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Measure workforce readiness for AI, assess prompt writing abilities, and identify development priorities for your organization.
As AI becomes embedded in how work gets done, organizations need a clearer view of whether their people are ready to adapt.
What is the AI Agility Assessment?
Mercer’s AI Agility Assessment is an online assessment that helps organizations assess workforce readiness for AI-enabled work by objectively measuring behavioral attributes, cognitive capabilities, and AI-specific skills.
What does the AI Agility Assessment cover?
Mercer’s AI Agility Assessment covers:
- Personality inventory
Measures openness, adaptability, and willingness to adopt new technologies with the Mercer Personality Map-Forced Choice.
- Abstract reasoning
Assesses pattern recognition, problem-solving, and cognitive ability for AI-driven environments with the Mercer Test for Abstract Reasoning.
- Prompt engineering
Evaluates the ability to write effective prompts and use AI tools effectively with the Mercer Test for Prompt Engineering.
The assessment includes 89 questions across personality inventory, abstract reasoning, and prompt engineering. It takes approximately 72 minutes to complete.
| Section | What participants can expect | Number of questions | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sample section for personality inventory | Statements about workplace behaviors and attitudes, with respondents selecting the option that resonates most with them. | 2 | 5 minutes |
| Personality inventory | 51 | 30 minutes | |
| Sample section for abstract reasoning | Pattern-based questions that assess how respondents identify patterns, process new information, and solve unfamiliar problems. | 2 | 5 minutes |
| Abstract reasoning | 18 | 18 minutes | |
| Sample section for prompt engineering | Scenarios that assess how respondents approach generative AI tools and prompt writing by selecting the most effective response. | 2 | 5 minutes |
| Prompt engineering | 14 | 9 minutes | |
| Total | 89 | 72 minutes |
A report will be generated after the assessment is completed. Click here to view the sample report.
How does the assessment help you build an AI-ready workforce?
Measure workforce AI readiness
Assess whether individuals have the motivation, mindset and leadership attributes to succeed in complex, cross-border and cross-cultural leadership roles. Evaluate whether your employees have the behavioral attributes, cognitive capabilities, and AI-specific skills to work effectively in AI-enabled environments.
Identify development priorities
Pinpoint AI skills gaps to enable HR and L&D teams to focus on upskilling efforts where they are needed most.
Support workforce planning decisions
Use assessment insights to inform hiring, internal mobility, talent deployment, and role alignment as work evolves with AI.
Guide AI adoption at scale
Assess organizational readiness for broader AI adoption and support enterprise-wide planning for AI-enabled transformation.
Why Mercer's assessment tools
Mercer brings eight decades of expertise in people science, with deep experience in data-driven talent assessment, skills, capability building, and workforce transformation. The AI Agility Assessment is grounded in Mercer’s AI Agility Framework and psychometric research, helping organizations make more consistent and defensible talent decisions.
Unlike many AI readiness assessments that focus mainly on organizational maturity, Mercer’s AI Agility Assessment provides insight at the individual contributor level. It connects assessment results to practical decisions across hiring, development, planning, and workforce transformation.
Build an AI-ready workforce with greater confidence
Use Mercer’s AI Agility Assessment to understand workforce AI readiness, identify development needs, and support an AI-enabled workforce transformation. Purchase the assessment now.
- US$70 per assessment.
- Available in English for Hong Kong, Indonesia, Korea, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, Taiwan, and Thailand.
- Inclusive of a report, which will be generated three to four business days after the assessment is completed.
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Contact us to learn how Mercer’s AI Agility Assessment can help your organization assess AI readiness, identify skills gaps, and support workforce transformation.