Polish proficiency test for hiring
Check workplace Polish across four skills in a 12-minute, 20-question test.
- 12 minuten
- 20 vragen
- Intermediate
- Multiple choice
- Questions in Pools
- Phone and desktop
Het korte antwoord
The Polish Proficiency test is a 12-minute multiple-choice assessment in Polish for roles that use Polish at work. It measures grammar and vocabulary, sentence building, reading short workplace texts, and understanding short spoken messages. Use its CEFR-aligned estimate from A2 to C1 as a hiring signal for everyday or advanced Polish roles.
Wat het meet
Grammar, vocabulary, sentence building, reading and listening in workplace Polish, as a CEFR-aligned estimate.
Grammar and vocabulary
Checks grammar and vocabulary used in workplace Polish.
Sentence building
Checks whether candidates can build correct Polish sentences.
Lezen
Checks comprehension of short workplace texts in Polish.
Listening
Checks understanding of short spoken messages in Polish.
Question formats
Multiple choice
The candidate: Reads a short situation, table or statement and picks the right answer, or every right answer.
You see: Whether the candidate knows the material well enough to apply it, not just recognize it.
20 questions in 12 minutes, served one at a time.
Roles this test fits
Roles that use Polish at work, from customer support, sales and front-desk roles that need everyday Polish to customer success, editing, writing and content roles that need precise, advanced Polish.
A focused signal for Polish at work
See more than a resume claim
Get evidence of grammar, vocabulary, sentence building, reading and listening in workplace Polish.
Match the signal to the role
Use the A2 to C1 estimate to inform hiring for everyday Polish needs in customer support, sales or front-desk work, and precise Polish needs in editing, writing or content roles.
Keep screening focused
The 12-minute test gives you a defined result to review before investing more time in interviews or a job-relevant work sample.
What you get for each candidate
A CEFR-aligned estimate of B2: follows detailed workplace Polish, written and spoken, with some inference and a good command of cases, aspect and sentence structure.
- Stayed on the test tab throughout
- No pasted answers
- Answered at a steady pace
Scores, profiles and integrity signals are evidence for you to review alongside an interview, never an automatic decision.
Test integrity signals for review
Each candidate receives a different set of questions from large question pools. Questions appear in a different order for each attempt, and answer options are shuffled. The browser receives one question at a time, while answer keys stay on HireValid’s servers. Timing runs on the server, so reloading restores the same question with only the remaining time, and candidates cannot go back to earlier questions. Question text cannot be copied or selected, and a blocked copy attempt is recorded in the timeline. HireValid summarizes signals such as time away from the test tab, pastes into answers and answers faster than a question can be read in an Integrity Score and evidence timeline. An employer reviews those signals; they do not decide on their own. With candidate consent, an employer can add webcam photos at random moments.
Hoe we fraude met AI tegengaan · Integrity signals
Use the score as one piece of evidence
Review the CEFR-aligned estimate alongside a work sample and a structured interview. The test covers reading and listening as well as grammar, vocabulary and sentence building, but it does not test speaking or writing. If either matters for the role, assess it directly with a job-relevant sample. For customer-facing Polish needs, consider the Customer Support Agent role guide; for office-facing work, see the Receptionist role guide. You can also compare the format with English Proficiency. Do not use the score alone to decide; discuss the evidence with the candidate and relate it to the role’s actual Polish tasks.
Vragen voor gestructureerde sollicitatiegesprekken
Tell me how you would respond in Polish to a customer who says the information they received is unclear.
Listen for a clear, polite response and a relevant follow-up question.
Describe how you would check that a short Polish message is clear before sending it to a customer.
Listen for attention to sentence construction, word choice and the reader’s needs.
How would you handle a Polish workplace message when one detail is ambiguous?
Listen for a practical way to clarify the meaning rather than guess.
Understand scoring and benchmarks
Fairness and accommodations
Questions are in standard contemporary Polish and use workplace situations, avoiding regional forms, slang, idioms, holidays, sports, currency and local knowledge, and avoiding usage points where dictionaries accept more than one form. Names come from many backgrounds and genders. Recordings use clear, standard pronunciation at a moderate pace. The level is a CEFR-aligned estimate from a short test, not a formal qualification, and speaking and writing are not tested.
You can give any candidate extra time as an accommodation. Results are evidence for a person to review, never an automatic decision.
Provisional: reliability is reported once 200 candidates have completed it, and the level cut scores are set against the norming panel's results.
Test details
A timed check of Polish for work. It covers grammar and vocabulary, building correct sentences, reading short workplace texts and understanding short spoken messages. The score maps to a CEFR-aligned estimate of the candidate's level, from A2 to C1.
- Questions are in Pools.
- No aids are needed.
- Each question is answered once, in order, with no going back.
- 4 practice questions, 4 minutes, before the timed test.
- Results include a CEFR-aligned estimate of the candidate’s level.
Veelgestelde vragen
What does the Polish Proficiency test measure?+
It measures workplace Polish through grammar and vocabulary, sentence building, reading short workplace texts, and understanding short spoken messages. The 20 multiple-choice questions are in Polish. The result is a CEFR-aligned estimate from A2 to C1, not a measure of speaking or writing.
Which roles can use the Polish Proficiency test?+
It is for roles that use Polish at work. That includes customer support, sales and front-desk roles needing everyday Polish, as well as customer success, editing, writing and content roles needing precise, advanced Polish. Match the score to the communication tasks of the specific role.
How long does the Polish Proficiency test take?+
The test has 20 multiple-choice questions and takes 12 minutes. Candidates answer questions in Polish and cannot go back to an earlier question. Candidates can first try a separate practice set of 4 questions, which takes 4 minutes.
How should employers interpret the Polish Proficiency estimate?+
Treat it as one piece of evidence, then review a relevant work sample and structured interview responses. The test provides a short CEFR-aligned estimate from A2 to C1; it does not test speaking or writing. Reliability is provisional and is reported once 200 candidates have completed the test.
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