What Indeed says
- In 2019 Indeed added pre-built skills assessments that job seekers could take and show on their resume.[2]
- Its help centre later announced that "beginning in October" it was discontinuing both self-serve and employer-requested assessments, would not replace the tool, and would stop showing past results on profiles.[1] The notice gives no year; the earliest archived copies are from November 2024, which puts it in October 2024. The help article itself now redirects to Indeed's general help page.
- Another Indeed page now carries a note that Indeed Assessments has been sunset.[3]
Other sites describe the Excel assessment Indeed used to offer, but we couldn't confirm its details on Indeed's own pages, so we don't repeat them here.
What to do now
- If a job on Indeed asks for an Excel test, it is the employer's own test or one from a testing company, sent as a link. The guide to Excel interview tests covers the usual formats.
- Old Indeed results don't carry over. Profiles no longer show them, so don't rely on a past score in an application.[1]
- Show the skill another way. Mention a spreadsheet you built and what it did, or be ready to do a short task at the interview.
- Practise the common core. Lookups, totals with conditions and references with
$come up in almost every Excel test.
Skills to have ready
Each is a free challenge that takes a few minutes. For the full list by role, see what Excel tests check.
Look it upAdd up the ones that matchCount the ones that matchLock it with $Pass or fail?Percent of a totalSplit first and last namesMistake hunt: #N/A everywhere