Which online test will I get? Singapore employers' assessments, 2026
Most Singapore employers screen with one of four kinds of online test: a personality questionnaire, a reasoning test, a coding test or a recorded video interview. Which one you get depends on the employer and the route. DBS sends a Predictive Index questionnaire through its JIM chatbot, Millennium and OCBC have used the Caliper assessment, and GovTech, IBM and Point72 use HackerRank. Find your employer in the table below, then practise that test type.
- Banks lean on personality and judgement tests: Predictive Index at DBS, Caliper at OCBC, a scenario-based culture test at UBS.
- Tech employers mostly use coding platforms: HackerRank, CodeSignal, Codility or Glider.
- Several employers add a timed reasoning test on top, such as Shopee's pattern test and Temus's 50 questions in 15 minutes.
- Recorded video interviews are common at the big investment banks, usually on HireVue.
- Tests change between years. Check the platform named in your invitation email before you prepare.
Which tests do Singapore banks and financial firms use?
| Employer | Test candidates reported | Year | What it looked like |
|---|---|---|---|
| DBS | Predictive Index (behavioural) | 2021-2025 | Sent inside the JIM chatbot application. Pick words that describe you; no camera, no time limit |
| DBS | HackerRank | 2021 | An assessment on Scrum and Agile topics |
| UBS | Culture Match / cultural appraisal, plus HackerRank | 2021-2022 | Scenario questions on how you would act at work, then a coding test for technology roles |
| OCBC | Caliper | 2021 | Data analytics track. Described as more cognitive than personality |
| Millennium | Caliper | 2021-2023 | Most / least like me statements, then pattern and number reasoning. 60-75 minutes |
| Point72 | HackerRank | 2021-2023 | Python for data roles; one candidate called the SQL question very hard |
| JPMorgan | HackerRank, HireVue | 2023 | Coding challenge for software summer analysts; recorded video interview |
| Goldman Sachs | HackerRank, HireVue | 2021-2025 | Two coding questions in about two hours for most years; recorded video interview |
| Standard Chartered | Pymetrics, then recorded interview | Not dated | Behavioural games before the video stage |
| Deutsche Bank | Codility | 2021 | Coding challenge |
| Visa | HackerRank and cognitive tests; CodeSignal | 2023-2026 | Traineeship route: online course, then coding and cognitive tests, then interview |
Which tests do technology companies use?
| Employer | Test candidates reported | Year | What it looked like |
|---|---|---|---|
| GovTech | HackerRank | 2025-2026 | Camera on and full screen throughout |
| CodeSignal | 2026 | The online assessment moved to CodeSignal | |
| ByteDance | HackerRank | 2022 | Three questions around LeetCode medium for a frontend role |
| TikTok | CodeSignal | 2026 | Reported as the platform for 2026 roles |
| Shopee | Glider; a pattern-recognition test | 2021-2024 | Take-home for data analysts in SQLite and Python; a 30-question, one-hour reasoning test on one programme |
| Grab | Codility | 2024 | Sent after resume review |
| IBM | HackerRank | 2023-2025 | One test, then one interview |
| TSMC | HackerRank | 2026 | Sent after a first interview |
| Hudson River Trading | CodeSignal | 2023 | Four questions in about 70 minutes; the last is much harder |
| Optiver | Numerical and sequence games | Not dated | Mental maths (80 questions in 8 minutes) and number sequences |
Which tests do programmes and other employers use?
| Employer | Test candidates reported | Year | What it looked like |
|---|---|---|---|
| TFIP (IBF) | TestGorilla, AgilenLite, HireQuotient | 2022-2023 | Aptitude tests per track; the AI track ended with a recorded video answer |
| Temus | Aptitude test | 2023 | 50 questions in 15 minutes, no calculator: the same shape as the CCAT |
| SGInnovate PowerX | Picture-pattern aptitude test plus HackerRank | 2023-2024 | Five coding questions in 90 minutes, proctored |
| Accenture | HackerRank, a critical-thinking test, recorded interview | Not dated | A 30-minute coding test, then reasoning questions and a self-recorded interview |
| Amazon | Work style assessment | Not dated | A questionnaire on how you prefer to work |
| Red Alpha | In-house technical challenge | 2023-2024 | Network packet analysis in Wireshark, then a logic test |
How to use this table
- Read the invitation email first. It names the platform, and the platform tells you the test type.
- Personality questionnaires (Predictive Index, Caliper, work style) have no right answers. Answer consistently and as you behave at work.
- Reasoning tests are where practice pays off most. Timed numerical, logical and pattern questions get faster with repetition.
- Coding platforms test problem solving under time. Practise on the same platform style the employer uses.
- Video interviews reward rehearsal. Two or three timed answers out loud before the real one.
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Rows come from candidates who chose to talk about their process, so large employers and technology roles are over-represented, and one report can describe one team. A test listed for 2021 may since have been replaced. Where an employer publishes its own process, its page wins over this table.
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Related guides
- Singapore hiring processes, step by step
- Predictive Index behavioural assessment
- Caliper assessment
- Coding tests at Singapore employers
- CCAT guide
- Video interview guides
Frequently asked questions
Which online test does DBS use?
Candidates applying through DBS's JIM chatbot between 2021 and 2025 reported a Predictive Index behavioural assessment: you pick words that describe how you are expected to act at work and how you see yourself. It is untimed and needs no camera. A 2021 candidate also reported a HackerRank test on Scrum and Agile topics.
Which online test does UBS use?
UBS describes a Culture Match assessment of work scenarios, cognitive tests and, for technology roles, a coding challenge. Candidates in Singapore reported the scenario-based culture test and a HackerRank coding test in 2021 and 2022.
Which employers in Singapore use the Caliper assessment?
Candidates reported the Caliper assessment at Millennium between 2021 and 2023 and at OCBC for a data analytics role in 2021. It mixes most / least like me personality statements with pattern and number reasoning.
Which coding platform do Singapore tech companies use?
HackerRank was the most reported (GovTech, IBM, TSMC, Point72, Visa, ByteDance). Google and Hudson River Trading used CodeSignal, Grab and Deutsche Bank used Codility, and Shopee used Glider for a data take-home.
Is the Temus aptitude test the CCAT?
Candidates reported 50 questions in 15 minutes with no calculator in 2023. That is the same length and time as the CCAT, but no candidate confirmed the provider, so treat it as CCAT-style rather than the CCAT itself.
How reliable is this list?
Each row is what candidates reported for that year, checked against the original messages. Processes change and differ by team, so use the platform named in your own invitation as the final word.
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