remote support: Yes
Adaptive support: No
Job levels: Graduate, Mid-Professional, Professional Individual Contributor
Key concepts: Chemical thermodynamics, Reaction kinetics, Chemical equilibrium, Acid–base chemistry, Stoichiometry and molar calculations, Organic reaction mechanisms, Functional group identification & nomenclature, Periodic trends and inorganic bonding, Redox reactions & electrochemistry
Primary domain: technical
Use cases: Screen applicants for entry-level chemist or laboratory technician roles requiring core physical, inorganic, and organic chemistry knowledge | Assess student placement or competency for undergraduate chemistry courses covering physical, inorganic, and organic topics | Verify theoretical chemistry knowledge when hiring scientific support staff who must interpret chemical procedures and calculations
Description: Multi-choice test that measures the knowledge of physical chemistry, inorganic chemistry and organic chemistry.


Name: Fundamentals of Physics (New)
Test type: Knowledge & Skills
Duration: 8 minutes
Remote support: Yes
Adaptive support: No
Job levels: Graduate, Mid-Professional, Professional Individual Contributor
Key concepts: Newtonian mechanics: kinematics and dynamics, Conservation laws: energy and momentum, Rotational dynamics and torque, Electrostatics and electric fields, Magnetism, Maxwell's equations and electromagnetic waves, Thermodynamics: laws, heat and work, Foundations of modern physics: special relativity and basic quantum concepts
Primary domain: technical
Use cases: Screening candidates for engineering or physical-science roles that require undergraduate-level physics knowledge | Verifying competency for hiring tutors, teaching assistants, or lab technicians in physics-related subjects | Assessing applicants for R&D or technical positions that rely on foundational mechanics, electromagnetism, and thermodynamics
Description: Multi-choice test that measures the knowledge of classical mechanics, Newton's laws of motion, electromagnetism, EM waves, thermodynamics and modern physics.


Name: General Diseases (New)
Test type: Knowledge & Skills
Duration: 5 minutes
Remote support: Yes
Adaptive support: No
Job levels: Graduate, Mid-Professional, Professional Individual Contributor
Key concepts: Otitis media and externa clinical features, Rhinosinusitis and nasal obstruction symptoms, Pharyngitis and tonsillitis presentation, Dental caries, pulpitis and periodontal disease signs, Analgesic pharmacology (NSAIDs, paracetamol, opioids), Antibiotic selection for ENT and dental infections, Topical ENT/dental drugs (decongestants, antiseptics, local anesthetics), Drug contraindications, interactions and common side effects
Primary domain: technical
Use cases: Screen candidates for primary care or dental roles who must recognize common ENT and dental diseases and their symptoms | Assess clinicians' knowledge for safe selection of analgesics and antibiotics for ENT/dental conditions | Shortlist applicants for nursing or allied health positions requiring basic ENT/dental pharmacotherapy competence
Description: Multi-choice test that measures the knowledge of common diseases of ear, nose, throat and teeth, their symptoms, drugs used to treat them and various drugs used to relieve pain.


Name: Geoinformatics Engineering (New)
Test type: Knowledge & Skills
Duration: 10 minutes
Remote support: Yes
Adaptive support: No
Job levels: Mid-Professional, Professional Individual Contributor, Supervisor, Entry-Level, Graduate
Key concepts: Remote sensing principles and sensor interpretation, Digital image processing (classification, enhancement, preprocessing), Digital photogrammetry (stereo processing, orthorectification, 3D reconstruction), Geographic Information Systems (spatial data management and analysis), Surveying techniques and instruments (GNSS, total station, leveling), Map projections and coordinate reference systems, Geology and geological mapping (stratigraphy, lithology interpretation), Drilling engineering and borehole planning/logging
Primary domain: technical
Use cases: Screening candidates for geoinformatics/geomatics roles that require remote sensing, photogrammetry and GIS skills | Evaluating surveyors or planning engineers for infrastructure projects needing GNSS/total station and spatial reference expertise | Assessing drilling or geological engineers for positions involving borehole planning, logging and geological interpretation
Description: Multi-choice test that measures the knowledge of remote sensing, digital image processing, digital photogrammetry, planning and surveying, geology, GIS and drilling Engineering.


Name: Geoscience Engineering (New)
Test type: Knowledge & Skills
Duration: 8 minutes
Remote support: Yes
Adaptive support: No
Job levels: Mid-Professional, Professional Individual Contributor, Graduate
Key concepts: Exploration geology (mineral/stratigraphic interpretation), Soil mechanics (classification, index tests, SPT/CPT interpretation), Rock mechanics (UCS, triaxial concepts, rock mass classification RMR/Q), Geophysical investigation methods (seismic refraction/reflection, resistivity, GPR, magnetics), Geological surveying and mapping (GPS, total station, field mapping), Borehole drilling, sampling and core/borehole logging, Site characterization for geotechnical design (foundation assessment, slope stability)
Primary domain: technical
Use cases: Screen candidates for field geoscience or exploration roles requiring knowledge of exploration geology and geophysical survey methods | Assess applicants for geotechnical engineering positions that demand soil and rock mechanics and subsurface investigation skills | Validate ability to plan and interpret borehole logging, geological surveying, and site characterization for foundation or slope stability projects
Description: Multi-choice test that measures the knowledge of exploration geology, soil mechanics, rock mechanics, geophysical investigation, geological surveying.


Name: GIT (New)
Test type: Knowledge & Skills
Duration: 13 minutes
Remote support: Yes
Adaptive support: No
Job levels: Mid-Professional, Professional Individual Contributor
Key concepts: Commits and staging area (git add, commit, amend), Branch creation, checkout and branch management (git branch, checkout, switch), Merging and conflict resolution (git merge, resolve conflicts), Rebasing and history rewriting (git rebase, interactive rebase, commit squash), Remote repository workflows and commands (clone, fetch, pull, push, remote), Tagging and release marking (git tag, annotated tags), Stash, cherry-pick and revert operations, History inspection and recovery (git log, reflog, git bisect), .gitignore and submodule basics
Primary domain: technical
Use cases: Screen junior or mid-level developer candidates for everyday Git tasks (branching, committing, pushing, resolving conflicts) | Validate senior developers' ability to perform advanced history manipulation and workflow maintenance (rebases, interactive rebase, bisect) | Assess candidates for roles requiring remote repo management and release workflows (remote setup, tagging, submodules, CI/CD integration)
Description: Multi-choice test that measures the knowledge of how to use GIT for version control.


