Measure critical skills with technical assessments

Hire and deploy the right talent for the right roles with confidence. Mercer’s comprehensive library of technical assessments covers both IT and non-IT skills, with knowledge assessments and coding simulations across a wide range of job roles, industries and functions.
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Skills-powered decisions at every stage of the talent lifecycle

Whether you’re hiring new talent or deploying existing employees into critical roles, understanding technical capability is key. Mercer’s technical assessments provide a clear, objective view of skills proficiency across a wide range of domains — from IT and coding to sales, accounting, operations, customer service and more. Designed to reflect real-world tasks, our clients use technical assessments to help match the right people to the right roles, identify skills gaps and inform upskilling/reskilling plans. With insights grounded in robust methodology and practical application, we support smarter, skills-powered decisions from hire to retire.

Assess functional knowledge with a library of ready-to-use and customizable technical assessments

  • Broad domain coverage

    Extensive catalog that measures over 500 skills across 1,500+ job roles and 40+ industries:

    • Levels: Entry-level, Experienced professional, Management
    • Functions: IT, Sales, Marketing, Finance, Accounting, HR, Operations, Customer Support and more
    • Industries: BPO, High Tech, Financial Services, Retail, Media & PR, Hospitality, Education and more

    Ready to use now or tailored to meet our clients’ specific requirements. Can also be combined with personality, cognitive aptitude and/or behavioral assessments for a more complete picture.

  • Reports with actionable insights
    Actionable reporting that is fit for purpose—to drive more confident decisions in hiring, talent mobility and deployment, upskilling/reskilling and skills-based transformation programs.
  • Online proctoring capabilities

    Combine any technical assessment with our powerful proctoring suite:

    • Audio and video proctoring
    • Identity authentication
    • Secure browser

Technical assessments that go beyond multiple-choice questionnaires to measure real-world skills

  • MCQs

    Multiple-choice questionnaires that measure knowledge across 500+ skills

  • Simulators

    On-the-job scenarios, including hands-on programming and coding skills with automated scoring

  • Caselets

    Assess the ability to draw on a multitude of skills to handle more complex problems from a holistic perspective
Item bank of 100,000+ questions

Online coding assessments for 32+ languages

Hire and deploy entry-level and experienced developers at scale. Objectively evaluate an individual’s skills across parameters such as coding aptitude, problem solving and de-bugging via a simulated environment.
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Using technical assessments to hire and deploy developers at scale

Differentiate good from great using Mercer’s coding simulators:

  • Seamless pair programming using integrated coding simulators
  • Comprehensive assessments using feedback from multiple rounds
  • Digital ideation using inbuilt interactive whiteboard and notepad
  • Comprehensive code analysis using code playback feature and screening data

Conduct live coding interviews remotely:

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