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JPMorgan online assessment and selection process
What candidates face when they apply to JPMorgan, stage by stage. Checked 2026-10-05; confidence medium. Processes change by office and year: your invitation email is the final word.
Stages
- pymetrics games (used about 2019–2024; recent candidates report video only)
- HireVue video interview: 3–5 questions, 30 s prep, 2 min answers
- Superday
Time limits: HireVue: 30 s prep, 2 min per answer
Test provider: HireVue
What is tested: video interview, game-based
Video interview: about 4 questions, 30 s to prepare, 2 min per answer, no retakes.
The online test
| Test | Provider | Measures | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| Balloons | Pymetrics (Harver) | Risk tolerance and learning | 39 rounds (reported by candidates) |
| Cards | Pymetrics (Harver) | Learning from reward and loss | 80 rounds (reported by candidates) |
| Digits | Pymetrics (Harver) | Short-term memory | set by the employer |
| Easy or Hard | Pymetrics (Harver) | Effort versus reward | 2 min |
| Faces | Pymetrics (Harver) | Emotion recognition | 14 rounds |
| Keypresses | Pymetrics (Harver) | Processing speed and persistence | 3 rounds |
| Stop | Pymetrics (Harver) | Impulse control | 80 rounds |
| Arrows | Pymetrics (Harver) | Attention and task switching | 135 rounds |
| Lengths | Pymetrics (Harver) | Learning from feedback | 90 rounds (reported by candidates) |
| Towers | Pymetrics (Harver) | Planning | 2 min |
| Money Exchange 1 | Pymetrics (Harver) | Trust and fairness | 4 rounds |
| Money Exchange 2 | Pymetrics (Harver) | Generosity and fairness | 2 rounds |
How to prepare
- Practise each test above under real timing. Practise these in Agisse — invite-only beta.
- Record yourself answering three motivation and strengths questions in the time limits above; watch one back.
Sources
- JPMorgan assessment guide (candidate report)