Name: Global Skills Assessment
Test type: Competencies, Knowledge & Skills
Duration: 16 minutes
Remote support: Yes
Adaptive support: No
Key concepts: Interpersonal Communication, Team Collaboration, Analytical Problem Solving, Decision Making, Planning and Organizing, Adaptability and Resilience, Customer Orientation, Leadership and People Management
Primary domain: behavioral
Use cases: Profiling candidate strengths and development gaps across discrete behavioral competencies for hiring decisions | Designing individual learning and development plans based on self-reported current skill levels | Assessing role fit and succession potential by comparing candidate competency patterns to role competency requirements
Description: The Global Skills Assessment (GSA) is an assessment used to measure 96 discrete skills/behaviors. These 96 skill scores are directly aligned to the most discrete level of SHL’s Universal Competency Framework (UCF). The GSA measures self-reported behaviors an individual currently engages in. A person’s skills (sets of behavior) are malleable and may change over time. SHL utilizes GSA scores to understand what the participant reports they can do today.


Name: Graduate Scenarios
Test type: Biodata & Situational Judgement
Remote support: Yes
Adaptive support: No
Job levels: Manager, Mid-Professional, Professional Individual Contributor, Graduate
Key concepts: Managerial judgment, Prioritization and objective-setting, Conflict resolution, Coaching and feedback delivery, Corporate alignment and escalation, Decision-making under ambiguity, Situational judgement (response effectiveness rating)
Primary domain: managerial
Use cases: Screening graduate applicants for entry-level roles that require basic managerial judgement and decision-making. | Identifying early-career development needs in people management, prioritization, and aligning actions with corporate goals. | Selecting or coaching employees for first-time supervisory duties where practical scenario-based judgment is critical.
Description: Graduate Scenarios is a unique test of Managerial Judgement - an individual’s ability to decide on effective ways of handling real life situations. It is specifically designed to assess judgement in graduates; a group who typically has limited work experience to draw on. It consists of hypothetical scenarios, each followed by several possible responses. Candidates rate the effectiveness of each response, using a 6-point scale, from highly undesirable to highly desirable. It can be used for recruitment, selection, training and development, performance management and coaching in a variety of functions and industries.

Reports available:

Graduate Scenarios Narrative Report:  A participant focused report that contains;
 - Graduate Scenarios profile
 - Feedback report (with development tips) breaking down the overall Managerial judgement results into each of the 3 sub-scales; Managing Objectives, People Management and Corporate Management.

Graduate Scenarios Profile:  Displays all scores on these scales in terms of four types of norm system; T-scores, Percentiles, Stens and Grades.


Name: Graduate Scenarios Narrative Report
Test type: Biodata & Situational Judgement
Remote support: Yes
Adaptive support: No
Job levels: Mid-Professional, Professional Individual Contributor, Manager, Graduate
Key concepts: Managerial judgement in workplace scenarios, Prioritization and managing objectives, People management (conflict resolution and coaching), Corporate/systems-level thinking and stakeholder alignment, Situational judgement response evaluation, Decision-making with limited work experience (graduate context), Biodata-derived work-related tendencies
Primary domain: managerial
Use cases: Shortlisting graduates for entry-level supervisory or trainee manager roles by assessing practical judgement across objectives, people and corporate considerations | Designing targeted graduate training or development plans by identifying specific weaknesses in people management, objective management or corporate awareness | Informing coaching and performance conversations for early-career hires using subscale feedback and development tips
Description: Graduate Scenarios is a unique test of Managerial Judgement - an individual’s ability to decide on effective ways of handling real life situations. It is specifically designed to assess judgement in graduates; a group who typically has limited work experience to draw on. It consists of hypothetical scenarios, each followed by several possible responses. Candidates rate the effectiveness of each response, using a 6-point scale, from highly undesirable to highly desirable. It can be used for recruitment, selection, training and development, performance management and coaching in a variety of functions and industries.

Reports available:

Graduate Scenarios Narrative Report: A participant focused report that contains;
- Graduate Scenarios profile
- Feedback report (with development tips) breaking down the overall Managerial judgement results into each of the 3 sub-scales; Managing Objectives, People Management and Corporate Management.

Graduate Scenarios Profile: Displays all scores on these scales in terms of four types of norm system; T-scores, Percentiles, Stens and Grades.


Name: Graduate Scenarios Profile Report
Test type: Biodata & Situational Judgement
Remote support: Yes
Adaptive support: No
Job levels: Graduate, Manager, Mid-Professional, Professional Individual Contributor
Key concepts: Managerial judgement in workplace scenarios, Managing Objectives (task prioritization and planning), People Management (team leadership, feedback, motivation), Corporate Management (organizational awareness and stakeholder alignment), Conflict resolution and influencing, Delegation and supervision, Situational judgement format (rating effectiveness of responses)
Primary domain: behavioral
Use cases: Selecting entry-level or graduate candidates for roles that require early managerial potential or supervisory responsibility | Identifying development needs and coaching priorities for recent graduates promoted into people-management or project-lead roles | Shortlisting candidates for graduate management programs or high-potential pipelines where judgment and organizational awareness are critical
Description: Graduate Scenarios is a unique test of Managerial Judgement - an individual’s ability to decide on effective ways of handling real life situations. It is specifically designed to assess judgement in graduates; a group who typically has limited work experience to draw on. It consists of hypothetical scenarios, each followed by several possible responses. Candidates rate the effectiveness of each response, using a 6-point scale, from highly undesirable to highly desirable. It can be used for recruitment, selection, training and development, performance management and coaching in a variety of functions and industries.

