G4S Netherlands Security Officer Assessment
G4S in the Netherlands starts its hiring for security roles with Equalture’s short browser games. Here is what the assessment is, which roles it covers and how to prepare
Where the assessment comes in
G4S in the Netherlands puts Equalture’s game-based assessment at the very start of hiring for its security roles: officers, mobile patrol staff, control room operators and fire wardens. It replaced the traditional tests G4S used before, which were figure sequences, matrices and number series. So if you have been told to expect a classic aptitude test, the games are what you will meet instead.
Nearly four thousand candidates went through it in a single year, and more than nine in ten who start finish. G4S does not publish its later stages, so ask the recruiter what follows the games.
The Equalture games
Equalture is a Dutch company whose assessment is a set of short browser games. They measure cognitive skills and behavioural traits in one experience, from how you play rather than from multiple-choice answers, and your results are compared with a benchmark rather than a pass mark. G4S’s recruiter has said the aim is for decisions to rest purely on competencies, free from bias.
G4S does not say which games it uses. The game names candidates meet include The Racer, which reads how quickly you adapt when something changes, 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
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 G4S use Equalture?
Yes. G4S in the Netherlands uses Equalture’s game-based assessment at the start of hiring for security officers, mobile patrol officers, control room operators and fire wardens.
Does G4S still use a numerical or abstract reasoning test?
Not at this stage in the Netherlands. The games replaced the figure sequence, matrix and number series tests G4S used before.
How long does the G4S assessment take?
G4S 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.