The Dare assessment process, explained

Understand the graduate trading selection stages and build a preparation plan around the actual role.

By the Game Assessment Prep research teamUpdated September 14, 2026How we research

The Dare hiring process at a glance

  1. 1Application — Submit the requested CV.
  2. 2Psychometric assessment — Online screening precedes the graduate trading assessment event.Assessment formats
  3. 3Assessment center — Business and program introduction, ending in a pit-trading activity.
  4. 4Phone interview — Successful assessment-center candidates continue by phone.
  5. 5Final interview — The published trading route ends with the Trading team.
Explore the reported assessment formatsArctic Shores task-based assessment

What to expect in the Dare assessment

Prepare separately for the online behavioral format and the later trading activity. There is no sourced basis for importing another employer’s Arctic Shores game list.

Good to know: Arctic Shores recommends its official practice task and careful reading of instructions. Its general candidate guidance is not evidence of Dare’s exact task count, scoring model or feedback policy.

Which Dare roles and programs does this guide cover?

This page concerns Dare International, the energy trading and technology business using dare.global. It does not cover unrelated employers or education schemes called Dare. The most detailed public selection outline is for its Graduate Trading Analyst program.

A useful preparation plan combines comfort with the invited assessment interface and clear explanations of your decisions. Keep a record of assumptions and check numerical work; these are sensible practice habits for a trading role.

Graduate Trading Analyst

The current London vacancy combines commodities-derivatives training with trade administration, market tools, opportunity analysis and research. It values clear communication, accuracy, initiative and demonstrated trading interest. A degree is required; a specific economics degree is not stated.

Official source

Source: Dare — Graduate Trading Analyst

Graduate Quantitative Engineer

This separate London technology program emphasizes mathematical reasoning, programming and collaboration. Its posting mentions Python, Pandas and C++ but does not publish a mandatory coding-test format or adopt the trading program’s full selection sequence.

Official source

Source: Dare — Graduate Quantitative Engineer

Other student opportunities

Dare’s student-program page describes trading, technology and shorter experience formats. Some internship and insight content refers to closed 2022 programs, so use current individual vacancies for availability.

Official source

Source: Dare — Graduate/Student Programmes

How does the Dare assessment work?

Official Arctic Shores connection

Official source

The current careers jobs page directs online-assessment questions to Arctic Shores candidate support. This establishes an assessment relationship; it does not establish the particular tasks selected for each vacancy.

Source: Dare — Jobs and online-assessment support

What the trading vacancy prioritizes

Official source

The analyst posting calls for accuracy, succinct communication and effective work under pressure. Those are relevant themes for examples from study or work, without being a published interview question list.

Source: Dare — Graduate Trading Analyst

Technology preparation has a different focus

Official source

The quantitative-engineering vacancy describes building user solutions and systems alongside training. Be ready to explain a programming or data project; that is role-based preparation advice, not confirmation of a particular test.

Source: Dare — Graduate Quantitative Engineer

Task configuration and scores are not public

No evidence found

The reviewed Dare pages do not disclose named Arctic Shores tasks, test duration or a numerical passing score. The existence of a screening baseline does not make a particular practice score a hiring prediction.

Source: Dare — Careers and published role information

What happens in the Dare hiring process?

Published Graduate Trading Analyst sequence

Dare’s corporate page provides this program-specific order.

  1. 1Submit the application and CV.
  2. 2Complete psychometric screening.
  3. 3Attend the assessment center and pit-trading activity if selected.
  4. 4Continue to a phone interview, then a final discussion with the Trading team.

Source: Dare — Graduate Trading Analyst recruitment process

Preparing for the online format

The vendor guidance explains general candidate preparation, rather than employer-specific scoring.

  1. 1Open the assessment from the employer invitation and use the official practice task.
  2. 2Check the connection and device before beginning.
  3. 3Read the instructions for each activity and respond naturally.
  4. 4Use the supplied support channel if a technical issue prevents progress.

Source: Arctic Shores — Support For Candidates

When is the Dare assessment?

Use the live vacancy to plan your application and the invitation to plan the assessment. Historical student dates are not current deadlines.

CycleApplication datesLikely assessment windowEvidence
Current London graduate vacanciesNo closing date stated in the reviewed postingUse your assessment invitationNo evidence found

The Graduate Trading Analyst listing does not publish an application close date, test expiry or program start. Confirm each milestone from the vacancy and recruitment messages rather than estimating from another candidate’s timeline.

Source: Dare — Graduate Trading Analyst

How to prepare for the Dare assessment process

These are independent preparation suggestions grounded in the advertised work. They do not reproduce the assessment-center game or predict interview questions.

1. Explain your interest in energy markets

Choose one recent energy-market development and explain the possible effect on supply, demand and uncertainty. Separate an observed fact from an assumption. A clear explanation of what could change your view is more useful practice than a confident prediction with no evidence.

2. Practice accurate decisions under pressure

Create a simple exercise in which you record a sequence of purchases and sales, then calculate the position and explain the result. Add changes gradually and review errors. This develops transaction discipline without pretending to replicate Dare’s unpublished pit-trading rules.

3. Prepare a concise learning example

Choose a time you had to understand unfamiliar information quickly. Explain the source you trusted, how you checked it and what you did when something was unclear. Use enough detail to show your reasoning while keeping the answer focused.

4. Match technical preparation to the vacancy

For the quantitative role, walk through a Python, C++ or data-analysis project: inputs, design, testing, performance and a difficult bug. For trading, explain a numerical analysis or research project and the decision it supported. Avoid substituting one role’s preparation for the other.

5. Use the official familiarization task

Complete the provider’s demonstration before the live assessment so navigation is less distracting. Leave enough time to read the instructions and resolve technical problems. Spend the rest of your preparation on role knowledge and clear examples of your own work.

Dare assessment FAQ

Which Dare company does this guide cover?

Dare International, the London energy trading and technology business at dare.global.

Is Arctic Shores confirmed?

Yes. Dare’s careers site links its online-assessment support directly to Arctic Shores. The live task configuration remains unpublished.

Is pit trading part of the online games?

They are separate stages. Follow the instructions for each rather than treating the trading activity as another online psychometric game.

Do quantitative engineers follow the trading process?

The quantitative vacancy describes its own technology role and requirements. Public evidence does not establish that it uses every Graduate Trading Analyst selection stage.

What score do I need to pass?

Dare does not publish a numerical cutoff in the reviewed materials. A score in independent practice cannot establish whether you meet its selection criteria.

Sources and references

The sources below support this guide. Claim labels distinguish official information, candidate reports, and research inferences.

  1. Dare International — Graduate Trading Analyst recruitment process

    Dare · Accessed

  2. Jobs and assessment support

    Dare · Accessed

  3. Graduate Trading Analyst

    Dare · Accessed

  4. Graduate Quantitative Engineer

    Dare · Accessed

  5. Graduate/Student Programmes

    Dare · Accessed

  6. Support For Candidates

    Arctic Shores · Accessed

Game Assessment Prep is independent and is not affiliated with Dare or its assessment providers. Employer processes can change by program, role, country, and recruiting cycle. Follow your invitation over this guide. This guide was reviewed on . Claims are labeled by evidence strength. How we research and label claims.

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