Ratio's Intelligent
Assessment Framework

Built on 20 years of recruiting experience and informed by leading research in organizational psychology, our framework evaluates how candidates apply their expertise in realistic, job-specific scenarios.

Behavioral

Assess past experience to predict future success

Situational

Test real-time decision-making in job-specific scenarios

Applied Skills & Knowledge

Validate skills through practical, hands-on challenges

Why Traditional Interviews Fall Short

After 20 years in recruiting, we saw the same hiring mistakes repeated. Traditional screenings often rely on unstructured conversations that don't predict success.

Increased Bias

Unstructured interviews are subjective, relying on gut instinct rather than evidence, and often fail to predict true success.

Inconsistent Evaluation

Without a consistent framework, interviews vary widely, making fair comparisons difficult and turning hiring into guesswork.

Relying on Self-Assessment

Most screenings simply confirm experience (“Are you strong with Excel?”) instead of proving real skill or problem-solving ability.

Subject Matter Gaps

Recruiters are not always deep subject matter experts, making it difficult to accurately assess specialized or technical roles.

Don't miss out on great talent or invest resources in hires who aren’t the best fit.

Ratio is your blueprint

Providing you with assessment questions AND answer guidelines to empower better, more confident hiring decisions.

Three Question Types
That Predict Performance

Research shows that Ratio's question formats are the strongest predictors of job success.

Behavioral

Assess past performance and core competencies through specific examples of how candidates have handled real situations.

Example Formats
  • "Tell me about a time when you..."
  • "Share an example of a challenging..."
  • "Describe a situation where you had to..."

Tell me about a time you had to present complex financial analysis, like P&L variances, to senior management. What was your approach to ensure clarity and actionable insights?

Situational

Evaluate judgment and problem-solving abilities through hypothetical but realistic scenarios that are tailored to your job.

Example Formats
  • "Imagine you discover a problem with..."
  • "What steps would you take if you noticed..."
  • "If you identified a significant weakness in..."

Imagine you discover a discrepancy in the general ledger during month-end that doesn't reconcile with a sub-ledger. What's your immediate approach to investigate and resolve it?

Applied Skills & Knowledge

Test practical application of technical knowledge and domain expertise in real-world contexts.

Example Formats
  • "What are some accounting challenges you've encountered..."
  • "When dealing with intercompany transactions..."
  • "How do you identify bottlenecks in accounting processes..."

Can you briefly outline the key steps you follow to ensure an accurate and timely month-end financial close, especially when dealing with multiple ledgers?

Empowering You
to Hire Like a Subject Matter Expert

Hiring teams of any background can confidently and objectively score candidates using clear, predefined criteria, enabling data-driven decisions and minimizing bias.

Knowledge is Power

  • Support your recommendations with structured criteria

  • Conduct standardized screenings that reduce bias

  • Ask better questions that correlate with performance

  • Conduct expert-level screenings for complex roles

  • Uncover actual competency in 15-20 minutes

Senior Accountant | Analytical Problem Solving

Imagine you're tasked with investigating a significant, unexplained variance in the budget. Walk me through your approach to define the problem, gather relevant data, and arrive at a conclusion.

What to listen for:
  • ■ Precise definition of the variance's business impact.
  • ■ Gathering of data from GL, reports, and forecasts.
  • ■ Formulation and testing of hypotheses to pinpoint causes.
  • ■ Collaboration with operational teams for context.
  • ■ Development of key recommendations for management.