Reports available:

Graduate Scenarios Narrative Report: A participant focused report that contains;
- Graduate Scenarios profile
- Feedback report (with development tips) breaking down the overall Managerial judgement results into each of the 3 sub-scales; Managing Objectives, People Management and Corporate Management.

Graduate Scenarios Profile: Displays all scores on these scales in terms of four types of norm system; T-scores, Percentiles, Stens and Grades.


Name: Hibernate (New)
Test type: Knowledge & Skills
Duration: 5 minutes
Remote support: Yes
Adaptive support: No
Job levels: Mid-Professional, Professional Individual Contributor
Key concepts: SessionFactory and Session lifecycle, Annotation and XML entity mapping, Association mappings (one-to-one, one-to-many, many-to-many), Fetch strategies (lazy vs eager) and join fetching, Inheritance mapping and composite/embedded keys, HQL syntax, joins, aggregates and subqueries, Parameter binding and named queries, Pagination and result handling, First-level and second-level caching
Primary domain: technical
Use cases: Screen Java backend candidates for ORM competence and ability to design Hibernate mappings. | Verify a developer's ability to write correct HQL queries, use pagination and named queries for data access. | Assess readiness to maintain or optimize a Hibernate-based application (fetch strategies, caching, session management).
Description: Multi-choice test that measures the knowledge of Hibernate architecture, Hibernate mapping and Hibernate query language(HQL).


Name: HIPAA (Security)
Test type: Knowledge & Skills
Duration: 15 minutes
Remote support: Yes
Adaptive support: Yes
Job levels: Front Line Manager, Manager
Key concepts: HIPAA Security Rule, Electronic signature standards, Access control mechanisms, User authentication methods, Audit logging and monitoring, Data encryption and transmission security, Risk analysis and risk management, Security policies and procedures implementation, Physical and administrative safeguards for medical records
Primary domain: admin
Use cases: Screen candidates for roles handling protected health information to confirm knowledge of HIPAA Security requirements and safeguards | Evaluate IT or EHR implementation staff for competence in applying electronic signature standards, access controls, encryption, and audit logging | Assess suitability of privacy/compliance officers responsible for developing and enforcing security policies and risk management plans
Description: The HIPAA (Security) test measures knowledge of compliance with the standards required by the Security and Electronic Signature Standards as they apply to HIPAA. Designed for healthcare professionals and concentrating on nontechnical as well as technical aspects of the HIPAA Standards for Security and Electronic Signatures, this test covers the following topics: Computer Mechanisms, Computer Models, General Knowledge, Implementation, Medical Records, Organization, Security Basics, and Setup.


Name: HiPo Assessment Report 1.0
Test type: Competencies, Personality & Behavior
Remote support: Yes
Adaptive support: No
Key concepts: General cognitive ability (Verify tests), Numerical reasoning, Verbal reasoning, Logical/inductive reasoning, Work-related personality traits (OPQ domains), Motivational drivers and ambition (Motivation Questionnaire), Learning agility and problem‑solving ability, Leadership potential and readiness, Engagement and organizational commitment
Primary domain: leadership
Use cases: Shortlist internal or external candidates for senior leadership development or succession programs by combining cognitive ability, motivation and personality profiles. | Identify high-potential employees for accelerated career paths and targeted development plans. | Assess candidate engagement and retention risk when selecting people for critical or high-stakes roles.
Description: Part of SHL’s High Potential solution and developed from SHL’s extensive research into high-potential programs, the HIPO Assessment Report 1.0 helps organizations identify individuals with the strongest potential to succeed in senior and challenging roles. Using assessments such as the Motivation Questionnaire, OPQ, and Verify Cognitive Ability Tests, the report evaluates critical areas of aspiration, ability, and engagement. This version is used in regions where normed data for Verify Gen 1 and UCF 1 continue to provide the most relevant benchmarks, offering organizations proven insights for high-potential identification and talent development.


Name: HiPo Assessment Report 2.0
Test type: Competencies, Personality & Behavior
Remote support: Yes
Adaptive support: No
Key concepts: OPQ (Occupational Personality Questionnaire), Verify Cognitive Ability Tests, Motivation Questionnaire, Leadership potential, Reasoning (numerical, verbal, non-verbal), Strategic thinking and decision-making, Learning agility, Drive/ambition and career aspiration, Interpersonal influence and collaboration, Resilience and stress tolerance
Primary domain: leadership
Use cases: Identify employees with high potential for senior leadership or fast-track succession roles | Shortlist candidates for leadership development or accelerated talent programs based on ability, motivation, and personality profile | Design individualized development plans by diagnosing gaps in reasoning, motivation, interpersonal skills, and resilience
Description: Part of SHL’s High Potential solution and developed from SHL’s extensive research into high-potential programs, the HIPO Assessment Report 2.0 helps organizations identify individuals with the strongest potential to succeed in senior and challenging roles. Using assessments such as the Motivation Questionnaire, OPQ, and Verify Cognitive Ability Tests, the report evaluates critical areas of aspiration, ability, and engagement. This report equips organizations with data-driven insights for identifying and developing future leaders, helping to ensure long-term organizational success.


Name: HiPo Unlocking Potential Report 2.0
Test type: Competencies
Remote support: Yes
Adaptive support: No
Key concepts: Leadership potential, Strategic thinking, Decision-making style, Influence and persuasion, People development (coaching and mentoring), Results orientation, Adaptability and resilience, Communication style
Primary domain: behavioral
Use cases: Assess candidates' readiness for promotion into managerial or leadership roles for a HiPo program | Inform individual development plans by identifying coaching needs and competency gaps for emerging leaders | Support succession planning and role-fit decisions for key leadership positions
Description: This report draws insights from the Occupational Personality QuestionnaireTM (OPQ32). Used for individuals who are selected into a client’s HiPo program, it provides a detailed analysis of managerial and leadership potential.


