Microsoft 365 test for hiring
See how candidates handle everyday Microsoft 365 tasks across core office and collaboration apps.
- 11 分钟
- 16 道题
- Intermediate
- Multiple choice
- Questions in 英语
- Phone and desktop
简短回答
The Microsoft 365 test is an intermediate, 11-minute check of practical skills in Word, Excel, PowerPoint and collaboration apps including Teams, Outlook, OneDrive, SharePoint and Forms. Its 16 multiple-choice questions use workplace tasks. Use it for office and executive administration, project coordination, marketing, HR, document control and other roles that rely on Microsoft 365.
测量内容
Practical, intermediate know-how across Word, Excel, PowerPoint and the Microsoft 365 collaboration apps.
Word documents
Questions cover workplace tasks involving documents in Word.
Excel worksheets
Questions cover workplace tasks involving worksheets in Excel.
PowerPoint presentations
Questions cover workplace tasks involving slides in PowerPoint.
Teams, Outlook and file sharing
Questions cover apps used to meet, share files and collect information, including Teams, Outlook, OneDrive, SharePoint and Forms.
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.
16 questions in 11 minutes, served one at a time.
Roles this test fits
Roles that spend much of the day in Microsoft 365: office and executive administration, project coordination, communications and marketing, sales support, HR, document control, school and college administration, team leads and first-line IT support.
What this test can show
Practical app knowledge
See how candidates approach tasks in Word, Excel and PowerPoint, rather than relying only on a resume.
Collaboration know-how
Check familiarity with Teams, Outlook and file sharing alongside document and spreadsheet tasks.
Workplace-focused questions
Each question describes a task, often with a small table or file detail, and asks which action gets it done or what will happen.
One focused check
Use one 11-minute test to review skills across office apps for roles such as office administration and project coordination.
What you get for each candidate
- 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 gets a different set of questions from large pools. Questions appear in a different order for each attempt, and answer options are shuffled. The browser receives one question at a time; answer keys stay on HireValid’s servers. Timing runs on the server, and reloading restores the same question with only the time left. Candidates cannot copy or select question text, and a blocked copy attempt is recorded. This 11-minute test does not allow back navigation. HireValid records signals such as time away from the test tab, pastes into answers and answers faster than a question can be read. An Integrity Score and evidence timeline summarize signals for employer review; neither decides on its own. With candidate consent, an employer can add webcam photos at random moments.
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Use the score as one piece of evidence
Review the score alongside a short work sample, such as a document, worksheet or presentation task relevant to the role. Then use a structured interview to ask each candidate the same job-related questions. The score is evidence for a person to review, not a hiring decision. For related role context, see Office Administrator and Marketing Coordinator. For a separate spreadsheet assessment, see Microsoft Excel Intermediate.
结构化面试问题
Tell me about a work task where you used Word to prepare or update a document. What did you need to accomplish, and how did you approach it?
Listen for a clear account of the task and the candidate’s own actions with a document.
Describe a time you used an Excel worksheet to organize information for someone else. How did you decide what to include?
Listen for a relevant example and a thoughtful explanation of how the worksheet supported the task.
How would you handle sharing a file with colleagues who need to work together on it?
Listen for a practical approach to file sharing and collaboration, with attention to the needs in the scenario.
Understand scoring and benchmarks
Fairness and accommodations
Questions describe what a feature does and when to use it rather than where a button sits, so they hold for the desktop and web versions alike, and any setting that depends on an organization's choices is stated in the question. Scenarios use everyday office tasks, names from many backgrounds, no money symbols and no local knowledge, and dates are written so they cannot be misread. Tables are short text tables that read well on any screen.
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.
Test details
A mixed check of the Microsoft 365 skills office work relies on day to day, at an intermediate level. It covers documents in Word, worksheets in Excel, slides in PowerPoint, and the apps teams use to meet, share files and collect information: Teams, Outlook, OneDrive, SharePoint and Forms. Each question sets out a workplace task, often with a small table or a detail from a file, and asks which action gets it done or what will happen.
- Questions are in English.
- No aids are needed.
- Each question is answered once, in order, with no going back.
- 4 practice questions, 4 minutes, before the timed test.
Microsoft 365, Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft PowerPoint, Microsoft Teams, Microsoft Outlook, Microsoft OneDrive, Microsoft SharePoint, Microsoft Forms are trademarks of their owners. HireValid is not affiliated with or endorsed by them.
常见问题
What does the Microsoft 365 test measure?+
It checks intermediate, practical know-how across Word documents, Excel worksheets and PowerPoint presentations. It also covers collaboration apps used to meet, share files and collect information, including Teams, Outlook, OneDrive, SharePoint and Forms.
What do questions on the Microsoft 365 test look like?+
The 16 questions are multiple choice and describe workplace tasks. A question may include a small table or a detail from a file, then ask which action would get the task done or what would happen.
How long does the Microsoft 365 test take?+
The test takes 11 minutes and has 16 questions. Candidates can try a separate practice set with 4 questions in 4 minutes. The test does not allow candidates to go back to an earlier question.
Which roles can use the Microsoft 365 test?+
It is intended for roles that spend much of the day in Microsoft 365, including office and executive administration, project coordination, communications and marketing, sales support, HR, document control, school and college administration, team leads and first-line IT support.
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