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AXA Assessment Practice

Preparation guide for AXA's recruitment process, including its psychometric evaluation stage

Test Provider

Not published

AXA does not name a provider publicly

Process Stages

4 stages

Interview, tasks, psychometric evaluation, decision

Regulated Sector

FCA / PRA

Background checks apply to all offers

AXA Doesn't Publish Its Assessment Provider

AXA, one of the world's largest insurance and financial services groups, sets out its UK recruitment process on its own careers site but does not name a specific psychometric test provider. AXA's process page states plainly that "some roles require a psychometric evaluation" that tests "behaviours and abilities", without identifying which publisher supplies it. This page covers AXA's documented process stages and the underlying skills worth practising, rather than naming a specific test publisher we cannot verify.

Documented Application Stages

  • Online application, reviewed against the role's essential criteria
  • Interview, typically run in the STARR format (Situation, Task, Action, Result, Reflection)
  • Tasks and presentation, which may include a presentation, role-play, or online exercise depending on role
  • Psychometric evaluation, for roles where AXA states this applies, testing behaviours and abilities
  • Background screening, required for all offers because AXA is regulated by the FCA and PRA

What the Process Generally Measures

Without a named test provider, we cannot tell you the exact question format AXA will use. AXA's own description, testing "behaviours and abilities" to check fit for the role, is consistent with the kind of numerical reasoning, verbal reasoning, and situational judgement questions used across most insurance and financial services employers. These formats assess how quickly and accurately you can interpret figures and written information, and how you judge appropriate responses to workplace scenarios, skills that recur across the sector regardless of which specific platform delivers the test.

AXA Roles With This Process

Graduate Programmes

  • General Insurance Graduate
  • Actuarial Graduate Scheme
  • Technology Graduate Programme
  • Finance Graduate Scheme

Experienced Hire

  • Underwriting
  • Claims Management
  • Digital & Data
  • Risk & Compliance

Top Tips for AXA's Process

Prepare the STARR interview format

AXA explicitly recommends the STARR structure (Situation, Task, Action, Result, Reflection) for interview answers. Preparing two or three examples in this format before your interview is more useful than generic practice.

Build general reasoning speed for the psychometric stage

Because AXA doesn't confirm the exact test format, prepare broadly: practise numerical reasoning, verbal reasoning, and situational judgement questions under timed conditions so you are comfortable with the pace, whatever the specific platform turns out to be.

Expect background checks

Any offer is conditional on screening, since AXA is regulated by the FCA and PRA. Make sure your employment history, qualifications, and other details are accurate and ready to verify.

Ask for adjustments early

AXA operates an Accessibility Concierge service and the Disability Confident scheme. If you need adjustments to any stage, the contact details are listed on the job advert; reaching out early gives AXA time to put them in place.

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Build the numerical, verbal and situational judgement skills that transfer to AXA's process

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Frequently Asked Questions

Does AXA use Arctic Shores?

There is no verified evidence that AXA uses Arctic Shores or any other specific assessment publisher. AXA's own recruitment process page confirms only that "some roles require a psychometric evaluation" without naming a provider. Treat any claim naming a specific provider for AXA with caution unless it comes from AXA itself.

Does every AXA role include a psychometric evaluation?

No. AXA states that only some roles require one. Check the specific job advert or your invitation email to confirm whether this stage applies to the role you have applied for.

Is there a pass/fail score?

AXA does not publish a pass/fail threshold. Results feed into an overall assessment of fit for the role alongside your interview and any tasks completed.

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Practice the tests themselves

Later stages