The JPMorgan pymetrics Test, Explained
JPMorgan uses the pymetrics games as the first screen for most campus and early-career applications (summer analyst, full-time analyst, and graduate programs across IB, Markets, Asset & Wealth Management, and Commercial Banking). Important distinction most guides blur: at JPMorgan, the games are pymetrics and HireVue is a separate recorded video interview that follows them — there are no HireVue games in this process. Technology applicants are the exception: since around 2025 they report a HackerRank coding test instead.
How the JPMorgan process works
JPMorgan’s official careers pages never name their assessment vendors — everything below is triangulated from consistent candidate reports across recruiting cycles. The standard early-career sequence:
- 1
Application
Online application; JPMorgan hires on a rolling basis, so early applications matter.
- 2
pymetrics invitation
Typically arrives within days to two weeks. Complete the 12 games within the stated window (~5 days is the most-reported figure).
- 3
The 12 games (~25 min)
The standard battery. Your behavioral profile is reportedly compared against division-specific models — an IB profile is not an AWM profile.
- 4
HireVue video interview
The invite commonly arrives right after the games are done. This is a recorded one-way video interview (behavioral and motivation questions) — not games.
- 5
Superday
Back-to-back interviews with bankers for those who clear both online stages.
What’s verified — and what’s folklore
Most prep guides state everything with equal confidence. We label every claim with where it comes from, so you can tell JPMorgan’s own words from prep-industry consensus and forum rumor.
The sequence application → pymetrics games → HireVue video → Superday is consistent across every major source and recruiting cycle since 2019.
Multiple sourcesSource: JobTestPrep, Lumovest, CareerTestPrep + WSO threads
At JPMorgan the games are pymetrics; HireVue is video-only. No source describes HireVue game content at JPM.
Multiple sourcesSource: GraduatesFirst, CareerTestPrep, WSO thread naming
JPMorgan’s head of graduate recruitment (Matt Mitro) named attention, memory, and altruism as traits the firm looks at from the games.
Single sourceSource: eFinancialCareers (2019; original article since taken down)
pymetrics results are valid ~330 days across all pymetrics employers; your JPM gameplay can be re-scored for other firms and vice versa.
Official sourceSource: pymetrics support center
Technology-division applicants now report a HackerRank coding assessment (~1 hour, 2 problems) instead of pymetrics.
Multiple sourcesSource: CareerTestPrep + LinkJob reports, 2025–2026
JPMorgan’s official "How we hire" page names no assessment vendor at all.
Official sourceSource: jpmorganchase.com (live)
Forum folklore says "top 25% of pymetrics scorers get a Superday" — no verifiable basis; treat as rumor.
Candidate-reportedSource: Wall Street Oasis threads
Practice all 12 games free
If JPMorgan sends you pymetrics, you get one shot that follows you for ~330 days across every pymetrics employer. Familiarity with each game’s rule — before your real attempt — is the highest-leverage preparation there is. Every game below is a faithful, playable reconstruction.
What changed recently
2025–2026 (reported): Technology roles switched from pymetrics to a HackerRank coding assessment.
Source: CareerTestPrep / LinkJob
May 2026 (reported): HireVue no longer used for Associate-level hiring.
Source: IGotAnOffer update
The 12-game battery itself appears unchanged from 2019 through the 2026 cycles.
Source: Cross-cycle consistency of candidate reports
What candidates report
A non-target candidate reported getting Superdays "from every single JPM role they applied to" after completing pymetrics — while another was progressively rejected from other IBD postings the same day they received one pymetrics invite. The games are one input, not the whole funnel.
"Everyone gets a pymetrics and a HireVue — usually the HireVue comes once the pymetrics is completed."
Forum reports are individual experiences, quoted or paraphrased with links where available — treat them as texture, not policy.
JPMorgan pymetrics FAQ
Does JPMorgan use pymetrics or HireVue games?
pymetrics. At JPMorgan, the games stage is the 12-game pymetrics battery; HireVue appears later as a recorded video interview only. Guides that talk about "JPMorgan HireVue games" are conflating the two vendors.
How long do the JPMorgan pymetrics games take?
About 20–30 minutes for all 12 games, each 2–3 minutes. You typically get around 5 days from the invitation to finish (reports range 3–7 days).
Do my pymetrics results transfer between JPMorgan applications?
Your gameplay is valid for ~330 days platform-wide and is re-scored per role — reportedly against division-specific profiles, so the same play can fit IB and not fit Asset Management. You cannot replay within the window, which makes your one battery worth preparing for.
Can I fail the JPMorgan pymetrics test?
There is no published pass mark. JPMorgan compares your trait profile with models built from its own employees, reportedly per division. Forum claims about fixed cutoffs ("top 25% advance") are unverified rumor.
What should I practice before the JPMorgan pymetrics games?
Familiarity is the highest-leverage prep: knowing each game’s rule before your one real attempt removes the instruction-reading tax. Practice all 12 free on this site — especially Balloons, Digits, Stop, and Arrows, which reward calibrated play over raw speed.
Ready before the invitation arrives
Play the full 12-game battery with honest per-game feedback the real assessment never shows you — plus all the HireVue games if your process includes a video-interview platform.
GameAssessmentPrep is an independent practice platform. We are not affiliated with pymetrics, Harver, or any employer. Our simulations are reconstructions for practice purposes. GameAssessmentPrep is likewise not affiliated with JPMorgan. Hiring processes change by office and cycle — always follow the instructions in your own invitation email over any guide, including this one. Facts above are labeled with their sources and were last reviewed in July 2026.