12 Psychometric Assessments and Pre-employment Testing Providers in Australia

Chris Schutte  |  Updated 27 August 2026

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If you’re an Australian business exploring psychometric assessment providers, we’ve compiled a list of 12 leading providers in the Australian market.

Psychometric assessments are structured tests used to measure cognitive ability, aptitude, behaviour, emotional intelligence, values, and job-related skills. Most are now completed online and give you detailed reports detailing the results, to support your workforce decisions.

They are now widely used across Australia, with around 1 in 4 companies using psychometric testing in some form, and adoption significantly higher among larger organisations. Estimates suggest around 80% of top 10 companies use psychometric assessments during recruitment, particularly for management and executive roles.

While exploring providers, it is important however, to clearly distinguish organisational psychometric assessments from clinical assessments used by psychologists used in medical settings. The providers listed below focus specifically on workplace and pre-employment testing applications.

With that said, here are 12 leading psychometric assessment providers in Australia.

InterACT-Global is one of the largest Australian providers of psychometric assessments and pre-employment testing for businesses across the country, including Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne and Perth. They help organisations improve hiring and talent decisions through assessments that support recruitment, development, and workforce planning across a wide range of industries.

Their offering is designed as a comprehensive assessment suite that helps organisations tackle different people challenges without needing to manage multiple providers or disconnected tools. They also focus on keeping the process practical and easy to use, with reports designed to highlight the key insights and recommendations clearly, rather than overwhelming users with unnecessary detail.

They work with organisations of every size, from small startups to large national and multi-national organisations. Solutions are tailored to each organisation’s unique needs, whether that’s quick, on-demand assessments or setting them up to manage their own assessment process internally, with training and ongoing support along the way.

Assessments Provided

  • Cognitive ability and aptitude (Logical, verbal, spatial, visual, inductive, mathematical, abstract, mechanical, attention to detail, tables & graphs, reading comprehension).
  • Personality and behavioural (DISC, OCEAN, Adaptability, Resilience, Leadership, Values).
  • Emotional intelligence 
  • Skills testing (Microsoft Office, excel, word, PowerPoint, outlook, data entry, administrative).
  • Situational judgement (manager, service, sales, team, supervisor).
  • Safety and reliability assessments
  • Industry and job specific assessments

Testgrid

TestGrid is a psychometric assessment provider offering on-demand testing through an online platform designed for recruitment and employee evaluation. Their core focus is making psychometric testing easy for internal HR teams to use without needing heavy setup or specialist support.

They support both occasional hiring and ongoing recruitment programs, making them suitable for organisations with different levels of assessment volume and maturity. Their platform allows HR teams to manage testing themselves, from sending assessments to viewing results, as part of their hiring process.

Alongside their platform, they also provide access to a range of established test publisher assessments, giving organisations flexibility in how they design and scale their testing approach.

Assessments Provided

  • Cognitive ability and aptitude tests
  • Behavioural assessments
  • Emotional intelligence measures
  • Skills testing
  • Safety assessments

RightPeople

RightPeople is a psychometric assessment provider focused on delivering practical and accessible pre-employment testing for organisations of all sizes.

Their platform is purpose-built for delivering assessments online, allowing HR teams to send tests to candidates, manage results, and incorporate psychometric data directly into their recruitment process without needing complex setup.

They are primarily focused on making psychometric testing easy to embed into everyday hiring workflows, so organisations can use assessments consistently at scale without relying on external consultants.

Assessments Provided

  • Cognitive ability and aptitude (abstract, numerical, verbal, speed accuracy, mechanical, attention).
  • Personality (OCEAN, Work Values, EQ, Time Management).
  • Skills (Microsoft excel, word, PowerPoint, Outlook).
  • Industry and Job Specific Tests

People Solutions

People Solutions is a recruitment and selection consultancy that has been providing psychometric assessment services since 1999. Their assessment work sits within a broader recruitment and organisational consulting offering, rather than existing as a standalone testing platform.

Psychometric testing is delivered as part of a wider advisory service, including tailored assessment design, structured recruitment processes, and candidate feedback where required. They are particularly experienced in supporting complex or senior-level hiring processes.

