PRACTICAL IT SKILLS ASSESSMENT FOR HR TEAMS
On a CV it is a claim.Here it becomes a measurement.
Candidates solve genuine tasks in real software, not a quiz: Microsoft Excel, Word or AutoCAD with TEST4U desktop, or a word processor, spreadsheet and presentation editor in the browser with TEST4U cloud. You receive a scored, skill-by-skill report that is directly comparable across every candidate for the same role.
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“Advanced Excel” means nothing until somebody checks
Interviews measure communication, attitude and team fit. They do not measure whether a candidate can build a pivot table in ten minutes.
“Advanced Excel”
A claim with nothing behind it
The phrase appears on dozens of CVs and arrives with no objective measurement attached to it.
“Intermediate”
No shared scale
One candidate’s “intermediate” is another’s “advanced”. There is no way to compare the two.
45 minutes
Interview time spent badly
The interview is spent on technical questions that an assessment could have answered beforehand.
+3 months
Training nobody budgeted for
The new hire needs considerably more training than the company assumed at offer stage.
Three steps, from your desk
Nothing technical to set up, and nothing to learn before you use it.
01
SELECT
Choose an assessment
A ready-made package for a job role, or a specific application and level. If nothing fits, we build one for you.
02
SEND
Send a single link
The candidate opens it on their own computer — Windows, Mac or Linux — and works in a real word processor, spreadsheet or presentation editor in the browser, with nothing to install.
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RESULT
Read the report
Automatic scoring per skill area, ready to attach to a candidate file or forward to the hiring manager.
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Why we do not use multiple choice
A multiple-choice test asks whether the candidate remembers where a button is. TEST4U hands them a file and a task, then checks the result — the way their manager would.
| Multiple-choice test | TEST4U | |
|---|---|---|
| What it measures | Whether they recall the right answer | Whether they complete the task |
| Environment | A simulation or screenshots | Real software: Microsoft Office (desktop) or a browser office suite (cloud) |
| Lucky guesses | One in four by guessing | The file is either correct or it is not |
| Searching online | Hands over the answer | Leaves no time to finish |
| What the report shows | Percentage of correct answers | Which skills, and at what depth |
Already know what to measure? Pick the application and the level
Single-application assessments from Basic to Expert, plus combined Word, PowerPoint and Excel packages. The same real tasks and the same scoring as the role-based assessments.
Excel
Word
PowerPoint
Word, PowerPoint & Excel
Outlook
Access
Microsoft Project
Touch typing
TEST4U cloud covers spreadsheet, word processing and presentation skills; Outlook, Access, Microsoft Project and touch typing are assessed with TEST4U desktop.
Browse skill-based assessments My skill is not listedStart from the role, not from the software
You do not need to know which functions should be measured. Every role has different real requirements, and the assessment is composed from those.
Administrative staff
Accounting
Project Manager
Marketing
Sales
HR & Administration
Web Developer
Technical drawing
TEST4U cloud covers spreadsheet, word processing and presentation skills; everything else (Outlook, Access, AutoCAD, WordPress, web development) is assessed with TEST4U desktop.
Browse role-based assessments My role is not listedYou do not get a grade. You get a capability picture.
- Breakdown by skill areaSeparates the candidate who is fluent with formulas but struggles with charts — something a single overall grade hides completely.
- A comparable scoreSame tasks, same scoring, same time limit for every candidate for that role.
- Completion time per taskShows the difference between someone who knows and someone who is searching.
- Ready to forwardGoes straight into the candidate file, or to the hiring manager, with no editing.
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TEST4U cloud or TEST4U desktop
Same scoring, same reports. TEST4U desktop assesses inside Microsoft Office and AutoCAD; TEST4U cloud assesses word processing, spreadsheet and presentation skills in the browser.
TEST4U cloud
The assessment runs in the browser. You send a link and the candidate starts — from wherever they are, within the window you set.
- Nothing to install, for you or for the candidate
- Works on Windows, Mac and Linux
- The candidate does not need Microsoft Office on their computer
- Word processing, spreadsheets and presentations
- Built for remote hiring and fast turnarounds
TEST4U desktop
The application is installed on your organisation’s computers or network, and assessments run on your own premises and equipment.
- Candidates work in Microsoft Office itself (2016, 2019, 2021, 2024, 365) and AutoCAD
- Candidate data stays inside your infrastructure
- Suited to internal security or network constraints
- Works in a supervised assessment room
- A common choice for large-scale staff assessment
The same platform trains all your employees
Do not train everyone the same way. Find out what each person actually needs first.
01 — ASSESS
Map the team
Measure the real level of the department, per person and per skill.
02 — IDENTIFY
Find the gaps
See which skills are genuinely missing, and from whom, instead of guessing.
03 — TRAIN
Targeted practice
Unlimited retries and video solutions, with a route to certification if you need one.
04 — RE-CHECK
Reassess
Measure again after training, against exactly the same criteria.
What HR teams ask before they start
With TEST4U cloud, no — only a browser and a connection, on Windows, Mac or Linux: the tasks open in a word processor, spreadsheet or presentation editor in the browser. With TEST4U desktop, yes: the assessment runs in Microsoft Office on your own workstations.
The tasks don’t have a single “right answer” to copy. They require producing a specific result inside a file, under a strict time limit. The goal isn’t to block every form of help, but to measure execution speed: anyone who needs to look up each step simply won’t finish in time. And where stricter control is needed, TEST4U Desktop supports fully supervised assessment..
Typically 45 minutes and around 25 tasks, depending on the package. The candidate sits it within a time window you define.
Microsoft Office 2016, 2019, 2021, 2024 and Microsoft 365. The content covers features common to all of them, so the result does not depend on which version the candidate happens to use. TEST4U cloud does not use Microsoft Office: it opens and saves standard Word, Excel and PowerPoint files.
No. You can buy a single assessment for a single candidate.
With TEST4U desktop nothing leaves your infrastructure. With TEST4U cloud the data is hosted on our systems and the candidate is informed before starting. Send us your policy requirements and we will answer in writing.
Yes. We design the assessment, send it to the candidates and deliver a consolidated report with a ranking. Your HR team receives only the result.
NEXT STEP
Take the test yourself, before your candidate does
The fastest way to understand what TEST4U measures is to use it yourself — the same assessment your candidates will receive.
Try the free demoOr send us the role you are hiring for and we will recommend an assessment, with no commitment.