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DHL Express Assessment: Equalture Games Guide

DHL Express hires logistics staff through a few must-have questions on WhatsApp, a set of Equalture browser games and one interview. Here is what each step involves and how to prepare

Roles
Logistics employees. DHL Express hires more than 500 a year through this process.
The assessment
Equalture’s short browser games, after the screening questions.
What it looks for
Behavioural and cognitive traits shared by DHL Express’ best logistics workers.
Next step
Recruiters focus on high-fit candidates, who book an interview.

The application process

For its logistics roles, DHL Express screens applicants against what its best logistics workers have in common. The countries using this process are not published, so ask the recruiter whether your role is one of them. The steps are these.

1
Must-have questions on WhatsApp
Your availability, location and the basic requirements of the job. About two in three applicants qualify.
2
Game-based assessment
Qualified applicants play Equalture’s games. Nearly nine in ten who start finish them.
3
Interview booking
About one applicant in nine passes the assessment and books an interview. Recruiters review candidates by fit score and focus on high-fit profiles.
4
Final interview
One interview with the hiring manager.

The Equalture games

Equalture is a Dutch company whose assessment is a set of short browser games. Each one reads an ability or a working preference from how you play, not from multiple-choice answers. DHL Express built its benchmark from the behavioural and cognitive traits its top logistics performers share, and your results are compared with it. The result is a fit, not a pass mark.

Neither DHL Express nor Equalture says which games the logistics roles use. The game names candidates meet include The Racer, which reads how quickly you adapt to change, Bird Spotting, which reads whether you lean towards speed or accuracy, The Ferry, a problem-solving game, and The Fish Discovery, which reads how quickly you learn something new.

How to prepare

Do
Answer the WhatsApp questions accurately. Availability and location decide whether you go further.
Play the games when you have time to finish them, somewhere quiet, on a device you know.
Read every instruction screen. Equalture publishes almost nothing about how its games play.
Get to know the main Equalture games before the link arrives.
Do not
Treat the games as a formality. Only about one applicant in nine reaches the interview.
Try to guess the profile DHL Express wants. It comes from its own staff and you cannot see it.
Force yourself to be fast or careful on a preference game. Neither end is better.

Our Equalture practice games are our own designs that train the skills Equalture says its games measure. Our guides explain the Racer, Bird Spotting, The Ferry and The Fish Discovery, and what your Equalture results and Fit Score mean.

Frequently asked questions

Does DHL Express use Equalture?

Yes. DHL Express uses Equalture’s game-based assessment to screen applicants for logistics roles.

How long does the DHL Express game assessment take?

DHL Express does not say. Equalture describes its games as short and a full session as 15 to 45 minutes, depending on how many games the employer chose.

Is there a pass mark?

No fixed one. Recruiters look at how well your results fit the profile of DHL Express’ best logistics workers, and focus on the candidates who fit it best.

How many interviews are there?

One, with the hiring manager, for candidates who come through the assessment.

CogniPrep is an independent practice platform. It is not affiliated with, endorsed by or connected to DHL or Equalture. Their names are trademarks of their respective owners and are used here for identification only. Confirm the current process with DHL Express before relying on it.

Practise for the Equalture Games

Our own practice games for The Racer, Bird Spotting, The Ferry and The Fish Discovery, training the skills Equalture says each one measures. Lane Switch is free to try

Practise Equalture Games