Skills assessments

Skills assessments

Bryq's online skills assessments draw from a library of 140+ validated tests covering programming, business tools, languages, soft skills, and industry-specific competencies. The platform matches tests to your job description automatically. Results are scored, ranked, and benchmarked in real time. Built by I/O psychologists.

Bryq's online skills assessments draw from a library of 140+ validated tests covering programming, business tools, languages, soft skills, and industry-specific competencies. The platform matches tests to your job description automatically. Results are scored, ranked, and benchmarked in real time. Built by I/O psychologists.

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Skills tests to see who’s truly qualified

Built by hiring experts and I-O psychologists, Bryq’s expanding library of 140+ skill tests helps you assess exactly what each role demands. Whether you’re hiring developers, sales people, or project managers, our assessments reveal who’s ready to perform.

Skills tests to see who’s truly qualified

Built by hiring experts and I-O psychologists, Bryq’s expanding library of 140+ skill tests helps you assess exactly what each role demands. Whether you’re hiring developers, sales people, or project managers, our assessments reveal who’s ready to perform.

Talent assessment software that measures the whole candidate

Talent assessment software measures a candidate's cognitive ability, behavioral traits, and hard skills, including AI fluency, and scores them against the role so hiring teams can compare candidates on evidence instead of gut feel. Bryq's platform combines all of these in one integrated, I/O-validated profile, with 140+ validated hard-skills tests covering technical, business, and trade roles. Customers see 3x quality of hire, 47% lower attrition, and 2x faster hiring.*


*Outcomes reflect results reported by Bryq customers; individual results vary by role, industry, and baseline hiring process.

How Bryq skills assessments work

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Holistic testing

Assess both hard and soft skills in one streamlined evaluation. From technical proficiency to communication, service, and collaboration skills.

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Expanding test library

Access a growing library of 140+ multiple-choice tests, such as Excel, customer service, time management, and technical support.

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Fit and alignment

Tailor skills assessments to your roles, teams, and workflows with our AI recommending the right tests from the job description to ensure true fit and alignment.

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Custom assessments

Request bespoke skills assessments tailored to your specific job roles, industry needs, or unique organizational challenges.

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Instant results

Get real-time scoring, rankings, and benchmarks immediately after completion to identify top performers easily.

Skills assessment software backed by a validated test library

Skills assessment software is only as good as the tests behind it. Bryq's Skills Assessments Library covers 140+ validated tests across technical roles (cybersecurity, data analysis, software engineering fundamentals, Tableau), business roles (financial reasoning, people management, sales acumen), and hard skills (computer literacy, English language proficiency, construction trades), alongside cognitive ability and personality testing. Every test in the library is built and checked by I/O psychologists, so a hiring team can point to documented validation, not a vendor's word, if a hiring decision is ever challenged.

Talent assessment tools built for the full hiring funnel

Most talent assessment tools cover one stage of hiring: a screening test, an interview add-on, or a standalone skills check. Bryq's tools work across the funnel instead, from an early cognitive and behavioral screen through a final hard-skills check for the specific role, all inside one profile a hiring manager can read in minutes. Because everything runs through the same scoring model, a recruiter comparing five finalists sees one job-fit score per candidate, not five disconnected test reports to reconcile by hand. Results push directly into your ATS, so the tools fit into the hiring workflow your team already uses rather than adding a separate system to check.

Four steps to better candidates

Start with the role, send the test, review the results. Bryq simplifies the entire assessment process for you.

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STEP 1

Define the role criteria

Start by adding a job description from your ATS, a Bryq template, a validated profile, or one you write from scratch.

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STEP 2

AI suggests assessments

Bryq’s AI recommends the right mix of tests for each role, covering skills, personality, and cognitive fit.

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STEP 3

Send to candidates

Candidates complete a short, quiz style assessment made up of multiple-choice questions — all in under 30 minutes.

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STEP 4

Review the results

Get results broken down by skill, trait, and overall match. Rank candidates, review detailed insights and shortlist top fits.

Bryq AI recommending Microsoft PowerPoint and Time Management assessments based on a job description

AI recommendations that instantly match your job description to the most relevant skills.

You type in a job description or select one from our templates, and the AI scans it to figure out which skills are most important for that role. Then, it suggests the most relevant assessments from Bryq’s library, so you don’t have to manually browse or guess which tests to use.

What your candidates will see

A quick user-friendly assessment that takes under 30 minutes. No logins, no setup, no friction. Gamified design, mobile-friendly, and fully bias-free from start to finish.

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Complete the picture with cognitive and personality assessments

Skills show what someone can do. Cognitive and personality assessments reveal how candidates think, collaborate, and align with your culture, so you can hire for long-term fit, not just immediate performance.

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FAQ

Find answers to the most frequently asked questions about Bryq

Talent assessment software measures a candidate's cognitive ability, behavioral traits, and job-specific skills, and scores the result against a specific role, so hiring teams can compare candidates on evidence rather than resume claims or interview impressions.
An applicant tracking system manages the hiring workflow (postings, applications, scheduling). Talent assessment software generates the performance and fit data that feeds into that workflow, typically through a direct integration rather than as a replacement for the ATS.
It depends on the platform's test library. Bryq's covers 140+ validated tests spanning technical, business, and trade hard skills, plus cognitive ability, personality, and AI fluency, all built and checked by I/O psychologists.
Yes. Every assessment in Bryq's platform, cognitive, behavioral, and hard skills, is built and checked by I/O psychologists, and the AI Fluency Assessment specifically is based on six peer-reviewed research sources.
Yes. Bryq integrates directly with major ATS platforms, and results are live in your ATS in under a week from setup.

TESTIMONIALS

Why our customers love Bryq

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“Bryq expertly steered us through a transformative journey, helping us align our core cultural pillars and guiding principles with the essential traits necessary to attract and retain the best talent.”

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Nick Jacks

Group Director of Talent

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“Bryq streamlines the interview process by matching candidates to what matters, and gives me all the insight I need to evaluate them properly.”

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Sigrid Shun

VP, HR Business Partner Lead

“Maybe my favourite part of using Bryq is helping uncover unique people we might not have even considered before...and watching them thrive.”

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Rob Dougherty

SVP of Global Talent

TESTIMONIALS

Why our customers love Bryq

Tripledot customer logo

“Bryq expertly steered us through a transformative journey, helping us align our core cultural pillars and guiding principles with the essential traits necessary to attract and retain the best talent.”

Nick Jacks headshot

Nick Jacks

Group Director of Talent

MPTC customer logo

“Bryq streamlines the interview process by matching candidates to what matters, and gives me all the insight I need to evaluate them properly.”

Sigrid Shun headshot

Sigrid Shun

VP, HR Business Partner Lead

“Maybe my favourite part of using Bryq is helping uncover unique people we might not have even considered before...and watching them thrive.”

Rob Dougherty headshot

Rob Dougherty

SVP of Global Talent

TESTIMONIALS

Why our customers love Bryq

Tripledot customer logo

“Bryq expertly steered us through a transformative journey, helping us align our core cultural pillars and guiding principles with the essential traits necessary to attract and retain the best talent.”

Nick Jacks headshot

Nick Jacks

Group Director of Talent

MPTC customer logo

“Bryq streamlines the interview process by matching candidates to what matters, and gives me all the insight I need to evaluate them properly.”

Sigrid Shun headshot

Sigrid Shun

VP, HR Business Partner Lead

“Maybe my favourite part of using Bryq is helping uncover unique people we might not have even considered before...and watching them thrive.”

Rob Dougherty headshot

Rob Dougherty

SVP of Global Talent