Language Proficiency Assessments
Language proficiency assessments measure a candidate's reading, grammar, vocabulary, and listening comprehension in a specific language — useful for roles that require day-to-day communication with customers, partners, or teams in that language.
What is a language proficiency assessment?
A language proficiency assessment evaluates how well a candidate reads, understands grammar and vocabulary, and follows spoken or written context in a specific language, independent of their job-specific skills.
Employers use it to verify real communication ability for roles that require working in a language beyond a candidate's stated fluency on a resume.
Assessments in this category
Compare 6 focused assessments and choose the signal that matches the work your next hire will actually do.
English
reading comprehension, grammar, vocabulary, and listening comprehension in English.View Assessment
Spanish
reading, grammar, vocabulary, and listening comprehension in Spanish.View Assessment
French
reading, grammar, vocabulary, and listening comprehension in French.View Assessment
Portuguese
reading, grammar, vocabulary, and listening comprehension in Portuguese.View Assessment
German
reading, grammar, vocabulary, and listening comprehension in German.View Assessment
Arabic
reading, grammar, vocabulary, and listening comprehension in Arabic.View AssessmentWhy test language proficiency when hiring?
Self-reported language fluency on a resume is unreliable — candidates often overstate their level, and interviews alone may not surface real gaps in reading or grammar. A language proficiency assessment gives a consistent, structured signal before you rely on someone to communicate with customers or teams in that language.
It is especially useful for customer service, sales, and localization roles that are explicitly tied to a market or language.
How to choose the right language assessment
Start with the role
Pick the assessment for the language your role actually requires day-to-day — for example, Spanish for a LATAM support team or French for a France-based sales role. For roles serving multiple markets, you can assess candidates in more than one language.
Build the full picture
Combine a language assessment with Communication Skills or Customer Service for a fuller picture of a candidate's ability to communicate effectively, not just their grammar and vocabulary.
Explore Language Proficiency before the interview.
Contact our team to start your Language Proficiency assessment and get structured results for more focused interviews.