Aptive Index is an AI-powered psychometric assessment that shows you how a candidate is genuinely wired — how they think, decide, communicate and cope under pressure — before you make the offer. Unleashing Potential runs the whole process for you.
of new hires fail within 18 months
the cost of one bad hire at mid-management level
the annual cost of workplace conflict to UK employers
higher profitability in the most engaged teams
Most hiring decisions are made on skills, experience and a good interview. Those things are visible, easy to compare and easy to rehearse. What actually determines whether an appointment succeeds is far less visible: what drives the person, how they make decisions, how much structure they need, how they handle conflict, and how they will land in the team you already have.
That is why hires fail for reasons no one saw coming. The candidate could do the job. They simply were not wired for the way the job, the manager or the team really works.
A strong interviewer turned out to be a poor fit once the novelty wore off.
Two capable people who cannot work together, and no one can explain why.
A shortlist of near-identical CVs and a decision that comes down to gut feel.
Interviews that cover the same ground and reveal nothing new.
A new starter who takes months to settle because onboarding was one-size-fits-all.
A vacancy you have now filled twice in eighteen months.
Every one of those is a hidden-information problem. That is exactly what Aptive Index solves.
Aptive Index is an AI-powered psychometric assessment designed to reveal the behavioural drives that sit beneath a CV — how someone naturally thinks, communicates, makes decisions and responds to the demands of a role.
Together, they build a picture of how someone is naturally likely to operate — not whether they are capable, but what drives the way they work.
How strongly someone is driven to persuade, lead and shape outcomes.
The degree to which someone is energised by interaction and connection with others.
The preference for stability, predictability and a steady pace.
The drive for accuracy, structure and attention to detail.
How strongly someone experiences and responds to emotion.
The drive to support others and contribute to collective outcomes.
The preference for ideas, concepts and big-picture thinking.
Aptive Index turns assessment data into practical information you can use throughout the hiring process — from defining the role and comparing candidates to asking better interview questions and planning onboarding.
A clear behavioural profile for the role, built from the job description and the way the position actually needs to work.
See how each candidate’s natural behavioural drives compare with what the role requires.
Interview questions shaped around each candidate, helping you explore potential strengths, tensions and areas worth probing.
Practical insight into how the successful candidate is likely to communicate, make decisions and settle into the role.
Useful information for hiring managers without needing to interpret pages of psychometric data.
The result is a clearer, more evidence-led hiring decision — without replacing human judgement.