Pathfinder

The HireVue PathFinder game is a puzzle-like assessment that tests your ability to visualize and construct continuous pathways. You are presented with a grid of scrambled path segments and must rearrange them to form a complete, unbroken road from a start point to an end point. It assesses Spatial Reasoning, Problem-Solving and Planning & Efficiency.

HireVue does not publish a pass mark or a score scale for Pathfinder. Employers see percentile-style results benchmarked against other candidates and role models rather than a raw score, and each employer sets its own bar for who advances — so a result that ends one application can pass at another company. Because results are relative, the practical goal is maximizing accurate answers within the time limit. In our simulator you complete as many paths as possible within the time limit; grids grow larger as you solve, and skipping steps the difficulty back down.

Yes. By their fifth attempt, players score 44% higher on average on our Pathfinder simulator than a typical first attempt.

Our Pathfinder simulator runs for 5 minutes. Levels keep coming until the clock runs out, so there is no fixed number of rounds. In the real HireVue assessment each game is individually timed and there is no pause button once a game starts; most games run three to five minutes each, and you usually get one attempt — retakes are rare.

Check the access shown before starting Pathfinder. Eligible accounts have one free attempt at each game. A HireVue pass includes unlimited replays. All results, explanations and available comparisons stay free. Passes do not renew automatically.

Our employer guides do not currently name an employer whose reported HireVue lineup includes Pathfinder as an exact match. Employers with documented HireVue-games use on this site include Shell, Unilever, Emirates and NATO; game lineups change by role, region, and recruiting cycle, so your invitation is the controlling source.