SHL-style behaviour-based skills assessment
Rank how you would think, feel or respond in workplace scenarios, untimed in about 20 minutes
Used by KPMG (Official), PwC (Official), Standard Chartered (Unverified)
The format
- Scenarios24, four responses each
- QuestionsHow you'd think, feel or respond
- AnsweringRank most to least like you
- TimeUntimed, about 20 minutes
- Moving onForward only
How to approach it
- All four responses are reasonable, so rank by what you'd really do first, not by what sounds best
- Picture a real week at work or university when you read each scenario
- Thinking, feeling and responding are asked separately, so notice which one each scenario wants
- Read the firm's values beforehand, but don't try to game them
More optionsGoing back, shortcuts
- Allow going backNo source says whether the real one allows it
- Keyboard shortcuts1 to 4 pick a response, Backspace undoes, Enter moves on
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Format notes
What this drill copies from the published format and how sure we are of each value, checked 22 September 2026
| Parameter | Value | Label |
|---|---|---|
| Question type | Workplace scenarios where you rank how you would think, feel or respond, from most to least like you | OfficialSource for Question type |
| Time limit | None | OfficialSource for Time limit |
| Typical timeOne bank gives 15 to 20 minutes for its behavioural part and a guide says 25 to 30 for another firm, neither naming the product | About 20 minutes | OfficialSource 1 for Typical timeSource 2 for Typical timeSource 3 for Typical time |
| ScenariosNo count is published; 24 fills about 20 minutes | 24 in the full version, 8 in the short practice | Unverified |
| Responses per scenarioNo count is published | 4 | Unverified |
| RankingEmployers say you rank what's most like you, but the exact screen isn't published | Choose the most like you, then the next, until all four are placed | Unverified |
| Feedback | A personalised skills report afterwards | OfficialSource for Feedback |
| ScoringOne bank says its whole assessment is marked automatically against a pass mark set by people, without naming the product | Not published | UnverifiedSource for Scoring |
| Pass mark | Set by the employer, not the provider | OfficialSource for Pass mark |
| Going backNo source says whether earlier scenarios can be changed | Off by default | Unverified |
Who uses it
What the evidence says about each employer, checked 22 September 2026
KPMGOfficial
The firm names this assessment in its early careers process: untimed, about 20 minutes, ranking how you would think, feel or respond at work, then a skills report
PwCOfficial
The firm names this provider for an untimed assessment of your natural preferences at work, but doesn't publish its format
PwCUnverified
A guide says most people take 25 to 30 minutes
Standard CharteredUnverified
Its early careers assessment starts with an untimed behavioural part of about 15 to 20 minutes and a feedback report, but its pages name no provider and don't confirm spring insight use
Source 1 for Standard CharteredSource 2 for Standard CharteredSource 3 for Standard Chartered
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