Name: Housekeeping (New)
Test type: Knowledge & Skills
Duration: 7 minutes
Remote support: Yes
Adaptive support: No
Job levels: Entry-Level, Front Line Manager, Supervisor
Key concepts: room cleaning procedures, bed-making and room setup, laundry sorting and laundering processes, cleaning chemicals and PPE safety, operation and maintenance of cleaning equipment (vacuums, mops), waste handling and disposal/recycling, routine inspections and checklist compliance, reporting minor maintenance issues
Primary domain: other
Use cases: Screen candidates for hotel or hospitality housekeeping roles to confirm practical knowledge of room and laundry duties | Verify competency of cleaning staff in workplaces (e.g., hospitals, care homes) to ensure adherence to safety and hygiene protocols | Assess effectiveness of housekeeping training programs by measuring mastery of cleaning procedures, equipment use, and inspection routines
Description: Multi-choice test that measures the knowledge of housekeeping activities such as cleaning, laundry, room maintenance and routine checks.


Name: HTML/CSS (New)
Test type: Knowledge & Skills
Duration: 12 minutes
Remote support: Yes
Adaptive support: No
Job levels: Mid-Professional, Professional Individual Contributor
Key concepts: HTML document structure and semantic elements, HTML forms, inputs and attributes (including basic validation), Hyperlinks, images and multimedia embedding, CSS selectors, combinators and specificity, CSS box model (content, padding, border, margin) and sizing, Layout techniques: Flexbox and CSS Grid, Responsive design and media queries, Styling properties: colors, typography, backgrounds and borders, Pseudo-classes/pseudo-elements and basic transitions/animations
Primary domain: technical
Use cases: Screen front-end developer candidates for basic-to-intermediate HTML/CSS proficiency | Verify a UI/UX or frontend engineer can implement responsive layouts and style components to spec | Assess content editors or template maintainers for ability to edit and maintain HTML/CSS assets
Description: Multi-choice test that measures the knowledge of HTML to create a user interface and CSS to stylize it.


Name: HTML5 (New)
Test type: Knowledge & Skills
Duration: 11 minutes
Remote support: Yes
Adaptive support: No
Job levels: Mid-Professional, Professional Individual Contributor
Key concepts: HTML5 semantic elements (header, nav, section, article, aside, footer, main), Document metadata and doctype (<!DOCTYPE html>, charset, viewport, meta tags), Forms and input types with client-side validation (email, date, number, pattern, required, form attributes), Multimedia elements and attributes (audio, video, source, controls, poster), Responsive images (picture, srcset, sizes), Canvas and inline SVG for graphics and drawing, Accessibility and ARIA attributes for UI semantics, Interactive/UI attributes and features (contenteditable, draggable, data-* attributes)
Primary domain: technical
Use cases: Screen front-end developer candidates for practical HTML5 knowledge required to build user interfaces. | Verify a web designer's ability to implement semantic, accessible markup and responsive images. | Assess QA or front-end engineers on HTML5-specific UI behaviors (forms, multimedia, canvas).
Description: Multi-choice test that measures the knowledge of HTML5 and its application in creating a user interface.


Name: Human Resources (New)
Test type: Knowledge & Skills
Duration: 8 minutes
Remote support: Yes
Adaptive support: No
Job levels: Graduate, Manager, Mid-Professional, Professional Individual Contributor, Supervisor
Key concepts: HR planning and workforce forecasting, Recruitment and selection processes, Training and development programs, Performance appraisal systems, Compensation and benefits management, Employee and labor relations, Organizational behavior and structures, Job analysis and design
Primary domain: managerial
Use cases: Screen candidates for HR generalist roles to verify core HR knowledge before interviews | Assess internal HR staff readiness for promotion to specialist or managerial HR positions | Identify skill gaps to design targeted training for HR team onboarding or development
Description: Multi-choice test that measures the candidate on his/her knowledge and understanding of the basic concepts of Human Resources Management like planning, training and development, performance appraisal, compensation management, etc. It also evaluates the candidate’s understanding of organizational behavior in different organizational structures.


Name: IBM DataStage (New)
Test type: Knowledge & Skills
Duration: 15 minutes
Remote support: Yes
Adaptive support: No
Job levels: Mid-Professional, Professional Individual Contributor
Key concepts: IBM InfoSphere DataStage architecture, DataStage Designer: job development and transformations, DataStage Director: job execution, monitoring and debugging, DataStage stages and connectors (source/transform/load stages), ETL processes: extract, transform, load workflow, Data warehouse fundamentals: star/schema, fact and dimension modeling, Parallelism and partitioning in DataStage jobs, Job sequencing, parameters and scheduling, Error handling, logging and basic performance tuning in DataStage
Primary domain: technical
Use cases: Screen candidates for an ETL developer role requiring hands-on IBM DataStage job design and troubleshooting experience | Validate that a hire understands core data warehouse concepts and can implement ETL pipelines in DataStage | Assess readiness of existing staff for an upcoming DataStage migration, upgrade, or performance optimization project
Description: Multi-choice test that measures the knowledge on the concepts of Data Warehouse fundamentals, DataStage fundamentals, DataStage stages and, DataStage Designer & Director.


Name: IBM Sterling Order Management System (New)
Test type: Knowledge & Skills
Duration: 13 minutes
Remote support: Yes
Adaptive support: No
Job levels: Mid-Professional, Professional Individual Contributor
Key concepts: Sterling OMS installation and configuration, Order modeling (order structure, order lines, splits, and fulfillment models), System extensibility (custom services, handlers, templates, and extensions), Inventory reservation and allocation rules, Order lifecycle and fulfillment processes (capture, release, ship, cancel, return), Integration mechanisms (SOAP/REST APIs, JMS, adapters, and integration points), Data model and key database objects (orders, shipments, reservations, inventory records), Deployment, patching, and environment promotion procedures
Primary domain: technical
Use cases: Screen candidates for a Sterling OMS administrator/implementer role responsible for installation and configuration | Evaluate developers for customizing/extending Sterling OMS and building integrations with external systems | Assess consultants or support engineers for troubleshooting inventory reservation and order fulfillment logic
Description: Multi-choice test that measures the knowledge of the basic concepts of Sterling Order Management System installation, modeling, extensibility, inventory reservations, etc.


