The Packfinder™ Assessment

The Packfinder™ assessment is a powerful pre-hire performance prediction tool for all businesses. Job applicants are asked to complete this 15-17 minutes assessment where we measure their core personality traits in this science-backed, custom-made format.

This article provides a detailed overview, helping you understand how the features work and what they offer.

Packfinder™ Assessment: Overview

The Packfinder™ assessment has been redesigned in December 2024 to deliver a more comprehensive and reliable evaluation of job candidates. It measures 18 distinct personality traits across six groups (factors), offering a broader and more detailed profile than the previous version, which measured only six traits.

What’s Measured?

The new assessment evaluates traits grouped into factors. These are:

• Conscientiousness

• Agreeableness

• Honesty

• Emotional Stability

• Openness

• Extraversion.

These traits are chosen for their relevance to workplace behaviour and job performance, providing meaningful insights into candidates’ strengths and compatibility with specific roles.

About the assessment

The assessment consists of 172 questions and takes 15-17 minutes to complete on average.

Job applicants are requested to complete the assessment shortly after they have applied to your job opening.

One question consists of a short statement referring to the candidate's personality or behaviour, and they need to select how much they agree or disagree with the statement. Example:

Key Elements

• Trait Measurement

Each individual trait is measured on a standardized scale from 0 to 10, simplifying interpretation. Higher scores consistently indicate a stronger fit for desirable traits.

• Overall Score

The Overall score refers to the Candidate's assessment results compared to the selected Benchmark in the specific Job opening. Learn more about Benchmarks here.

• Candidness Score

This metric aims to suggest how truthfully and authentically an Applicant answered the questions, rather than trying to overly impress the employer. A higher Candidness Score (closer to 100) suggests that the Applicant answered truthfully and authentically. There are 6 marking questions in the assessment that are specifically designed by pre-employment assessment experts for this purpose. Learn more about how to interpret this core here.

• Time to Complete metrics

The time an Applicant took to complete the assessment is shown on the top of their Packfinder™ score overview. This shows if the Applicant needed too little or too much time to go through all the questions.

• User-Friendly Design

Candidates now complete the assessment one question at a time in an interactive interface, reducing cognitive load and improving the completion rate. The total assessment time is approximately 10–12 minutes, balancing thoroughness and efficiency.

A quick look at the scores

The assessment scores for Applicants show:

• Grouping scores by level of importance set in the Benchmark

• Colour coding of scores for easier interpretation

• Showing population average for Traits to be able to recognize the Applicant's outstanding skills

How the Report Supports Hiring Decisions

The Packfinder™ Report offers hiring professionals clear insights into candidates’ suitability for roles by:

• Highlighting traits essential for success in specific positions.

• Simplifying comparisons between candidates with percentile rankings and visual summaries.

• Supporting informed decisions with actionable data, reducing reliance on subjective interpretations.

Conclusion

The New Packfinder™ Assessment and Report represent a significant advancement in candidate evaluation. With expanded trait measurement, enhanced reliability checks, and improved reporting, these tools empower hiring professionals to make better-informed decisions, streamline their processes, and build stronger teams.

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