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An assessment for finance roles helps you choose and develop candidates like financial analysts and controllers. This online assessment includes a personality test and a cognitive ability test. These tests measure analytical thinking, numerical reasoning, and work style. This method offers an objective and scientifically based way to select candidates and helps you find the right financial talent.

More companies are using online tests to find the best candidates for finance jobs. These tests check for IQ, personality, and critical thinking skills, helping to avoid costly hiring mistakes. TestGroup provides a special online assessment designed specifically for the finance industry.

• Tailored for finance roles – Focused on the selection and development of financial professionals, with attention to skills that are essential in finance.
• Fully online and objective – Measures IQ, critical thinking, and personality using a scientifically validated approach, eliminating subjective bias.
• Prevents mismatches – Helps avoid costly mis-hires by thoroughly evaluating a candidate’s suitability and working style.

Order options for finance assessments

You can order the online assessment for finance from TestGroup in two ways. For occasional testing, choose single assessments and pay per candidate. If you need assessments often, an unlimited account is a better option, letting you test as many candidates as you want. Both options come with detailed reports to help you select the right financial talent.

Online assessment for finance recruitment

Is your financial candidate really qualified to fill the position successfully? Does the candidate have all the competencies that are important for a financial position? Where are the candidate's strengths, weaknesses and risks of failure? With an online assessment for financial staff you will get answers to these questions. This assessment looks at whether finance candidates have the right abilities (IQ), the desired personality and sufficient critical thinking skills.

Online assessment for every (financial) level

TestGroup partners with leading companies and organizations in the financial sector to convert data about people into measurable business results. This data is used for the development of online assessments at various (financial) levels. Online assessments for finance are available for most job levels and (financial) positions.

Competencies for finance employees

The online assessment for finance consists of an ability test and a personality test. The assessment focuses on competencies that are specifically relevant to financial positions. Of course, customization is possible and these competencies can be adapted as desired. The competencies below are (standard) measured in the online assessment for financial personnel:

• Analytical ability
• Flexibility
• Empathy
• Coaching
• Communication skills
• Customer oriented
• Decisiveness
• Planning and organizing

Sample report of the assessment for financial staff

Here, you can view a sample report of the assessment for financial staff. This detailed report includes scores on the 34 Big Five competencies, the 4-color personality model, and eight specific competencies that are relevant for working in a financial role. The report can also be customized with additional competencies if needed. A separate report is provided for the cognitive ability tests.

Sample page from the report

Customized online assessments

The competencies can be adjusted in the form of a customized online assessment. This way you determine the competencies that need to be included in the assessment.

In addition to finance-specific skills, other tests can be included in the online assessment for finance recruitment to give a full picture of each candidate. The 4-color personality test offers insights into dominant personality traits, the Big Five personality test assesses traits like openness and conscientiousness, and the 16 personality test provides a deeper look into behavior patterns. Together, these tests help you evaluate both technical and personal fit for financial roles.

Sample report

Download a sample report of the online assessment for financial personnel here.

Order

You can order an online assessment here.