SHL

SHL operates one of the largest assessment catalogues in the industry, built around the principle it summarises as people science delivering people answers. The breadth is what distinguishes it: an organisation can source personality, cognitive, behavioural and skills instruments from one provider rather than assembling them.

The featured instruments are long established. The Occupational Personality Questionnaire is among the most widely used work personality instruments anywhere. The Motivational Questionnaire addresses what drives an individual rather than how they behave, which is a distinct and often more predictive question for retention. Situational Judgment Tests present realistic scenarios rather than abstract items, and SHL Verify covers cognitive ability.

Simulation is where the catalogue extends past questionnaires. Skills simulations, call centre simulations, business skills and coding simulations place a candidate in an approximation of the actual work. For technical roles in particular, watching someone write code predicts performance more reliably than any personality measure.

The wider set covers Job-Focused Assessments, the Global Skills Assessment, SHL 360 for multi rater feedback, video interviews and language evaluation, across both talent acquisition and talent management. SHL publishes guidance on closing skills gaps and turning assessment data into development. Pricing is not published.