Name: Industrial Engineering (New)
Test type: Knowledge & Skills
Duration: 9 minutes
Remote support: Yes
Adaptive support: No
Job levels: Graduate, Mid-Professional, Professional Individual Contributor
Key concepts: Manufacturing systems design, Process design and facility layout, Statistical quality control (SPC) and inspection methods, Reliability engineering and failure analysis, Production planning and scheduling, Operations and shop-floor management, Manufacturing costing and cost estimation
Primary domain: technical
Use cases: Screening candidates for manufacturing or industrial engineering roles to verify conceptual knowledge of production systems. | Shortlisting applicants for production/planning engineer positions where reliability, QC methods, and scheduling knowledge are required. | Validating competency of hires responsible for costing, budgeting, and operational management of manufacturing processes.
Description: Multi-choice test that measures the conceptual knowledge of design, quality control, reliability, management and costing of manufacturing systems.


Name: Informatica (Architecture) (New)
Test type: Knowledge & Skills
Duration: 10 minutes
Remote support: Yes
Adaptive support: No
Job levels: Mid-Professional, Professional Individual Contributor
Key concepts: Informatica PowerCenter architecture (Domain, Nodes, Integration Service, Repository Service), Repository and metadata management (folders, versioning, deployments), Server administration (installation, configuration, security, backup and restore), ETL and data warehousing design (star/snowflake schemas, SCDs, fact/dimension loading), Real-time ETL techniques (real-time workflows, event-based sessions, Change Data Capture, Web Services Hub, JMS), Performance and scalability (partitioning, grid/cluster configuration, session tuning), Monitoring, logging and troubleshooting (session logs, Workflow Monitor, service recovery)
Primary domain: technical
Use cases: Screen candidates for an Informatica Architect role who will design and operate PowerCenter production infrastructure | Validate a developer/engineer’s ability to implement real-time ETL/CDC solutions using Informatica | Assess an administrator’s competence in installing, configuring, securing, monitoring and tuning Informatica servers
Description: Multi-choice test that measures the knowledge of data warehousing, server architecture and administration, and real time implementation with Informatica.


Name: Informatica (Developer) (New)
Test type: Knowledge & Skills
Duration: 11 minutes
Remote support: Yes
Adaptive support: No
Job levels: Mid-Professional, Professional Individual Contributor
Key concepts: Informatica PowerCenter mappings and transformations, ETL design and data flow development, Session and workflow configuration and scheduling, Informatica server, domain and repository architecture, Administration and monitoring of services, nodes and grids, Real-time integration and Change Data Capture (CDC), Performance tuning (partitioning, pushdown optimization, caching), Source/target connectivity (RDBMS, flat files, message queues)
Primary domain: technical
Use cases: Screen candidates for an Informatica Developer role to verify hands-on ETL, mapping and workflow skills | Assess ability to administer and monitor Informatica servers, domains, repositories and grid deployments | Evaluate experience implementing real-time/CDC data integration and performance tuning for production pipelines
Description: Multi-choice test that measures the knowledge of data warehousing, server architecture and administration, and real time implementation with Informatica.


Name: Instrumentation Engineering (New)
Test type: Knowledge & Skills
Duration: 12 minutes
Remote support: Yes
Adaptive support: No
Job levels: Graduate, Mid-Professional, Professional Individual Contributor
Key concepts: Sensors and transducers (principles and selection), Signal conditioning (amplification, filtering, isolation), Analog electronics (op-amps, amplifiers, passive components), Data acquisition (ADC/DAC, sampling, multiplexing), Fundamentals of signal processing (sampling theorem, aliasing, basic FFT concepts), Communication systems basics (modulation/demodulation, SNR, bandwidth, noise), Measurement accuracy and calibration (uncertainty, error sources), Instrumentation interfaces and standards (e.g., 4-20 mA, common industrial links)
Primary domain: technical
Use cases: Screening candidates for entry-to-mid-level instrumentation engineering roles to verify foundational knowledge of sensors, electronics, and measurement systems | Shortlisting applicants for electronics or signal-processing roles that require conceptual understanding of ADC/DAC, sampling, and signal conditioning | Assessing baseline competency before technical training or certification in instrumentation and communication fundamentals
Description: Multi-choice test that measures the conceptual knowledge of instrumentation, electronics, signals and communication systems.


Name: Interpersonal Communications
Test type: Knowledge & Skills
Duration: 15 minutes
Remote support: Yes
Adaptive support: Yes
Job levels: Entry-Level, Front Line Manager, Manager, Mid-Professional, Professional Individual Contributor
Key concepts: Active listening and feedback, Nonverbal cues (body language, facial expressions, tone), Verbal message construction and clarity, Conflict communication and de-escalation strategies, Intercultural communication and cultural sensitivity, Group communication and team facilitation, Interviewing techniques and effective questioning, Intrapersonal communication (self-awareness, emotional regulation), Communication technology etiquette (email, chat, virtual meetings)
Primary domain: behavioral
Use cases: Screening candidates for customer-facing or service roles that require clear verbal/written communication and conflict handling | Selecting team leads or managers who must facilitate meetings, resolve team conflicts, and work across cultures | Evaluating applicants for HR, recruiting, or remote roles where interviewing skills and technology-mediated communication etiquette are essential
Description: This adaptive test measures the candidate's knowledge of how to employ effective verbal and non-verbal communication to send his or her message and manage conflicts. It is designed for all professionals and covers the following topics: Communication and Perception, Group Communication and Teamwork, Intercultural Communication, Interpersonal Communication, Interviewing and Communication, Intrapersonal Communication, Listening, Nonverbal Communication, Technology in Communication, Verbal Communication, and Language.


