Game Based Assessment

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Unilever pymetrics games: what to expect and how to practise

Business Insider reported in 2017 that Unilever's early-careers applicants play 12 pymetrics games, about 20 minutes, before a recorded HireVue video interview.

The games

BalloonsPump balloons for 5 cents a pump and collect before they pop. Different colours pop at different sizes.About 4 minutes · 1 free gameMoney Exchange 1Decide how much of $10 to send another player. It is tripled, they choose what to send back, then you rate their fairness.About 1 minute · always freeMoney Exchange 2Split money with a new partner in two rounds; in the second you may also take some of theirs. Rate each split.About 1 minute · always freeDigitsDigits flash one at a time; type the sequence back. It grows by one when right and shrinks by one when wrong.About 3 minutes · 1 free gameTowersMove coloured discs between three towers until they match the target, in as few moves as possible.About 4 minutes · 1 free gameFacesPick the emotion a person is feeling, from the face alone or with a one-line story of what just happened.About 4 minutes · 1 free gameKeypressesPress the spacebar as fast as you can when it says GO, until it stops.Under 1 minute · 1 free gameEasy or HardChoose an easy task for $1 or a hard one for more money, given the chance of being paid. Then press fast to finish it.2 minutes · 1 free gameStopPress the spacebar for a red circle; do nothing for a green one. Fast and accurate.About 2 minutes · 1 free gameCardsDraw cards from four decks to win money from a $2000 loan. Some decks win over time; some lose.About 3 minutes · 1 free gameArrowsFive arrows flash. Blue or black: answer the middle arrow. Red: answer the outer arrows.About 4 minutes · 1 free gameLengthsA face flashes a little or a big mouth. Say which. Some right answers win 5 cents.About 5 minutes · 1 free game

What we know about Unilever's process

What these games measure

pymetrics games measure traits such as attention, risk taking, effort, memory, fairness and emotion reading. There is no overall right score; your profile is compared with people who do well in the role.

Questions

Which games does Unilever use?

Business Insider reported in 2017 that Unilever's early-careers applicants play 12 pymetrics games, about 20 minutes, before a recorded HireVue video interview. Employers can change their tests, so check your own invite.

Is this Unilever's real assessment?

No. It is independent practice, not connected to Unilever or pymetrics. The games follow pymetrics's published rules where they exist.

How should I practise for Unilever's pymetrics games?

Play each one once in full here, free and without sign-up, then repeat the one you found hardest. A pymetrics pass ($4.99, 30 days, paid once) unlocks unlimited practice.

Source: Business Insider, "Consumer-goods giant Unilever has been hiring employees using brain games and artificial intelligence" (June 2017). Independent practice, not affiliated with Unilever or pymetrics.