Gamified Hiring Assessments with pymetrics

Skills-based assessments that are engaging, inclusive, and backed by science to hire based on potential, not pedigree.

Smarter Hiring Starts with Soft Skills

Adaptability, attention, decision-making, and other soft skills are increasingly recognized as critical to job success. With pymetrics’ neuroscience-based assessments, Harver offers a groundbreaking approach to evaluating candidates’ cognitive and emotional attributes through engaging, bias-reducing games.

Why Companies Choose Harver + pymetrics

With neuroscience-based assessments and a focus on soft skills, pymetrics brings structure and fairness to hiring at scale. Global organizations rely on this approach to improve match quality, reduce bias, and deliver faster, more engaging candidate experiences—driving better outcomes across the talent lifecycle.

59%

Reduction in
time to hire

Minutes
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98%

Completion
rate

Go Beyond the Resume with Cognitive Science

Resumes rarely capture a candidate’s full potential. With pymetrics’ gamified assessments, you can look past job titles and education to uncover the natural strengths that drive performance—providing a deeper, fairer view of each person’s fit for the role.

Effort

Risk Tolerance

Decision making

Attention

Focus

Learning

Fairness

Generosity

Emotion

Measure potential, not pedigree

Rather than focusing on backward-looking resumes, we observe non-verbal behavioral-based attributes that measure everyone’s true potential. Each assessment captures thousands of data points, to which we apply rigorous science to build profiles of what makes a person and job unique.

Boost engagement with gamification

Assessments are only useful if people are willing to take them. Harver’s gamified behavioral assessments have a 98% completion rate, thanks to their engaging, game-like interface. Plus, every job seeker receives immediate results and feedback, to add value for them and increase uptake for you.

Designed for fairness and fit

Co-founded by a neuroscientist and AI ethicist, pymetrics brings a fairness-first approach to hiring that measure for true potential. Our assessments are:

Nonverbal and intuitive, minimizing cultural and language bias
Validated for fairness across gender, ethnicity, and socioeconomic status
Focused on fit, not background

Empower mobility to increase talent pool

Our platform doesn’t stop at hiring. With pymetrics-driven assessments, you can:

Spot internal talent primed for upskilling
Guide development and re-skilling with data-backed soft skills insights
Identify potential leaders early
Increase employee engagement and satisfaction
Reduce attrition through better role alignment

Make the most of your candidate funnel

Accurately assessing soft skills means you can make your TA and TM efforts more efficient and effective. With matching data from over 100M assessments, we do what no other solution can: match candidates not just to the role they applied for, but to any job where they’d thrive. Skills-based matching powered by pymetrics helps uncover hidden talent across your funnel.

“Sage is excited to implement pymetrics for our Early Careers programs worldwide as part of our strategy to revolutionise Talent Acquisition through technology. Previously, manually screening all applications was a daunting, time-consuming task. With pymetrics, we can streamline the process, ensure inclusivity, and ensure a fair and engaging assessment of all candidates.”

Sarah Jackson, VP Global Talent Acquisition & Employer Branding

“At Chalhoub Group, it is essential for us to ensure that every applicant is given the opportunity to be thoroughly considered throughout the selection process. Harver’s blend of gamification and science has enabled us to achieve this, allowing for a more inclusive and thoughtful approach to talent acquisition.”

Damian Brown, VP Talent Chalhoub Group

Questions About pymetrics Gamified Assessments? We Have Answers

Whether you’re exploring new ways to identify top talent or looking to improve candidate engagement, pymetrics gamified assessments offer a science-backed, bias-reducing approach to hiring. Here, we answer the most common questions about how they work and why they’re a smart addition to your hiring toolkit.

What are Harver’s gamified behavioral assessments?

Harver’s gamified behavioral assessments, powered by pymetrics, utilize neuroscience-based games to evaluate candidates’ soft skills such as attention, decision-making, risk tolerance, and emotional intelligence. These assessments aim to identify a candidate’s potential beyond traditional resumes by focusing on inherent behavioral attributes.

How do pymetrics assessments enhance the hiring process?

By providing an engaging, game-like experience, these assessments achieve a 98% completion rate. They offer immediate feedback to candidates and deliver employers thousands of data points to build comprehensive profiles, leading to improved match quality and reduced bias in hiring decisions.

How are the pymetrics assessments designed to be fair and unbiased?

The assessments are nonverbal and intuitive, minimizing cultural and language biases. They have been validated for fairness across gender, ethnicity, and socioeconomic status, ensuring a focus on a candidate’s true potential rather than their background.

What is the candidate experience like with pymetrics assessments?

On average, candidates complete the gamified behavioral assessments in approximately 25 minutes. Candidates receive immediate results and feedback upon completing the assessments. This transparency adds value to their experience and encourages higher participation rates.

Can gamified assessments be used for internal talent development?

Absolutely. Organizations can leverage the insights from these assessments to identify internal talent suitable for upskilling, guide development and re-skilling initiatives, and pinpoint potential leaders early, thereby enhancing employee engagement and reducing attrition.

Are gamified assessments effective for early career or entry-level candidates?

Yes—pymetrics gamified assessments are especially well-suited for early career hiring. Because they focus on behavioral attributes and potential rather than resumes or prior experience, they help uncover talent that traditional methods might overlook. This makes them ideal for internships, graduate programs, and entry-level roles where candidates may not yet have an extensive work history.

Achieve Faster, Better Hiring Outcomes with Harver

Predict fit for any job seeker.

Ready to elevate your hiring with soft skill assessments and science-backed matching? Get a preview of Harver’s gamified hiring platform, pymetrics.