Language tests for hiring, one skill at a time

Speaking, writing, reading and listening, each its own test and each reported as a CEFR level from A1 to C2. Order the skills a role actually uses, and compare every candidate on one scale.

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Every skill, one scale

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Which skills does the role need?

Most roles lean on two skills far more than the other two. Testing those, rather than all four, keeps the assessment short for the candidate and the result about the job.

RoleTest forWhy
Voice support and call centresSpeakingListeningEvery call is both: catching what the caller said, then answering it.
Chat and email supportWritingReadingUnderstanding the customer’s message exactly, then replying in writing.
Sales and account managementSpeakingWritingCalls and meetings, then the follow-up email the client keeps.
Warehouse, logistics and manufacturingReadingListeningProcedures, safety notices and spoken instructions on the floor.
Care and frontline serviceSpeakingListeningReadingConversations with the public, handovers and written care or service notes.
Back office, data and moderationReadingWritingWorking from written material all day, and writing up what was done.

Two kinds of test, one scale

Speaking and writing

The candidate produces language

Open answers, recorded or typed, scored by AI on five dimensions each against a rubric written to the CEFR descriptors, with the reasoning behind every score. Available in 13 languages, with your own question libraries if you want them. Together they take about 20 minutes.

Reading and listening

The candidate shows they understood

Multiple-choice questions with one keyed answer each, in a test that adapts after its first part. The level is calculated, not judged, so it is instant and identical every time. Available in English and German. Together they take 26 to 32 minutes.

Questions people ask

Which language skills should I test for a job?
Test the skills the job uses, not all four by default. Voice roles need speaking and listening, chat and email roles need writing and reading, and roles that work from procedures and instructions need reading and listening more than speaking. Each skill is its own test with its own level, so you can order exactly the combination a role calls for.
What is the difference between productive and receptive skills?
Speaking and writing are productive: the candidate produces language, and the answer has to be judged, which is why they are scored by AI on five dimensions with written reasoning. Reading and listening are receptive: the candidate shows they understood, every question has one right answer, and the level is calculated the moment they finish.
Can one assessment cover all four skills?
Not as one sitting. Speaking and writing are ordered together as one assessment of about 20 minutes, and reading and listening together as another of 26 to 32 minutes. Any skill can also be ordered on its own. All four report on the same CEFR scale, so the levels read side by side.
Are all four skills scored on the same scale?
Yes. Every skill reports a CEFR level from A1 to C2 and a score from 0 to 100 on the same bands, so a B2 in reading means what a B2 in speaking means, and a candidate who reads at C1 and speaks at B1 shows up as exactly that.
Which languages are available?
Speaking and writing are available in 13 languages. Reading and listening are available in English and German, because they run on a bank of texts, recordings and questions that has to be written and reviewed per language before it ships.
How much do the tests cost?
From $0.60 a test on annual billing, priced per assessment, with no setup fee and no per-seat licence. You can start free with ten assessments and no card.

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