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"Our team used Accountest as an assessment tool for all our existing Senior Account Managers. Not only were we able to evaluate their current skillset and determine their “grinder”, “minder” or "finder" mindset or personality, we used the evaluation as a launching point to start coaching them to become the best accountant possible in their particular setting and style. Great service and fantastic results that we can use now and in the future during recruitment of new team members!"
Jane Lyall, Chief of Staff - Streamline Accounting

“As a Finance Recruiter and former accountant I found the test to be very useful. It identified short comings I was aware of, and the suggested interview questions were excellent examples that would give the qualitative feed back. i.e is the candidate aware of the limitation, how do they address it and does it impact.”
Samantha Charman, Specialist Recruitment Consultant - Aura Consulting, NZ

Personality Profile - Hire & Onboard

Name: Personality Profile - Hire & Onboard
Brand: Accountests NZ
Price: 275 NZD
Availability: InStock

$275.00

The APPQ is the first personality assessment designed specifically for accounting and bookkeeping roles.

APPQ was created by blending the world’s most reliable and valid Big-5/OCEAN measures of personality with the behaviours and traits identified by the profession as essential to success in navigating the changing world of accounting businesses.

APPQ Hire & Onboard delivers industry-specific reporting, including Interview Questions to address potential concerns and training/coaching priorities to get new hires up to speed quickly.

The APPQ focuses on:

Accounting Ethics
Client & Colleague Relationship Management
Handling Change & Innovation
Problem Solving & Decision Making
Stress Tolerance

The APPQ is suitable for all staff groups in accounting firms, including accountants and bookkeepers, managers, graduates and admin/support staff.

Key Features & Benefits

Completed Online, typically in 20 minutes
Instant Report Generation, notified in your inbox
Interpretation Support while you get comfortable using APPQ
Impression Management and Proctoring to manage risks of cheating
Measures Core Strengths and Challenges
Includes Profile-Specific Interview Questions and Suggested Options for Training and Development

Resources

Sample Report - APPQ Hire & Onboard

Download the APPQ User Manual, including Reliability & Validity Data

Watch the Team Testing Report Interpretation Video

Compare APPQ with other Personality Tests

Finder/Minder/Grinder Roles

If you use the Finder/Minder/Grinder model for staff who manage the business, distribute the work, and deliver the output, this resource allows you to compare your candidate with the Ideal Profile for each role.

Learn more at the Finder / Minder / Grinder page.

Other APPQ Reports

Not hiring, but wanting to use personality profiling to increase staff retention, assist succession planning or team development?

Go to these pages for:

APPQ Train & Develop – for retaining staff by building meaningful careers

APPQ Pathway to Partnership – for aspiring leaders and succession planning

APPQ Teams – to identify and fix blind-spots holding your business back

Test with Confidence

100% Satisfaction: If you’re not totally satisfied with your first test purchase or the testing process, we’ll refund your purchase cost (conditions apply).

Proctoring: All tests are proctored so you can be confident in the integrity of your candidate’s testing environment, even when testing remotely. AI utilizes webcam data to provide a Proctoring Report, delivered alongside test results.

For subscriptions and bulk pricing options see our Subscriptions and Bulk Discounts page.

Testing Process

For bulk pricing options, please email help@accountests.com outlining your testing requirements.

What our clients are saying

Here's what some of Accountests clients tell us

Samantha Charman

Specialist Recruitment Consultant, Aura Consulting, NZ

"Traditionally we would hire accountants based on their tested technical competence, without considering how they would fit into a team based on their personal profile. The APPQ system helps us hire new people in a way that balances our team."

Sue de Bievre, CEO

Beany, NZ

"We have found that Accountests gives us the opportunity to understand our candidates accounting ability, which no other product has done until now. It also gives us the opportunity to base further questions for the candidate around what we can see their ability is and enable us to make an informed decision."

Sharlene Bryant, Director

Baker Tilly, Hawkes Bay, NZ

"I found the test quite easy to use and interpret and I am really pleased to have this service at my disposal in the future. It’s more objective when employing staff than going by their interview skills alone."

Michelle Thompson, Owner

Tax & Trust Professionals, NZ

"Just some positive feedback, the Manager we got to sit the test achieved 69% - and they interviewed well so we will be making her an offer. In the past we have made offers but have subsequently found the candidate fell well short of what was expected technically."

Sudhir Lala, Director

The Advisory Group, Auckland, NZ

"The online tests provided by Accountests are a valuable tool for assessing the skills of accounting and bookkeeping candidates. The ordering process is simple, the tests work well, the reports are timely and informative, and the support is great as well. Accountests is now an entrenched part of our Finance department recruiting process."

Louise Ratcliffe, Finance Manager

Vensa Health, Auckland, NZ

"We now use these tests to assess all potential accounting staff as part of our recruitment process."

Dianne Wilson, Business Manager

McIntyre Dick, Invercargill, NZ

"The Public Sector Test was pivotal in validating our hiring decision. The reporting was clear and we were able to pick out the criteria of greatest interest to us"

Adele Henderson, Director of Corporate Services

Napier City Councill, Napier, NZ

"Accountests was an extremely useful tool which assisted in our recruitment decision. The person we engaged is at the standard we expected and is in-line with the skill rating in the test results.”

Karen Abery, Practice Manager

Ingham Mora Chartered Accountants, Tauranga, NZ

"The candidates that do well in the test certainly seem to be our better performers."

Arran Findlayson, CEO

The Back Office Co, Auckland, NZ

"I am a very experienced Bookkeeper and the Accountests Bookkeeper Test is exactly what I have been looking for to test potential contractors."

Leanie Jones, Owner

Jones Business Solutions Ltd, Napier, NZ

"We’ve used Accountests a few times now and I’ve been impressed with your service. It’ll certainly be a required step for every hire!"

Paul Struckman, Director

Greenhawk, Auckland, NZ

"We used the management accountant test when reviewing two candidates during recruitment, the results of the test were very useful in understanding the comparative strengths of the two candidates. The reports were very clear and easy to understand."

James Bayly, CEO

Freedom Internet, Auckland, NZ

"Positive: Professionalism, Quality, Responsiveness, Value. Great assesments for understanding the strengths and knowledge gaps in candidates for a range of accounting roles. Has really helped with recruitment and selection. Easy to understand reporting and great value for money."

Michelle Donnelly, HR Manager

KPMG, Marlborough, NZ

"This was a very good investment in the recruitment process. It is one tool in a bigger process, however it is valuable to assess the candidate and to identify development needs. The instructions, how-to video's and support/FAQ were very helpful. The test is high level and in a limited time-frame. No time for someone taking the test to google answers and the answers are not easy to guess."

Helen Blom, Business Owner

BLOM FAMILY FARM, LLC, Southland, NZ

"The abilities being shown by the recruited candidate correlates with the outcome of their test, and they are progressing and delivering to expectations"

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