Research standards

How we research and label claims

A practical guide to what our evidence labels mean, how we separate published policy from candidate experience, and where uncertainty remains.

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

Why claims carry confidence labels

Hiring processes vary by country, office, role, and recruiting cycle. An employer may describe the broad stages but omit the assessment vendor; a candidate may name the exact game but only for one application. We therefore label individual claims instead of assigning one confidence rating to an entire page. The employer guides show the label beside the claim and, when available, link the source used to support it.

What each label means

Official means the claim comes directly from an employer or assessment vendor, such as a careers page, candidate FAQ, product page, press release, or branded assessment portal. Official confirms what that source published; it does not automatically prove that every office or role uses the same process.

Multiple sources means at least two independent reports support the same material point. We check whether apparently separate articles trace back to one original report before treating them as independent.

Single source means one identifiable source supports the claim. It may be useful for preparing for a possible format, but it is not presented as a guaranteed or company-wide rule.

Anecdotal means a candidate or forum report provides personal context rather than policy. These reports can reveal timing, questions, or regional variation, but dates and roles matter and individual recollections can be incomplete.

No evidence found means a documented research pass did not find support for a claim, pass mark, game name, or retake rule. It describes the search result, not proof that the thing has never happened. Where we derive a planning window from official dates rather than quote a published deadline, we use a separate estimate or inference label.

How a guide is reviewed

We start with current employer and vendor material, then compare it with dated candidate reports and other sources where the official material is silent. We record the role, region, recruiting cycle, publication or report date, and source URL when available. Employer pages distinguish current statements from historical case studies and preserve conflicting evidence instead of flattening it into one confident answer. Game reconstructions are described as independent practice tools; our scores and percentiles come from our own rules and practice pool, not a vendor’s private model or an employer’s hiring threshold.

Your invitation overrides every guide

The invitation in front of you is more current and specific than a general page, including ours. Follow its named platform, deadline, device requirements, accommodations process, and assessment instructions. If it conflicts with this site, follow the invitation and tell us what changed.

Corrections and updates

We update claims when an official page changes, stronger evidence appears, or a source can no longer support the wording. If you spot an error, a stale process, a broken source, or a label that overstates the evidence, use our contact page. Include the page, the claim, the role and region involved, the date, and a source or redacted invitation if you can share one safely. We review the evidence and correct the page rather than treating an individual report as universal policy.