This article describes the technical properties of our global norm groups, such as their size, context, and job level.
All tests on our assessment platform are norm-referenced. This means that a candidate's score on a test is compared with a large representative group of people who have taken that test before - this group is referred to as the “comparison group” or “norm group”.
Clevry allows you to choose which comparison group you would like to use for each of your assessments. We have general composite norm groups available for all assessments (detailed in this document). Additionally, Clevry offers bespoke comparison groups for those organisations with larger volumes of candidates (150+) who would like to use their own internal benchmarks. Please get in touch with a member of the team for more information about this.
The system then uses this comparison from norm groups to convert raw test scores into a Sten score ranging from 1-10. Each of our reports provide full guidance on how to interpret these scores, but please do not hesitate to get in touch should you have any questions.
We review our norm groups regularly to ensure they are up to date, following best practice guidelines from the British Psychological Society and the European Federation of Psychologists’ Associations. Norm groups updated within the last 10 years are considered to be of Excellent standard, and at Clevry we are proud to uphold such standards.
Listed below are the technical properties of each of our general composite norm groups. Please note that the name of the norm group may differ depending on the language your campaign is set to:
Numerical Reasoning
CWS (Essential) Numerical Reasoning Global Comparison Group (2023)
This sample consists of a diverse group of 418 individuals who completed the Essential (CWS) numerical reasoning assessment in English, Swedish, Finnish, Norwegian or Dutch between 2018 and 2023.
These individuals completed this assessment as part of recruitment processes for a range of occupations, including retail assistant, customer care centre manager, account manager, driver, salesperson, product developer, recruiter and more.
These individuals represent a wide range of industry sectors including technology, charity, finance, consultancy, IT, retail, and more.
B2C (Enhanced) Numerical Assessment Global Comparison Group (2023)
This sample consists of a diverse group of 1000 individuals who completed the Enhanced (B2C) numerical reasoning assessment in English, Swedish, Finnish, Norwegian or Dutch between 2018 and 2023.
These individuals completed this assessment as part of recruitment processes for a range of occupations, including finance graduate, senior advisor, HR consultant, supply chain coordinator, system engineer, product specialist, corporate responsibility manager, project engineer and more.
These individuals represent a wide range of industry sectors including legal, retail, manufacturing, technology, retail and more.
Utopia (Expert) Numerical Assessment Global Comparison Group (2023)
This sample consists of a diverse group of 894 individuals who completed the Enhanced (B2C) numerical reasoning assessment in English, Swedish, Finnish, Norwegian or Dutch between 2016 and 2023.
These individuals completed this assessment as part of recruitment processes for a range of occupations, including clinical pharmacist, business analyst, regional sales manager, CFO, head of deliveries, data engineer, audit and assurance assistant, accounting specialist and more.
These individuals represent a wide range of industry sectors including technology, charity, manufacturing, healthcare, finance, and more.
Recruitment Industry Numerical Assessment Global Comparison Group (2023)
This sample consists of a diverse group of 541 individuals who completed the Recruitment Industry numerical reasoning assessment in English, Swedish, Finnish, and Dutch between 2018 and 2023.
These individuals completed this assessment as part of recruitment processes for a range of occupations, including recruiter, recruitment consultant, talent attraction and recruitment specialist, team manager, and more.
These individuals represent the recruitment industry.
Verbal Reasoning
CWS (Essential) Verbal Reasoning Global Comparison Group (2023)
This sample consists of a diverse group of 890 individuals who completed the CWS (Essential) verbal reasoning assessment in English, Swedish, Norwegian, Dutch, or Finnish between 2018 and 2023.
These individuals completed this assessment as part of recruitment processes for a range of occupations, including customer success manager, pension administrator, retail assistant, nurse, IT consultant, business administration apprentice, sales executive and more.
These individuals represent a wide range of industry sectors including IT, charity, care, wholesale, human resources, manufacturing and more.
B2C (Enhanced) Verbal Reasoning Global Comparison Group (2023)
This sample consists of a diverse group of 661 individuals who completed the B2C (Enhanced) verbal reasoning assessment in English, Swedish, Norwegian, Dutch, or Finnish between 2018 and 2023.
These individuals completed this assessment as part of recruitment processes for a range of occupations, including finance trainee, customer service advisor, sales development representative, account manager, talent acquisition coordinator, industrial psychologist, CFO and more.
These individuals represent a wide range of industry sectors including legal, retail, finance, IT, manufacturing, construction and more.
Utopia (Expert) Verbal Reasoning Global Comparison Group (2023)
This sample consists of a diverse group of 895 individuals who completed the Utopia (Expert) verbal reasoning assessment in English, Swedish, Norwegian, Dutch, or Finnish between 2016 and 2023.
These individuals completed this assessment as part of recruitment processes for a range of occupations, including consultant, business analyst, finance manager, senior engineer, customer success specialist, project manager, investment accountant, head of sales, architect, CFO and more.
These individuals represent a wide range of industry sectors including technology, charity, manufacturing, energy services, transport, human resources, finance, and more.
Recruitment Industry Verbal Assessment Global Comparison Group (2023)
This sample consists of a diverse group of 313 individuals who completed the Recruitment Industry verbal reasoning assessment in English, Swedish, and Finnish between 2018 and 2023.
These individuals completed this assessment as part of recruitment processes for a range of occupations, including bid manager, learning and development trainer, account manager, HR administrator, team manager, research consultant, and talent acquisition specialist.
These individuals represent the recruitment industry.
Abstract Reasoning
B2C (Enhanced) Abstract Reasoning Global Comparison Group (2023)
This sample consists of a diverse group of 1,285 individuals who completed the B2C (enhanced) abstract reasoning assessment in English, Swedish, Norwegian, Dutch or Finnish between 2020 and 2023.
These individuals completed this assessment as part of recruitment processes for a range of occupations, including clinical pharmacist, customer success manager, finance trainee, business analyst, technical support specialist, HR generalist, system engineer and more.
These individuals represent a wide range of industry sectors including technology, finance, retail, manufacturing, healthcare, wholesale and more.
Utopia (Expert) Abstract Reasoning Global Comparison Group (2023)
This sample consists of a diverse group of 590 individuals who completed the B2C (enhanced) abstract reasoning assessment in English, Swedish, Norwegian, Dutch or Finnish between 2017 and 2023.
These individuals completed this assessment as part of recruitment processes for a range of occupations, including advisory analyst, CEO, chief architect, engineer, head of procurement and logistics, senior algorithm engineer, marketing manager, and more.
These individuals represent a wide range of industry sectors including manufacturing, shipping, technology, finance, and more.
Mechanical Reasoning
CWS (Essential) Mechanical Reasoning Global Comparison Group (2023)
This sample consists of a diverse group of 734 individuals who completed the CWS mechanical reasoning assessment in English, Swedish, and Finnish between 2018 and 2023.
These individuals completed this assessment as part of recruitment processes for a range of occupations, including mechanical engineer, operator, maintenance technician, production manager, and more.
These individuals represent a wide range of industry sectors including manufacturing, technology, automotive and more.
If you would like to find out more, or would like some information about our Global Norm Groups that is not listed here, please do get in contact at support.uk@clevry.com.
Last Updated: January 2024