Problem Solving
Structured thinking, judgement and verification under pressure.
Recruitment testing, built for global hiring teams
Hire on evidence, not on impressions.
Shark Sense is an international recruitment testing platform. Candidates work through realistic workplace scenarios; your team receives one clear, defensible report covering how they think, decide, communicate and behave under pressure.
Candidates use a private invitation link — no account required.
- Typical completion time
- 35 min
- Assessment dimensions
- 10
- Capability families
- 4
- Server-side scoring
- 100%
Typical completion time
Assessment dimensions
Capability families
Server-side scoring
The framework
10 dimensions of job-ready capability
Scored competencies rated 0–100, plus profiling lenses that describe how a person works rather than ranking them — organised into four capability families and kept in step with your live assessment library.
Cognitive Ability
Reasoning, judgement and structured thinking under pressure.
Behavioural & Personality
Preferences and working style — described, never ranked.
Work Style
Big Five work-style preferences. There are no right answers.
DISC Analysis - Behavioural Style
Behavioural style at work. There are no right answers.
Workplace Skills
Everyday professional effectiveness on the job.
Communication
Clarity, tone and stakeholder handling in realistic workplace exchanges.
Time Management
Prioritisation, planning and how you handle competing deadlines.
Role-Specific Skills
Capabilities that matter for one particular role or function.
Accounting
The SharkSense Accounting Proficiency Test evaluates a candidate’s understanding of accounting principles, journal entries, reconciliations, taxation, and financial statements. It helps employers assess accuracy, conceptual clarity, and practical readiness for accounting and finance roles.
Tally
The SharkSense Tally Proficiency Test evaluates a candidate’s practical knowledge of Tally, including accounting entries, inventory management, GST, payroll, and financial reporting (within Tally Software). It helps employers assess accuracy, speed, and real-world readiness for accounting roles.
GST
This test assesses practical GST knowledge and judgement across compliance, returns, ITC, invoicing, and real-world tax situations.
HR Recruitment
This test evaluates practical recruitment judgement across sourcing, screening, interviewing, candidate management, and hiring decisions. It measures how effectively candidates respond to real-world recruitment situations.
HR - Human Resourses
This HR assessment evaluates a candidate’s practical knowledge of recruitment, onboarding, payroll coordination, employee engagement, performance management, HR operations, and workplace compliance. It is designed to assess whether candidates can apply HR principles effectively while handling real-
The workflow
From shortlist to decision in four steps
- 01
Set up your workspace
Sign in securely. An administrator approves access and assigns assessment credits.
- 02
Define the role
Add the opening, pick entry or mid level, and choose exactly which tests apply.
- 03
Invite the candidate
Send a private, expiring link. Proctoring, device and location checks run throughout.
- 04
Read the report
Graphical, question-level reporting the moment the attempt is submitted — exportable to PDF.
Why Shark Sense
Assessment science, engineered for trust
Fair by design
Balanced item pools, reverse-keyed items and bias review are built into the framework, not bolted on.
Tamper-resistant
Timing, item selection and scoring run server-side against immutable per-attempt snapshots.
Proctored
Periodic camera checks, device fingerprinting, IP and location capture — visible to your team, private by default.
Configurable
Administrators can add categories and upload entire question banks by CSV as your framework evolves.
Report-ready
Graphical competency, personality and behavioural views, question-level review and one-click PDF export.
Recruiter-led
Shark Sense never auto-rejects a candidate. Every hiring decision stays with your people.
Frequently asked questions
- What does Shark Sense measure?
- Three scored competencies — communication, time management and problem solving — plus two profiling lenses: Big Five personality and DISC behavioural style.
- How long does an assessment take?
- A full assessment runs about 35 minutes. Recruiters can select only the sections that matter for a role, so shorter configurations are common.
- Do candidates need an account?
- No. Candidates receive a private, expiring invitation link by email and can begin immediately on any modern device.
- Is the assessment fair across regions and industries?
- Items are written as neutral workplace scenarios, balanced with reverse-keyed items, and reviewed for bias. Shark Sense never makes an automated hire or reject decision — recruiters do.
- How is candidate data protected?
- Scoring runs server-side against immutable per-attempt snapshots, access is scoped to your organisation, and proctoring evidence is stored in private, access-controlled storage.
Talk to us
Tell us what you are hiring for
Share your roles, volumes and timelines. Our team will map the right assessment configuration and walk you through a live candidate report.
- A guided walkthrough of the recruiter workspace
- A sample candidate report for your role level
- Guidance on section selection and credits