This article describes the technical properties of our norm groups such as their size, context, and job level, for the Clevry Personality Questionnaire, ability tests, and SJTs.
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 (200+) 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:
Clevry Personality Questionnaire (CPQ)
Clevry Personality Questionnaires Comparison Group (2023)
This sample is comprised of a diverse group of between 355 – 22,074* individuals who completed Clevry Personality Questionnaires in English between 2021 and 2022.
These individuals completed this assessment as part of recruitment and development processes for a range of roles including financial analyst, bid manager, call centre agent, clinical psychologist, data scientist, graphic designer, microbiologist, childcare provider, software developer, supply chain analyst, property manager, business analyst, sales manager, human resources manager, chief financial officer, doctor, graphic designer, marketing manager, quantum engineer and more.
These individuals represent a wide range of industry sectors including IT, manufacturing, retail, health care, human resources, finance, technology, energy services, law, private equity, security, marketing, wholesale, telecommunications, education, leisure and more.
*Note: Due to the flexible nature of the Clevry Personality Questionnaires, the comparison group is comprised of individuals who have completed a range of different questionnaires, meaning comparisons are made by looking at the distribution of scores at the scale level. This means that reported characteristics of the comparison group reflect the range across all 46 scales that make up the CPQ library.
Numerical Reasoning
CWS (Essential) Numerical Reasoning Comparison Group (2023)
This sample consists of a diverse group of 536 individuals who completed the CWS (Essential) Numerical Reasoning test in English between 2022 and 2023.
These individuals completed this assessment as part of recruitment or development processes for a range of occupations including driver, apprentice, design engineer, customer service advisor, marketing assistant, sales executive, retail assistant, and more.
These individuals represent a range of industry sectors including energy services, technology, finance, charity, retail, and more.
B2C (Enhanced) Numerical Reasoning Comparison Group (2023)
This sample consists of a diverse group of 4,822 individuals who completed the B2C (Enhanced) Numerical Reasoning test in English in 2023.
These individuals completed this assessment as part of recruitment or development processes for a range of occupations including account manager, financial accountant, business development executive, client success manager, director of customer operations, engineer, head of sales and more.
These individuals represent a range of industry sectors including care, law, manufacturing, technology, retail, and more.
Utopia (Expert) Numerical Reasoning Comparison Group (2023)
This sample consists of a diverse group of 4,827 individuals who completed the Utopia numerical reasoning test in English in 2023.
These individuals completed this assessment as part of recruitment processes for a range of occupations, including pharmacist, engineer, HR advisor, accountant, sales director, manager, sales representative, employee relations manager and more.
These individuals represent a wide range of industry sectors including media, energy services, transport, hospitality, healthcare and more.
Verbal Reasoning
CWS (Essential) Verbal Reasoning Comparison Group (2023)
This sample consists of a diverse group of 868 individuals who completed the CWS verbal reasoning test in English between 2022 and 2023.
These individuals completed this assessment as part of recruitment processes for a range of occupations including business development representative, engineer, HR manager, IT support assistant, marketing assistant, pension administrator, quality manager and others.
These individuals represent a wide range of industry sectors including manufacturing, charity, human resources, care and others.
B2C (Enhanced) Verbal Reasoning Comparison Group (2023)
This sample consists of a diverse group of 2,634 candidates who completed the B2C (Enhanced) Verbal Reasoning test in 2023.
These individuals completed this assessment as part of recruitment processes for a range of occupations including account manager, business development associate, customer service representative, finance analyst, head of sales, logistics specialist, personal assistant and more.
These individuals represent a range of industry sectors including charity, law, retail, finance, IT, and more.
Utopia (Expert) Verbal Reasoning Comparison Group (2023)
This sample consists of a diverse group of 2,267 individuals who completed the Utopia verbal reasoning test in English in 2023.
These individuals completed this assessment as part of recruitment processes for a range of roles, including accounting specialist, employee relations manager, head of operations, HR advisor, investment accountant, project manager, senior sales representative and more.
