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Assessments are structured instruments employed in conjunction with interviews to evaluate your skills, experience, and suitability for specific Mercor projects. This page explains how assessments work, their scoring methodology, and the expectations placed on you.

Part of your evaluation

Assessments collaborate with interviews and profile information to evaluate your suitability for each listing.

Reusable across listings

Certain evaluations may be listed under multiple entries. Each assessment is conducted on a listing-specific basis and may differ, even if the evaluations are identical.

Centralized on your dashboard

Every assessment you complete is stored in your Assessments tab for easy access and review at any time.

Your data is not for sale

Assessment data is never sold or shared with third parties for commercial purposes. It is used solely to evaluate skills relevant to Mercor projects and to improve matching accuracy.

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1. What are assessments?

Assessments are components integrated into the listing application process. They may include:
  • Unique to a specific project, or
  • Reused across multiple listings with different scoring criteria.
Even when the same assessment appears in different opportunities, project teams may weigh the questions differently, depending on the role’s needs. This means:
  • The evaluation is consistently linked to the listing.
  • Your score on one listing does not automatically transfer to another.
  • Performance is interpreted within the framework of that client’s expectations.
Assessments help project teams understand:
  • Your experience and background
  • Your real work samples or portfolio
  • Your practical and technical skills
  • How you follow instructions, handle ambiguity, and solve real project-like tasks

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2. Where to find your assessments

All assessments tied to your profile appear here: https://work.mercor.com/home?tab=assessments From this page, you can:
  • Continue assessments still in progress
  • View previously submitted assessments
  • Edit assessments solely if they are explicitly designated as editable.
Assessments tab view

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3. Can assessments be retaken?

Most assessments permit only a **single submission. **Once submitted, they cannot be reopened or edited. Some exceptions exist:
  • If an assessment is editable, selecting it in the Assessments tab allows you to modify answers and resubmit.
  • If it is not editable, selecting it will display a locked or read-only view.
Always review all responses thoroughly prior to submission, as most assessments are not retakeable, and modifications or corrections may not be feasible thereafter.

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4. Time limits and autosave

Mercor assessments typically do not impose a time restriction. Talents are permitted to allocate as much time as necessary to complete the assessment. Most forms support autosave, but we strongly recommend:
  • Completing assessments in a single sitting
  • Avoid leaving the form open for long idle periods
  • Keeping personal backups of long written answers, in case of browser or network issues
  • Submit as soon as you are ready, since listings may close without prior notice

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5. Completing an assessment

1

Open the assessment

Access it through the Applications tab within your listing or directly via the Assessments tab.
2

Read all instructions

Instructions, examples, and reference materials may appear at the top of the form or within each question.
3

Respond to all required fields

Some questions may be multiple-choice, long-form text, file uploads, or links to external work samples.
4

Review carefully

Check all answers, attachments, and links before submitting.
5

Submit the assessment

For multi-page assessments, click Next until the final page.The Submit button will be disabled until all required responses are completed.
Assessment interface example

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6. Single-page vs multi-page structure

Assessments may appear in two formats:

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Single-page

All content appears on one scrollable page. Submit at the bottom.

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Multi-page

Questions are split into sections. You will see:
  • Back
  • Next
  • A Submit button on the final page

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7. Restrictions

Some assessments intentionally disable copy-and-paste.
This is expected and not a bug. These restrictions exist to ensure that:
  • All answers are original
  • Plagiarism is prevented
  • Responses are not generated or rewritten by external AI tools
Unless stated otherwise in the instructions, you may not:
  • Use LLMs (including ChatGPT or similar tools) to write answers
  • Copy text from external sources
  • Share or receive answers from other talents
  • Repost assessment content anywhere

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8. Integrity, confidentiality, and expectations

During any assessment:
  • Mercor staff cannot coach you or review draft answers
  • Other talents cannot assist or collaborate with you
  • Sharing screenshots, templates, or answer keys is strictly prohibited
Your assessment responses are:
  • Used only to evaluate your fit for projects
  • Stored securely
  • Never shared or sold for commercial purposes

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FAQ

Certain assessments evaluate foundational skills useful across multiple projects. Even when the same form recurs, each listing may assign different weights to the results.
The majority of assessments permit only a single submission. If the form is accessible solely in read-only mode upon opening, it indicates that further modifications are not possible following the initial submission.
Autosave may not capture every modification. In the event of data loss and an inability to reopen the assessment, please contact [email protected] with your listing link and relevant screenshots.
Certain evaluations limit the ability to copy and paste in order to uphold originality and prevent instances of plagiarism or content generated by external AI systems.
Unless explicitly indicated otherwise, the utilization of Large Language Models (LLMs) or Artificial Intelligence (AI) writing tools is strictly prohibited and constitutes a violation of Mercor’s LLM Usage Policy.
You are required to complete a multi-page assessment. It is necessary to review each page thoroughly and click ‘Submit’ on the final screen to ensure proper submission.
Yes. Robust evaluations may qualify you for future opportunities or enable expedited matching processes, including Instant Work Offers.
Each project team may assign varying levels of importance to questions depending on the specific role, responsibilities, and level required.