Name: Interviewing and Hiring Concepts (U.S.)
Test type: Knowledge & Skills
Duration: 15 minutes
Remote support: Yes
Adaptive support: Yes
Job levels: Front Line Manager, Manager
Key concepts: Behavioral interviewing technique, Situational interviewing technique, Probing and follow-up questioning skills, Candidate-job fit assessment, Job analysis and competency identification, Interview structure and quality control (scoring, consistency), Screening and selection methods (phone screen, resume triage), Types of interviews and logistics (panel, phone, structured vs unstructured), U.S. interview legal compliance (EEO, ADA, prohibited questions, documentation)
Primary domain: managerial
Use cases: Assess whether hiring managers understand and can apply behavioral and situational interviewing techniques before they conduct candidate interviews. | Screen HR or interviewer candidates for knowledge of job analysis, screening methods, and how to assess candidate-job fit when designing selection processes. | Verify interviewer competence in U.S. legal compliance and interview quality control to reduce risk of discriminatory or inconsistent hiring practices.
Description: The Interviewing and Hiring Concepts (U.S.) test measures knowledge of the interviewing  and hiring process. Designed for all employees and hiring managers, this test covers the following topics: Behavior Traits, Behavioral Interviewing, Candidate Fit, Interview Quality Control, Job Analysis, Legal Compliance, Probing Skills, Screening, Situational Interviews, and Types of Interviews.


Name: iOS Development (New)
Test type: Knowledge & Skills
Duration: 7 minutes
Remote support: Yes
Adaptive support: No
Job levels: Mid-Professional, Professional Individual Contributor
Key concepts: Objective-C language (syntax, categories, blocks, protocols), Memory management (ARC and manual retain–release), NSObject lifecycle and behaviors (init, dealloc, KVC, KVO), iOS app lifecycle and App Delegate, UIKit fundamentals (UIView and UIViewController lifecycle), Auto Layout and constraint-based layout, Interface Builder and Storyboards, Common UI components (UITableView, UICollectionView), Touch handling and Gesture Recognizers, iOS Human Interface Guidelines and navigation patterns
Primary domain: technical
Use cases: Screen candidates for a role maintaining or extending an Objective-C iOS codebase that uses UIKit and storyboards. | Assess proficiency of applicants for mid-level iOS developer positions that require implementing views, table/collection views, and Auto Layout. | Validate readiness of engineers for working on legacy iOS phone UIs and following Apple UI/navigation patterns prior to assignment or promotion.
Description: Multi-choice test that measures the knowledge of Objective C, NSObject, iOS fundamentals and UI design on iOS phones.


Name: ITIL (IT Infrastructure Library) (New)
Test type: Knowledge & Skills
Duration: 8 minutes
Remote support: Yes
Adaptive support: No
Job levels: Manager, Mid-Professional, Professional Individual Contributor, Supervisor
Key concepts: Capacity planning, Demand forecasting, Capacity monitoring and performance tuning, Change lifecycle management, Change assessment and authorization (CAB), Change scheduling and implementation controls, Problem identification and root cause analysis, Known error and workaround management
Primary domain: managerial
Use cases: Screen candidates for ITSM roles (Change Manager, Capacity Manager, Problem Manager) to verify practical ITIL process knowledge. | Assess readiness for ITIL certification or targeted training in capacity, change, and problem management. | Shortlist applicants for operational support teams responsible for planning capacity, approving changes, and managing recurring incidents via root-cause analysis.
Description: Multi-choice test that measures the knowledge of capacity management, change management and problem management.


Name: Java 2 Platform Enterprise Edition 1.4 Fundamental
Test type: Knowledge & Skills
Duration: 30 minutes
Remote support: Yes
Adaptive support: Yes
Job levels: Entry-Level, Mid-Professional, Professional Individual Contributor
Key concepts: EJB basics (session/entity/message‑driven), Servlets and JSP web components, JDBC 3.0 database connectivity and SQL usage, J2EE 1.4 architecture and deployment descriptors, JAX (XML/web‑service APIs) 1.2, SOAP/WSDL-based web service development, JNDI resource lookup and naming, JMS messaging fundamentals
Primary domain: technical
Use cases: Screening entry-level candidates for roles maintaining or extending legacy J2EE 1.4 enterprise applications | Verifying foundational Java EE knowledge before hiring junior backend or middleware developers | Identifying training needs for teams migrating or supporting SOAP-based enterprise services
Description: The Java 2 Platform Enterprise Edition (J2EE) 1.4 Fundamentals test measures knowledge of basic J2EE 1.4 Fundamentals. Designed for entry-level users, this test covers the following topics: Business Component Development, J2EE 1.4 Architecture, JAX 1.2, JDBC 3.0, Supporting API, Web Component Development, and Web Service Development.


Name: Java 8 (New)
Test type: Knowledge & Skills
Duration: 18 minutes
Remote support: Yes
Adaptive support: No
Job levels: Mid-Professional, Professional Individual Contributor
Key concepts: Java class design (inheritance, interfaces, inner/nested classes, access modifiers), Exception handling (checked vs unchecked, try-with-resources, custom exceptions), Generics (type parameters, bounded types, wildcards, type erasure), Collections Framework (List/Set/Map, iterators, common implementations and performance), Concurrency (threads, synchronization, volatile, locks, ExecutorService, concurrent collections), JDBC (Connection, Statement/PreparedStatement, ResultSet, transactions, resource management), Java I/O fundamentals (InputStream/OutputStream, Readers/Writers, file I/O, buffering), API usage and core Java semantics (method overriding/overloading, equals/hashCode, immutability)
Primary domain: technical
Use cases: Screen candidates for backend Java developer roles to verify core language and standard-library knowledge | Evaluate applicants' readiness to implement multithreaded code and handle concurrent data structures | Assess developers expected to work with JDBC and file I/O in enterprise applications
Description: Multi-choice test that measures the knowledge of Java class design, exceptions, generics, collections, concurrency, JDBC and Java I/O fundamentals.


