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Here you will find answers to the questions that candidates, HR professionals and managers ask us most often. About the assessments, your preparation, your privacy and the technology behind it. Cannot find your question here? Get in touch and the team will help you right away.

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hrmforce provides digital questionnaires and HR tooling for the entire career process: from recruitment and selection through to development and offboarding. You use our online assessments to match talent to job requirements, and you use our HRM solutions to manage matching, development, employability and HR analytics in a single environment.

Want to know what this delivers for your organisation? Take a look at the page on what it delivers in concrete terms.

Yes. The questionnaires are based on validated models from selection psychology. The Big Fifty personality test, for example, is based on the Big Five, the most researched model for personality. We continuously test the instruments for reliability and predictive value.

Want to read more about the methodology? You will find it in our knowledge centre.

The assessments range from vocationally trained to academic level. The language is drafted to be as clear and culture-neutral as possible, so that candidates from upper secondary vocational level with a reasonable command of Dutch can work through the questionnaires smoothly. For each assessment you choose the norm group that matches the role and the work level.

Not sure which assessment fits a role? Our advisory team is happy to help you think it through.

Yes. Request a sample report via the contact form, or schedule a free demo. In the demo you will see within 30 minutes what a report looks like and how to read the results.

You can choose from individual questionnaires for selection, development and teamwork. The most requested ones:

The full range is available in the assessment overview.

For periodic use you work with a licence. For one-off use you order individual questionnaires in the webshop. You will find the current prices and packages on the pricing page.

Want to get started as an organisation? Then schedule a demo, and we will tailor the right format to your situation.

Yes. We collect, process and store data in accordance with the General Data Protection Regulation and Dutch privacy legislation. Access to data is limited to authorised persons only, and data is used solely for the purpose for which consent was given. The full explanation is set out in our privacy statement.

On the page preparing for an assessment you can read what to expect before, during and after. Want to practise straight away? Then take a practice assessment. That way you get familiar with the question types and the pace.

With these points you will go into the assessment with confidence:

  • Make sure you are fit and rested when you start. An assessment requires concentration.
  • Work with focus and take the time seriously.
  • Be yourself. The results are most accurate when you answer as you truly are.
  • Think in advance about the behaviour the role requires. Ask people who excel in this role how they approach it.
  • Strengthen your self-knowledge. Ask friends, colleagues or family how they see you.
  • Are you dyslexic? Let us know in advance so we can take that into account.
  • Leave on time. Better fifteen minutes early than five minutes late.
  • Practise the aptitude tests a few times beforehand.

There are three common formats:

  • Managerial role play. You hold a conversation as a manager with an employee, for example to address someone about their behaviour or to bring them along in a decision.
  • Negotiation role play. You and your counterpart are on equal footing. It is about give and take.
  • Sales conversation. For commercial roles you convince a potential customer of the value of a product or service.

Think in advance about the behaviour the role requires and practise your conversation technique.

In addition to questionnaires and role plays, you may encounter these components:

  • In-basket exercise. You handle internal and external mail. This lets us look at planning, delegating, prioritising, judgement and decisiveness.
  • Analysis and presentation assignment. Based on a case, you present an exposition on an issue, for example a marketing or investment plan, sometimes to a panel.

These books are widely read in preparation:

  • Wim Bloemers, Het psychologisch onderzoek (ISBN 9789026322655)
  • Bas Kok, Assessment doen (ISBN 9789049102524)
  • Jack van Minden, Alles over assessment centers (ISBN 9789047082231)

We use current storage and security techniques to protect your data against unauthorised access and improper use. Only authorised persons can access the data, solely for the purpose for which you gave consent. Processing takes place in accordance with European and Dutch privacy legislation.

For two purposes:

  1. Delivering a report that organisations use for selection or development.
  2. Research to keep the questionnaires sharp. Test data is always reported anonymously and at group level, so it can never be traced back to you as an individual.

Providing additional background data for research is always voluntary. It has no effect on your results or on any application procedure.

We do not keep personal data of candidates longer than necessary for the purpose for which it was collected. By default, data is available and retrievable for a maximum of two years. After that it is anonymised and used only anonymously for research. Want to keep data longer, for example for development? You decide that yourself.

Yes. You have the right to view your data or have it deleted. Preferably submit your request by email via [email protected], with a copy of an identity document. You will receive a reply within two working days. We always grant a request, unless we are required to keep data for administrative or legal reasons.

Clear your browser history and refresh the page once. On Windows you do that with F5, on a Mac with Apple + R. After that the new version runs without remnants of the previous one.

You check your system settings via cyscape.com/showbrow.asp. Copy the information and email it to your account manager or the service desk. That way we can prepare your question and help you faster.

For demos and viewing along with questions we use:

You download the tool that the service desk agrees on with you.

For the candidate's computer:

  • Processor 1.5 GHz or higher
  • Memory 512 MB or higher
  • Operating system Windows XP or newer
  • Resolution 1280 x 1024 pixels or higher

Work with a permanently uninterrupted internet connection. Content scanning and https inspection slow down the speed and we therefore advise against them.

The team is happy to help you further. Email [email protected] or call +31 (0)88 88 321 88. For extensive help and manuals, take a look at the support page and the knowledge centre.

Yes. Via the shop you take individual assessments at the maximum price; you pay afterwards. If you use them structurally, your own licensed portal is always cheaper.

A portal works on a licence basis with a fixed annual price for unlimited use. See the options on the pricing page or request a demo.

hrmforce connects with common ATS, HR and payroll systems such as AFAS, Nmbrs, Visma, Loket, Recruitee, Carerix and OTYS. See integrations.

Yes. Reports and the portal can be set up in your own branding with white-label options.

Yes. With the certification training you become a certified user. Check the training calendar and register directly.

Cannot find your question?

The hrmforce team is happy to help you think through the right assessments and the setup of your HR process. Schedule a demo or ask your question directly.

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