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HR Graduate Comprehension Test

The HR Graduate Comprehension Test evaluates a candidate's ability to check requests against policy, match documents and spot discrepancies, and draw sound conclusions from HR records, using only the information provided.

Candidates complete 45 items in 25 minutes across three components: checking leave requests against a printed policy and counting the errors; matching offer letters to an approved vacancy request and counting the discrepancies; and reading a short HR record with a one-line brief and judging statements as True, False or Cannot Tell. No HR or employment law knowledge is required -- every rule needed is printed on screen. It is designed for graduate applicants and trainees in HR and people-operations roles.

Duration
25 minutes
Timed
Questions
45
Norm group
HR Graduate Job Applicants
Reports
2 samples
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Try a sample question

These are the practice questions a candidate sees before the HR Graduate Comprehension Test starts. Have a go — the answer and an explanation appear after each one. Nothing is recorded.

Part 1: Checking leave requests against policy

Decide how many errors the leave request contains. An error is any breach of the policy or any incorrect calculation.

Leave policy (extract)

  • Annual leave must be requested at least 10 days before the first day of leave.
  • Every request must show a named approving manager.

Request — leave from 5–9 May 2025 (5 days), submitted 28 April 2025, 0 colleagues already on leave, approving manager “J. Carrow”.

How many errors does this request contain?

Sample reports

Real reports generated for a sample candidate through the same pipeline a live sitting goes through.

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Sample Assessor Report
See a real example of the confidential report the hiring team receives -- percentile, band and the areas to probe at interview.
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Sample Candidate Report
See a real example of the feedback report a candidate can be sent -- no scores, a plain result and development advice.
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