Section 1 路 Know the test
Hogan assessment practice test: know the format before you take it
Hogan is a set of personality questionnaires that employers send to candidates for jobs from graduate schemes to senior leadership. It does not test what you know. It asks how you tend to behave at work, how you act under pressure and what you value, then gives the employer a report to compare with the job.
This pack gives you a full practice run in the same agree / disagree format, then a practice profile, your blind spots under pressure, a consistency check and a comparison with six typical jobs. Try the first 12 statements and the sample result free.
The three Hogan inventories
An employer can send one, two or all three. Your invitation email or the assessment portal lists which ones you have. Leadership roles often get all three. Many other roles get the HPI and the HDS.
Hogan Personality Inventory
The bright side: you on a normal day
- 206 statements, true or false (a four-point agree scale is also offered)
- About 15 to 20 minutes
- 7 main scales, plus a check for unusual answer patterns
Practised in Part 1
Hogan Development Survey
The dark side: you under pressure
- 168 statements, agree or disagree
- About 15 to 20 minutes
- 11 "derailers": strengths that turn into problems under strain
Practised in Part 2
Motives, Values, Preferences Inventory
The inside: what drives you
- 200 statements, agree, unsure or disagree
- About 15 to 20 minutes
- 10 values, such as recognition, security and commerce
Explained here, not practised
Some employers add Hogan's reasoning test (the HBRI) or its Judgment assessment. Those are different formats and are not covered here.
What one screen looks like
Each screen shows one short statement about you. You say whether it is true of you:
- Agree (or true) if it describes you, and
- Disagree (or false) if it does not.
There is no "it depends" button on the HPI and HDS. Go with what is true most of the time.
Why it feels different from other tests
The statements are short and easy to read, and many of them sound like they have an obvious "good" answer. They do not. Hogan compares your answers with a very large group of working adults, so a very high score is not always good. Someone who agrees with every confident, calm, sociable statement can come out as overconfident or hard to read.
Hogan also looks for answer patterns that do not add up, such as claiming you have never once been annoyed at work. Trying to look perfect is the most common way people spoil their own report.
The 7 work-style scales (HPI)
The 11 derailers (HDS), in three groups
Under strain you pull back, protect yourself or slow things down.
Excitable 路 Skeptical 路 Cautious 路 Reserved 路 Leisurely
Under strain you push harder, take risks or seek the spotlight.
Bold 路 Mischievous 路 Colorful 路 Imaginative
Under strain you try harder to please or to control the detail.
Diligent 路 Dutiful
Everyone has some of these. A derailer is a strength pushed too far: careful becomes slow to decide, confident becomes not listening. Knowing your top two or three is useful long after the test.
How this practice run works
- Part 1: 112 work-style statements in the HPI format. Part 2: 66 statements in the HDS derailer format.
- Every statement is our own. None are copied from Hogan, so do not expect to see these exact sentences on the day.
- Answer on first instinct, thinking about yourself at work. A few seconds a statement is normal.
- Your progress is saved on this device. You can stop and come back.
- At the end you get a practice profile, your likely blind spots, a consistency check and a comparison with six typical jobs.
Full practice pack
Take the whole run and see your own profile
- The full practice run: 112 work-style statements and 66 derailer statements, agree or disagree
- Your practice profile on the 7 work-style scales, in plain English
- Your derailers under pressure, with your top blind spots, the interview question to expect and how to prepare
- A consistency check and your profile next to six typical jobs
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Format facts from Hogan Assessments' public product pages and FAQ (HPI: 206 items, 7 primary scales; HDS: 168 items, 11 scales; MVPI: 200 items, 10 values; each about 15 to 20 minutes). Scale names are Hogan's; every description here is our own.