This is the part candidates ask about most, so it is worth being exact.
Your answers save as you go
Every answer is sent to our servers as you give it. There is no save button to forget and no single submit at the end that everything depends on.
If your browser crashes, your laptop dies or you close the tab by accident, the answers you had already given are safe. When you come back, you carry on from where you were.
The clock does not pause
On a timed test the clock keeps running once you have started it. It does not stop if you close the window, lose your internet connection or walk away.
We know that sounds unforgiving, and it is deliberate: the time limit is part of what the test measures, and pausing it would mean different candidates got different amounts of time for the same test.
The practical consequence: start a timed test only when you have a clear run at it. There is no way to pause and no break to come back from.
Only answers saved before the deadline count
When time runs out, the test ends and we count the answers that reached our servers before the deadline. Anything you were part way through does not count.
If time runs out on you, you will see a note saying so on the completion screen. It is not a failure of the system, and it does not mean your other tests were affected.
Losing your connection part way through
If your connection drops, answers you have already given are already saved. When you get back online, return to your assessment using the link in your invitation email and continue.
Remember that the clock will have carried on in the meantime. If a connection problem cost you a meaningful amount of time on a test, tell the employer who invited you. They can see your assessment and they are the ones who decide whether to let you sit it again. See a technical problem during my test.
Tests with no clock at all
Personality and motivation questionnaires are not timed. There is no clock on the screen and no deadline to beat. Answer them as you actually are rather than as you think an employer wants, because they are describing you rather than scoring you.
Flagging a question to come back to
On a timed test you can flag a question and return to it before the test ends. Flagged questions are marked in the question list so you can find them again quickly. Flagging does not change your answer and does not tell the employer anything.