Name: Java Design Patterns (New)
Test type: Knowledge & Skills
Duration: 5 minutes
Remote support: Yes
Adaptive support: No
Job levels: Mid-Professional, Professional Individual Contributor
Key concepts: Singleton pattern, Factory / Abstract Factory patterns, Builder pattern, Observer / Strategy behavioral patterns, Adapter / Decorator structural patterns, Proxy / Facade / Bridge patterns, Java concurrency primitives (synchronized, volatile, locks, ExecutorService), Refactoring to design patterns (replace conditional with polymorphism, extract class), SOLID and related design principles
Primary domain: technical
Use cases: Screen Java developer candidates for knowledge of common design patterns and when to apply them | Assess ability to refactor legacy Java code using patterns and SOLID principles | Verify understanding of thread-safety concerns and concurrency constructs when implementing patterns
Description: Multi-choice test that measures the knowledge of the types of design patterns in Java and principles like threads and refactoring used in Java design patterns.


Name: Java Frameworks (New)
Test type: Knowledge & Skills
Duration: 17 minutes
Remote support: Yes
Adaptive support: No
Job levels: Mid-Professional, Professional Individual Contributor
Key concepts: Struts MVC framework, Spring Dependency Injection (IoC), Spring MVC, Spring AOP, Hibernate ORM and entity mapping, Hibernate Session and transaction management, HQL / JPQL / Criteria query languages, Configuration styles (XML vs annotations), ORM fetching and caching strategies
Primary domain: technical
Use cases: Screen candidates claiming experience in enterprise Java to verify practical knowledge of Spring, Hibernate and Struts | Assess backend developer readiness for roles requiring dependency injection, MVC web layers and ORM-based persistence | Determine ability to design and configure transactions, session management, query usage and caching in Java applications
Description: Multi-choice test that measures the knowledge of different Java frameworks - Struts, Hibernate and Spring.


Name: Java Platform Enterprise Edition 7 (Java EE 7)
Test type: Knowledge & Skills
Duration: 30 minutes
Remote support: Yes
Adaptive support: Yes
Job levels: Mid-Professional, Professional Individual Contributor
Key concepts: Servlet API (servlets, filters, listeners), JavaServer Pages (JSP) and JSTL, JavaServer Faces (JSF), Java Persistence API (JPA), JDBC (database connectivity), Enterprise JavaBeans (EJB), Contexts and Dependency Injection (CDI), JAX-RS (RESTful web services), Transaction and resource management (JTA, JNDI, connection pooling)
Primary domain: technical
Use cases: Screen Java developers for building and deploying Java EE 7 web applications (servlets, JSP/JSF, WAR/EAR packaging). | Evaluate backend developers' competency with persistence and data access (JPA, JDBC) and transactional component design (EJB, JTA). | Assess candidates implementing web services and dependency/resource management in Java EE 7 (JAX-RS, JNDI, connection pooling, CDI).
Description: The Java Platform Enterprise Edition 7 (Java EE 7) test measures knowledge of the Java EE 7 architecture. Designed for Java programmers and architects, this test includes the following topics: Commonly-Used APIs, Component Technology, Database Access, JEE Application Architecture, JSP Extensions, Resource Management, Web Services, Webapp Control and View Technologies, and Webapp Technology.


Name: Java Web Services (New)
Test type: Knowledge & Skills
Duration: 8 minutes
Remote support: Yes
Adaptive support: No
Job levels: Mid-Professional, Professional Individual Contributor
Key concepts: Core Java constructs (data types, operators, control flow, literals), Object-oriented programming in Java (inheritance, polymorphism, encapsulation, interfaces, abstract classes), File I/O (java.io: File, InputStream/OutputStream, Readers/Writers), Exception handling (checked vs unchecked, try/catch/finally, throws, custom exceptions), Threads and basic concurrency (Thread, Runnable, synchronization, thread lifecycle), Generics (type parameters, bounded types, wildcards), Inner and nested classes (static nested, member inner, local, anonymous)
Primary domain: technical
Use cases: Screen candidates for core Java knowledge for junior to mid-level developer roles | Filter applicants for backend positions that require basic multithreading and generics competence | Validate understanding of file handling and exception management for roles that process file or I/O data
Description: Multi-choice test that measures the knowledge of basic Java constructs, OOP concepts, file handling, exception handling, threads, generics and inner class.


Name: JavaScript (New)
Test type: Knowledge & Skills
Duration: 9 minutes
Remote support: Yes
Adaptive support: No
Job levels: Mid-Professional, Professional Individual Contributor
Key concepts: ES6+ syntax (let/const, arrow functions, destructuring, template literals), Closures, scope and hoisting, Prototype-based inheritance and 'this' binding, DOM manipulation and traversal, Event handling and delegation, Asynchronous programming: callbacks, Promises, async/await, fetch/XHR, Array methods and higher-order functions (map/filter/reduce), Modules and import/export (module systems)
Primary domain: technical
Use cases: Screen front-end developer candidates to verify core JavaScript knowledge for browser-based applications (ES6+, DOM, events). | Differentiate junior versus mid-level developers by assessing mastery of closures, scope, prototypes and asynchronous patterns. | Validate candidates' ability to implement client-side data fetching and manipulate the DOM using modern JS (fetch/Promises/async-await).
Description: Multi-choice test that measures knowledge of programming in the JavaScript language and its application in front-end development.


