The MS Excel Basics Proficiency Test evaluates a candidate’s ability to work confidently with foundational Excel tools, measuring their skills in data entry, basic formulas, formatting, sorting, filtering, and spreadsheet navigation.
This test is especially valuable for hiring administrative assistants, office clerks, customer service representatives, coordinators, data-entry specialists, and professionals who rely on Excel for routine data handling and reporting tasks.
With 30 targeted questions delivered over a 20-minute time limit, the assessment measures practical, job-relevant Excel skills to help you identify candidates who can organize information, perform basic calculations, and manage spreadsheets accurately and efficiently.
Test properties
Type of test: Skills test
Useful for: Predicting Microsoft Excel foundational proficiency
Time: 20 minutes
Number of test items: 30
Item response form: Multiple-choice
Languages: English
Mode of Administration: Online
What the items measure
- Data entry and cell formatting skills
- Basic formulas and calculation proficiency
- Sorting, filtering, and simple data organization
- Spreadsheet navigation and essential Excel tools
- Overall MS Excel basics competency score
Detailed Test Report
Upon completing the MS Excel Basics Proficiency Test, candidates receive a comprehensive test report that can be downloaded or printed. The first page provides a clear summary of the candidate’s overall performance. To help interpret the results, scores are compared with a norm group and converted into a percentile rank. For example, a candidate who scores 70 has performed as well as or better than 70% of the 538 individuals included in our 2025 norming study.
The following three pages present a detailed breakdown of which questions were answered correctly within each content domain.
Click here to view a sample test report.
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MS Excel Basics Proficiency Test
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