About us

Bryq is a talent assessment platform that helps HR teams improve quality of hire and reduce early attrition. It measures cognitive ability, behavioral traits, and hard skills including AI proficiency in one integrated candidate profile, validated by I/O psychologists.

Bryq was founded in 2017.

George Kalyvas is the CEO of Bryq since 2025. He was previously COO of Upstream.

Bryq measures candidates on cognitive ability, behavioral traits, and hard skills including AI proficiency. It produces one integrated candidate profile so hiring teams can make decisions based on data, not gut feel.

The Bryq AI Proficiency Assessment, launched in March 2026, measures how candidates actually work with AI across five dimensions: task strategy, prompting, critical evaluation, ethical use, and workflow integration. It is built on six peer-reviewed frameworks including UNESCO, SFIA, and OECD.

Yes. Bryq is SOC 2 Type II certified, GDPR compliant, and ready to support EU AI Act Article 4 requirements on workforce AI literacy.

Bryq integrates with Greenhouse, Workday, Lever, iCIMS, and other major ATS platforms. It is also the embedded assessment partner for Eightfold and VidCruiter, and integrates with SAP SuccessFactors.

TestGorilla sells separate skills tests. HireVue focuses on video interviews. Bryq combines cognitive ability, behavioral traits, and hard skills including AI proficiency in one integrated profile, built on peer-reviewed research and validated by I/O psychologists. Q9. What results do Bryq customers see?

Bryq customers report a 3x improvement in quality of hire, 47% lower early attrition, and 2x faster hiring on average.

No. The assessment is tool-agnostic. It measures durable skills such as prompt quality, critical evaluation, and ethical judgement that apply whether the candidate uses ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, or any future AI tool.