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Stronger hiring decisions start with psychometric evidence

DNV-certified Logic and Personality Tests measure every candidate against the same role-relevant criteria. Role Fit connects the results to the role, and Alva's agent reads them with you and prepares what comes next. Your ATS stays the system of record.
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The problem

The evidence arrives. Then nobody has time to read it.

Most hiring teams already run assessments. The report lands in the ATS, someone opens it for ten seconds before the interview, and the conversation goes wherever it was always going to go.

The measurement was never the hard part. Making it count in the twenty minutes before an interview is.

The report lands after the shortlist

By the time the result arrives, interviews are booked with the candidates someone already liked.

Two readers, two conclusions

Without role criteria to read against, the same profile can support opposite decisions.

It never reaches the interview

The question that would have tested what the result raised is the one nobody asks.

Structured evidence predicts performance about twice as well

That finding is the reason Alva exists, and it sits behind every design decision in the system. Decades of selection research point the same way: when every candidate is measured against the same role-relevant criteria, the comparison holds and the decision improves.

PREDICTIVE VALIDITY

2x Structured methods predict job performance about twice as well as unstructured ones.

QUALITY OF HIRE

29 More top performers per 100 hires when selection is based on validated evidence.

CALIBRATION SAMPLE

1.5M Candidates in the sample Alva's tests are calibrated on.

Sources: Sackett et al. (2022) for predictive validity and qualityof hire. Alva's own calibration data for the sample size.

What's included

Which psychometric tests are included?

Two DNV-certified assessments, one way to connect them to the role, and the reports that come with them.

Included with every seat

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How it fits together

The science is the core. The agent around it.

Agentic Psychometrics puts the agent directly on the assessments. The tests, the calibration and the certification at the centre stay exactly as they are.

The foundation does not change

The same tests, the same calibration, the same DNV certification, whether or not you take the agent.

People decide

The agent prepares what comes next. Your team makes the call.

Your ATS stays where it is

The candidate record does not move. Nothing is migrated.

Like having a PhD-level sparring partner on your team

Alva's agent works from the candidate's assessment evidence and the requirements of the role. It explains the results, answers what you ask and prepares editable material for your team to review. The tests underneath are unchanged.

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Result explanations

See what the full result means in relation to this role, not against a generic benchmark.

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Follow-up questions

Ask about a trait, strength or combination and get an answer grounded in the assessment evidence.

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Interview material

An editable brief, prepared from what the results actually show, written for the person who will run the interview.

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Onboarding reports

Turn the chosen candidate's results into a practical starting point for onboarding.

“Through Alva Labs, we get a clearer picture of each candidate's strengths and areas for development. This helps us select people who not only have the right technical skills but also fit into our culture and have the potential to grow with us in the long term.”

Kevin Brunnberg, Talent Acquisition Specialist, Knightec

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Keep your ATS.
Add psychometric evidence you can use.

Alva connects to the system you already hire in. Candidates take the assessments, the results land next to the application, and your team works where it always has.

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Psychometrics built for real hiring decisions

A score only means something next to a big enough comparison group. Here's how big ours is.

Organisations

650+ organisations use Alva.

Candidates assessed

1.5M+ candidates have completed an Alva assessment.

Hires supported

40,000 by hiring teams using Alva.

How psychometric tests compare with other hiring methods

External research shows that structured methods provide stronger evidence when used together. These figures are research estimates, not measured Alva customer outcomes.

Predictive validity estimates for common hiring methods
Structured interviews
.42
General mental ability tests
.31
Personality tests
.25
Unstructured interviews
.19
Education level
.10
Years of experience
.07
Combined methods
.60

Correlation with job performance. Source: Sackett et al., 2022 meta-analysis of validity in personnel selection, Journal of Applied Psychology.

Data in safe hands.
Certified, audited, and accountable.

Candidate information is handled with the same rigour we bring to every part of the hiring process. Alva holds global certifications for security, AI governance, and privacy. Independently audited to make sure it stays that way.

Certifications
Security & GDPR

Security & GDPR

Enterprise-grade security.
Full GDPR compliance.

Safe AI

Safe AI

AI that supports decisions with transparency and control.

Questions about psychometric assessments

What are psychometric tests in recruitment?

What is Agentic Psychometrics?

Which psychometric tests does Alva include?

Does generative AI score the Logic or Personality Test?

Does Alva make hiring decisions?

What does Role Fit mean?

How should psychometric results be used in a hiring decision?

Can Agentic Psychometrics work with our ATS?

How does Alva validate its psychometric assessments?

Are Structured Interviews and Coding Tests included?

What is the difference between Alva Psychometrics and the Agentic Hiring System?

Bring clearer evidence into every interview

See how Alva explains assessment results and drafts interview material while your ATS remains the system of record.