HireVue games / Puzzle
HireVue Puzzle practice
Study a picture, then slide its tiles back into place. In the real test this game is called Puzzlepicture.
One full free game, then a pass for unlimited practice. Built from recordings that candidates made of the real test (NATO, PwC and Shell, 2021 to 2025). Screens, colours and wording are ours.
How Puzzle works
- First you see the whole picture. Press Start puzzle when you are ready; the clock waits.
- One cell is empty. Tap a tile next to it to slide the tile in.
- The level is done when the picture is whole again.
- Grids grow from 2 by 2 to 3 by 3 and 4 by 4.
Time and scoring
3 minutes. In recordings of the real test, a right answer moves you up two levels and a miss or a timeout drops you one. Practice uses the same rule, so a run of right answers quickly reaches hard levels.
Tips
- Note one or two strong features of the picture, like a big circle or a corner colour.
- Solve the top row first, then the left column, then the rest.
- Do not chase single tiles around; move the empty cell in loops.
Questions
Can I see the picture again?
Not in our practice once the puzzle starts, so look properly first.
Are the pictures from the real test?
No. Ours are drawn by code each level, so you cannot memorise them.
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