Assessments Provided

  • Abstract
  • Verbal
  • Numerical
  • Personality
  • Emotional Intelligence

Connect Testing

Connect Testing provides access to a range of established psychometric and behavioural assessments delivered through an online system that organisations use to send tests to candidates and view results. Employers manage the assessment process themselves, from selecting tests through to inviting candidates and interpreting reports.

They do not operate as a full recruitment consultancy or a heavily guided assessment service, but instead focus on giving organisations direct access to recognised testing tools and the platform needed to administer them.

Assessments Provided

  • Cognitive ability and aptitude tests
  • Behavioural assessments
  • Emotional intelligence measures
  • Skills testing
  • Safety assessments

Sacs Consulting

SACS Consulting is an organisational psychology consultancy established in 1975. Their psychometric assessments are delivered as part of a broader consulting service that also includes leadership development, employee engagement, wellbeing, 360-degree feedback, and workforce planning.

Clients typically engage SACS for wider people and organisational projects, where psychometric testing is one component of a larger solution rather than a standalone product.

Assessments Provided

  • Personality
  • Values
  • Cognitive ability (abstract, numerical, verbal)
  • Resilience

Converge International

Converge International is a national employee wellbeing and EAP provider where psychometric and assessment tools are offered as part of a broader suite of workplace wellbeing, safety, and employee support services.

Their assessments are typically used within organisational contexts such as psychosocial risk management, workplace safety initiatives, and employee wellbeing programs, rather than as standalone recruitment or hiring tools.

Assessments Provided

  • Applicant suitability matrix
  • Risk prediction index
  • Mental health and wellbeing assessments
  • Workplace violence risk assessments
  • Workplace personality assessments
  • Psychological assessments

Mapien

Mapien is a workplace psychology and consulting firm where psychometric assessments form one component of their broader organisational consulting services.

Their assessment tools are typically used within larger projects involving leadership development, organisational change, team effectiveness, and workplace risk management. Unlike some other providers, they don’t offer an online portal for self-management, but rather manage the assessment process for organisations and provide advice based on the results.

Assessments Provided

  • General mental/cognitive ability
  • Personality
  • Behaviour

CVCheck

CVCheck is an employment screening provider where psychometric assessments are offered as an add-on to their core background checking and verification services.

Their main focus is compliance, identity verification, and pre-employment screening, with psychometric testing integrated into broader candidate screening workflows. Their assessments can be ordered directly online, with a typical turn around time of one day, and are typically built for specific job types (e.g. accountants, bank tellers, team leaders).

Assessments Provided

  • Cognitive ability and aptitude tests
  • Behavioural assessments
  • Emotional intelligence measures
  • Skills testing
  • Safety assessments

Chandler Macleod

Chandler Macleod is one of Australia’s largest recruitment and workforce solutions providers, where psychometric assessments are delivered as part of broader recruitment and staffing services.

They provide a “vendor-neutral” assessment gateway portal to access partnered supplier assessment platforms. They also offer on-demand assessment solutions, for organisations who want quick insights into their people, without long setup delays.

Assessments Provided

  • Cognitive ability
  • Personality and traits
  • Emotional intelligence
  • Motivators and values
  • Integrity and behavioural risk
  • Job based skills

Allan Hall

Allan Hall is an HR consultancy and business advisory where psychometric testing is one component of their broad recruitment support services.

Their assessments can be used as standalone tools, but are typically delivered alongside wider workplace relations, compliance, and HR consulting support.

Assessments Provided

  • Personality
  • Cognitive ability
  • Aptitude
  • Skills

Merit Solutions

Merit Solutions is an HR consultancy specialising in public sector, government, and not-for-profit organisations, where psychometric assessments are integrated into broader recruitment and organisational development work.

While not a dedicated provider of psychometric assessments, they offer assessments as a part of their consulting services, and work with a number of licensed providers to offer a range of tools for different organisational requirements. They have a strong focus on using assessments for recruitment and selection, although they do also support team building, succession planning, leadership development and career coaching.

Assessments Provided

    • Personality (PAPI 3, 15FQ+, Values and Motives Inventory).
    • Ability and Critical Reasoning
    • Emotional Intelligence
    • Health and Safety
chris schutte, managing director at InterACT-Global and author of this article

Chris has over 30 years of experience as a senior manager and entrepreneur in Human Capital and people management. He has worked extensively with psychometric assessments and pre-employment testing, helping organisations hire the right people and build strong teams.

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