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HireVue Shapedance practice
Find every card with the same pattern of shapes, even when it is turned or spinning, then press Compare.
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 Shapedance works
- Four to six cards show a small grid of circles, squares and triangles.
- Some cards are rotated, and on later levels some keep spinning.
- Select all the cards that are the same pattern, then press Compare.
- A mirror image is not the same pattern. Usually two cards match, sometimes three.
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
- Pick one landmark, such as the only triangle, and check where it sits relative to the others.
- Triangles show direction: a matching card's triangle points the same way relative to the grid.
- Count shapes first. A card with a different count can be ruled out at once.
Questions
Do I have to find all matches?
Yes. Compare checks that you picked exactly the matching set.
Does colour matter?
Each shape always has its own colour, so colour helps you spot shapes but is not a separate rule.
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