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What tests are available

The seven test types in the library, how to browse them, and what every test's own guide will tell you.

Last updated 7 October 2026

Tests in the main navigation is the whole library. You can browse it without building anything, and it is the best place to start if you are not sure what to measure.

The test library, with search, type and difficulty filters, and cards for each test showing what it explores and how long it takes.

The seven test types

Type What it covers
Cognitive ability Numerical, verbal, logical, abstract, mechanical, spatial, error checking and more
Personality How someone works and what motivates them. Not scored
Soft skills Judgement in work situations: communication, teamwork, emotional intelligence and similar
Role specific Knowledge for a particular job, such as admin, bookkeeping, customer service, sales or IT support. Also the typing tests and the case studies
Software Tools people use daily: spreadsheets, design, analytics, advertising and CRM
Coding Languages, frameworks and developer tools, from Python to Docker
Language Proficiency in a language, plus English grammar and spelling

Role specific tests do not have an article of their own yet. Most are multiple choice, like the software tests. Each case study gives the candidate a short work pack, such as a budget or a sales report, and asks questions about it. Typing Speed and Number Pad Data Entry are different: the candidate types, and the result is their speed and accuracy.

The library page shows how many tests there are in total and how many match your filters.

Browsing the library

Search matches test names and the skills a test measures, so searching for what you care about works even when you do not know the test's name. Try "attention to detail", "spreadsheets" or "handling a complaint".

Test type narrows to one of the seven types. Difficulty narrows to Foundation, Intermediate or Advanced, where a test exists at more than one level.

The library with the difficulty filter open, showing all difficulties, Foundation, Intermediate and Advanced.

Every test has a guide

This is the part worth knowing about. Open any test and you get a written guide, not a marketing page:

A test guide page, with the test's metadata and a contents list covering whether it suits the role, the skills measured, an example, interpreting results and choosing other tests.
  • Is this right for your role, with the situations it suits.
  • Skills measured, named and defined.
  • A sample question you can answer yourself, so you know what candidates face.
  • Interpreting results: what a stronger score supports, what it does not establish, and how to treat a lower one.
  • An interview follow-up question, and what to listen for in the answer.
  • Choosing other tests, including what this one duplicates.
The try an example panel on a test guide, with a sample question and answer options that are not scored or saved.

If you read one thing before adding a test to an assessment, read its "interpreting results" section.

Formats you will meet

Multiple choice, situational judgement, point allocation, questionnaire and typing. What each means is covered in the articles above.

Writing your own

If nothing in the library covers something specific to your business, you can write a multiple-choice test of your own. See build a custom test.