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English (proficient/C2) test

Type: Language

Time: 12 min

Languages: English

Level: Advanced

Summary of the English (proficient/C2) test

This English (proficient/C2) test evaluates candidates' English ability at CEFR level C2. It will help you hire people who can create international opportunities for your organization and improve your customer satisfaction, loyalty, revenue, and culture.

Covered skills

Grammar and vocabulary
Sentence composition
Reading comprehension
Listening comprehension

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This English (proficiency/C2) test is relevant for roles that require exceptional communication skills, such as customer service, sales, management, and leadership positions in the hospitality, finance, technology, healthcare, and education industries.

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About the English (proficient/C2) test

This English (proficient/C2) screening test evaluates candidates' proficiency at the C2 level of English according to the Common European Framework of Reference for languages (CEFR), which is commonly accepted to be a native level. This screening test will help you hire people who can communicate fluently and collaborate effectively with coworkers and clients in international business environments.

The test assesses candidates' proficiency in key areas of the English language, including grammar, vocabulary, reading comprehension, listening comprehension, and sentence composition. Candidates will be evaluated on their ability to use complex grammar structures accurately and effectively, employ a wide range of vocabulary, comprehend complex texts, and communicate clearly and concisely in the workplace.

This screening test will help you identify candidates with the necessary skills to excel in roles that require exceptional communication, such as customer service, sales, management, and leadership positions. Candidates who do well on this test will help your organization improve its customer satisfaction and loyalty, increase its revenue, enhance its culture of collaboration and productivity, and build strong relationships and create new opportunities with stakeholders around the globe.

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The test is made by a subject-matter expert

Isabel S.

Isabel has a PhD in English and Applied Linguistics, and over 25 years of experience teaching English as a second language. She is also a language teacher trainer and has vast experience of curriculum and materials design.

For many years, she trained ESL certificate students in higher education, as well as active teachers in theories, methods, and approaches to second language teaching. She regularly creates content and materials for language schools and websites.

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FAQs

An assessment is the total package of tests and custom questions that you put together to evaluate your candidates. Each individual test within an assessment is designed to test something specific, such as a job skill or language. An assessment can consist of up to 5 tests and 20 custom questions. You can have candidates respond to your custom questions in several ways, such as with a personalized video.

A video question is a specific type of custom question you can add to your assessment. Video questions let you create a question and have your candidates use their webcam to record a video response. This is an excellent way to see how a candidate would conduct themselves in a live interview, and is especially useful for sales and hospitality roles. Some good examples of things to ask for video questions would be "Why do you want to work for our company?" or "Try to sell me an item you have on your desk right now."

Besides video questions, you can also add the following types of custom questions: multiple-choice, coding, file upload, and essay. Multiple-choice lets your candidates choose from a list of answers that you provide, coding lets you create a coding problem for them to solve, file upload allows your candidates to upload a file that you request (such as a resume or portfolio), and essay allows an open-ended text response to your question. You can learn more about different custom question types here.

An assessment is the total package of tests and custom questions that you put together to evaluate your candidates. Each individual test within an assessment is designed to test something specific, such as a job skill or language. An assessment can consist of up to 5 tests and 20 custom questions. You can have candidates respond to your custom questions in several ways, such as with a personalized video.

A video question is a specific type of custom question you can add to your assessment. Video questions let you create a question and have your candidates use their webcam to record a video response. This is an excellent way to see how a candidate would conduct themselves in a live interview, and is especially useful for sales and hospitality roles. Some good examples of things to ask for video questions would be "Why do you want to work for our company?" or "Try to sell me an item you have on your desk right now."

Besides video questions, you can also add the following types of custom questions: multiple-choice, coding, file upload, and essay. Multiple-choice lets your candidates choose from a list of answers that you provide, coding lets you create a coding problem for them to solve, file upload allows your candidates to upload a file that you request (such as a resume or portfolio), and essay allows an open-ended text response to your question. You can learn more about different custom question types here.

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