LSEG Graduate Assessment and Online Tests
Preparation guide for the Immersive Online Assessment, technical assessment and later stages of LSEG's early careers recruitment
How LSEG assesses early careers candidates
LSEG, the London Stock Exchange Group, hires interns, graduates, apprentices and entry-level staff through two selection routes: one for its Engineering programmes and one for its Business programmes. Both centre on an Immersive Online Assessment. LSEG does not name the provider in its text, but the preparation link it gives for that stage opens the Cappfinity Preparation Hub, so expect Cappfinity's platform and style of assessment.
The steps for each route
Engineering programmes
- Application
- Technical assessment
- Immersive Online Assessment
- Video interview
- Assessment centre
- Offer
Business programmes
- Application
- Immersive Online Assessment
- Video interview
- Assessment centre
- Offer
LSEG gives an update after every stage, whatever the outcome, and invites you to the next one by email when you pass.
The technical assessment (Engineering)
Engineering applicants first sit what LSEG calls a Technical First assessment. It covers software engineering, coding, data structures and other technical skills, and looks at how you approach problems as well as what you know. Revise core data structures and practise writing working code against the clock before you open it.
The Immersive Online Assessment
LSEG describes this as an interactive assessment of your strengths, your potential and how you approach real-world challenges, and asks you to visit its Assessment Preparation Hub first for guidance, tips and technical support. That hub is Cappfinity's, and its practice material is the closest guide to what you will see.
Cappfinity's assessments are strengths-based: scenarios from the job where you choose or rate how you would respond, looking for what you do well and enjoy. Our guide to the Cappfinity situational strengths test explains the question formats and a method for answering them, and the Strengths Profile guide covers the self-assessment Cappfinity suggests as preparation.
Video interview and assessment centre
The video interview asks about your experiences, your motivations, your strengths and what draws you to LSEG. The assessment centre that follows mixes activities, discussions and exercises, and is also your chance to meet LSEG's people and ask about the role.
Deadlines and applications
- You can make one application per recruitment cycle, so choose the programme that best fits you.
- Assessment deadlines are in your invitation email. LSEG reviews candidates first come, first served and says extensions cannot always be given.
- Graduate programmes are for final-year students, recent graduates and Master's students; internships for penultimate and final-year undergraduates. Right-to-work and degree requirements are in each advert.
- If something goes wrong during an assessment, use the support link inside the test platform or in your invitation to reach the assessment provider directly.
Top Tips
Do the immersive assessment early
Because LSEG reviews on a rolling basis, an assessment finished in the first days of the window competes for more places than one finished on the deadline.
Use the preparation hub before you start
LSEG links it for a reason. Check your browser and connection there and run through the practice so the format is familiar.
Answer as you would actually work
Strengths-based questions look for what energises you. Consistent, honest answers give a clearer picture than guessing at the response LSEG wants.
Prepare one story per strength
The video interview asks about your experiences and strengths. Have a short example ready for each of the strengths you lean on most, with what you did and what changed.
Frequently Asked Questions
Who provides LSEG's online assessment?
LSEG does not say in words, but the Assessment Preparation Hub it links for the Immersive Online Assessment is Cappfinity's. Your invitation email will confirm the platform.
Can I apply to more than one LSEG programme?
No. LSEG considers one application per candidate per recruitment cycle.
When will I hear back after the assessment?
There is no fixed timeframe. Applications are reviewed on a rolling basis, and you are emailed an invitation to the next stage if you pass.
Can I get adjustments?
Yes. Contact the Early Careers team before you start. LSEG says its assessment platforms also let you work at a time and place that suits you, use built-in accessibility features and, where applicable, pause and resume.