These individuals represent a wide range of industry sectors including energy services, insurance, transport, care, retail, manufacturing, technology, charity and more.
Abstract Reasoning
B2C (Enhanced) Abstract Reasoning Comparison Group (2023)
This sample consists of a diverse group of 2,828 individuals who completed the B2C abstract reasoning test in English in 2023.
These individuals completed this assessment as part of recruitment processes for a range of occupations, including business analyst, senior consultant, civil engineer, accountant, clinical pharmacist, desktop support engineer, financial accountant, head of legal, HR officer, internal auditor and more.
These individuals represent a range of industry sectors including technology, manufacturing, IT, consultancy, healthcare, psychology, human resources and more.
Utopia (Expert) Abstract Reasoning Comparison Group (2023)
This sample consists of a diverse group of 2,329 individuals who completed the Utopia abstract
reasoning test in English between 2021 and 2023.
These individuals completed this assessment as part of recruitment processes for a range of occupations, all of which required a high level of aptitude, including data scientist, doctor, director of clinical psychology, employee relations manager, executive director, chief digital officer, advisory analyst, people manager, web developer and more.
These individuals represent a wide range of industry sectors including finance, manufacturing, care, technology and more.
Mechanical Reasoning
CWS (Essential) Mechanical Comparison Group (2023)
This sample consists of a diverse group of 705 individuals who completed the CWS mechanical test in English in 2023.
These individuals completed this assessment as part of recruitment processes for a range of occupations including apprentice, junior engineer, plumbing apprentice, electrical apprentice, product engineer, technical assistance centre advisor and more.
These individuals represent a wide range of industry sectors including energy services, manufacturing, construction, charity, agriculture and more.
Checking Tests
B2C (Enhanced) Checking Comparison Group (2020)
This sample consists of a diverse group of 5,382 individuals who completed the B2C checking
test in English between 2016 and 2020.
These individuals completed this assessment as part of recruitment processes for a range of occupations, including: administrators, clerical, assistants, apprentices, technical support, sales personnel, account managers, customer service advisors, project coordinators, junior accountants, controllers, analysts, technicians, operations, receptionists, consultants, coaches and more.
These individuals represent a wide range of industry sectors including: public sector, finance, housing/property, transport, contact centres, not-for-profit, telecommunications, consultancy, defence/security, legal, leisure, IT, marketing, and more.
Situational Judgement Tests (SJTs)
Graduate/Managerial SJT Comparison Group (2023)
This sample consists of a diverse group of 2,389 individuals who completed the Graduate/Managerial situational judgement test between 2022 and 2023.
These individuals completed the assessment as part of the recruitment process for a range of occupations, all of which required some managerial responsibilities, including account manager, candidate attorney, counsellor, data scientist, design graduate, buyer, mechanical design engineer, marketing executive, and more.
These individuals represent a wide range of industry sectors including finance, IT, retail, hospitality, distribution, human resources, and more.
Leadership Judgement Test Comparison Group (2023)
This sample consists of a diverse group of 208 individuals who completed the Leadership
Judgement Test in 2023.
These individuals completed the assessment as part of the recruitment process for a range of occupations, all of which required some level of leadership responsibilities, including support team lead, head of account management, regional sales manager, associate director, operations manager, sales director, HR director and more.
These individuals represent a wide range of industry sectors including care, technology, wholesale, recruitment, fashion, publishing, and more.
Contact Centre Scenarios Assessment Comparison Group (2023)
This sample consists of a diverse group of 228 individuals who completed the Contact Centre Scenarios Assessment in 2023.
These individuals completed the assessment as part of the recruitment process for a range of occupations, all of which required some contact centre responsibilities, including care desk coordinator, customer experience agent, customer support supervisor, client liaison officer, relationship assistant and more.
These individuals represent a wide range of industry sectors including charity, marketing, technology, hospitality and more.
Last Updated: January 2024