Name: Jenkins (New)
Test type: Knowledge & Skills
Duration: 6 minutes
Remote support: Yes
Adaptive support: No
Job levels: Mid-Professional, Professional Individual Contributor
Key concepts: Jenkins server installation and deployment, Jenkins system configuration (security, credentials, global settings), Plugin installation, management and compatibility, Agent/node provisioning, labeling and management, Job types: Freestyle, Pipeline and Multibranch jobs, Pipeline syntax and Jenkinsfile basics, Build triggers and scheduling (SCM/webhooks/cron), Test integration and reporting (JUnit/results, coverage)
Primary domain: technical
Use cases: Verify a CI/CD administrator can install, configure and deploy a Jenkins server and its plugins for a development team | Assess an engineer's ability to design and implement build jobs and Pipeline/Jenkinsfile-based workflows including automated test integration | Evaluate a candidate's skills in scaling Jenkins via agents/nodes, managing node labels and ensuring plugin compatibility
Description: Multi-choice test that measures the knowledge of Jenkins configuration and deployment, plugins, nodes, build jobs and testing.


Name: Job Control Language (New)
Test type: Knowledge & Skills
Duration: 10 minutes
Remote support: Yes
Adaptive support: No
Job levels: Mid-Professional, Professional Individual Contributor
Key concepts: JCL job statements and JOB card parameters, EXEC and DD statement syntax, JCL parameters (DISP, UNIT, DCB attributes, SPACE), JCL procedures and JCLLIB usage (PROCs, instream and cataloged), Generation Data Groups (GDG) creation and maintenance, Conditional processing (IF/THEN/ELSE/ENDIF and COND parameter), Dataset types and allocation (PS, PDS, PDSE) and dataset attributes
Primary domain: technical
Use cases: Screen candidates for a mainframe batch developer role that creates and maintains JCL jobs, procedures, and datasets | Verify proficiency for a systems programmer or operations engineer responsible for GDGs and dataset allocation attributes | Assess ability to implement conditional job logic and use cataloged/instream PROCs when migrating or optimizing batch workflows
Description: Multi-choice test that measures the knowledge of JCL libraries, parameters, statements, datasets, generation of data groups and conditional processing.


Name: jQuery (New)
Test type: Knowledge & Skills
Duration: 10 minutes
Remote support: Yes
Adaptive support: No
Job levels: Mid-Professional, Professional Individual Contributor
Key concepts: jQuery selectors and DOM traversal, Event handling and delegation, Effects methods (show/hide/fade/slide), Animation with .animate(), easing and queues, AJAX methods (jQuery.ajax, $.get, $.post) and callbacks/promises, jQuery UI widgets and interactions (datepicker, draggable, sortable), Chaining, callback context and use of this
Primary domain: technical
Use cases: Screen front-end candidates for ability to implement DOM events and interactive UI behavior using jQuery | Verify proficiency calling server endpoints and handling responses using jQuery AJAX and related callbacks/promises | Confirm ability to create animations and use jQuery UI components for rich client-side interfaces
Description: Multi-choice test that measures the knowledge of jQuery events and effects, jQuery animation, UI, references, and using jQuery with AJAX.


Name: Kubernetes (New)
Test type: Knowledge & Skills
Duration: 6 minutes
Remote support: Yes
Adaptive support: No
Job levels: Mid-Professional, Professional Individual Contributor
Key concepts: Kubernetes control plane components (API server, etcd, controller-manager, scheduler), Node components (kubelet, kube-proxy, container runtime), Pod and workload controllers (Deployment, ReplicaSet, StatefulSet, DaemonSet), Service types and service discovery (ClusterIP, NodePort, LoadBalancer), Ingress and HTTP load balancing, Persistent storage concepts (PersistentVolume, PersistentVolumeClaim, StorageClass), Pod networking and network policies (CNI, pod/service networking), RBAC, authentication and authorization basics
Primary domain: technical
Use cases: Pre-screen candidates for DevOps/SRE roles that will deploy and operate Kubernetes clusters and services | Assess knowledge of Kubernetes architecture and components for a Kubernetes administrator hire | Filter applicants for roles responsible for service exposure, networking and storage in Kubernetes environments
Description: Multi-choice test that measures the knowledge of the architecture, cluster and services of Kubernetes.


Name: Linux Administration (New)
Test type: Knowledge & Skills
Duration: 10 minutes
Remote support: Yes
Adaptive support: No
Job levels: Mid-Professional, Professional Individual Contributor
Key concepts: Bash shell and command-line utilities (grep, awk, sed, find), Package management and software installation (apt, yum/dnf, rpm), User, group and file permission management (useradd, chown, chmod, sudo), Process and service management (ps/top, systemd/systemctl, init), Filesystem and storage management (mount, fstab, LVM, ext4, fsck), Network configuration and troubleshooting (ip/ifconfig, ss/netstat, routing, DNS), Security and access control (SSH, firewalls iptables/nftables, SELinux/AppArmor), Logging, monitoring and system diagnostics (journalctl, syslog, logrotate, basic performance tuning)
Primary domain: technical
Use cases: Screen candidates for a Linux systems administrator role responsible for server installation, patching, user and service management | Assess foundational Linux skills for DevOps or cloud engineers who manage on-prem or VM-based Linux infrastructure | Verify competence for network-adjacent roles needing Linux-based networking, firewall and DNS configuration/troubleshooting
Description: Multi-choice test that measures knowledge of the Linux operating system and its application in system administration and network administration.


Name: Linux Operating System
Test type: Knowledge & Skills
Duration: 15 minutes
Remote support: Yes
Adaptive support: No
Job levels: Entry-Level, General Population, Graduate, Professional Individual Contributor
Key concepts: Linux command-line usage (core utilities), Filesystem hierarchy and pathnames, File permissions and ownership (chmod/chown), Filesystem operations and disk usage (mount, df, du, links), Process management and monitoring (ps, top, job control, signals), Memory management and virtual memory (RAM, swap, paging)
Primary domain: technical
Use cases: Screen candidates for baseline Linux administration skills for a junior sysadmin or DevOps role | Verify a developer's ability to use the command line to inspect filesystems, processes, and memory during debugging | Assess applicants for roles that require routine process control and resource troubleshooting on Linux servers
Description: Multi-choice test that measures the knowledge of Linux system, command line, filesystem, memory management, and process management.