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Should I use Hogan Assessments?

Data-driven personality assessments that predict workplace performance. Used by 75% of the Fortune 500 for hiring and leadership development. - hoganassessments.com

Depends. Buy if you run enterprise hiring or leadership development and can fund certified consultants at roughly $1,000+ per assessment. Skip it if you are a small team wanting cheap, self-serve personality insights.

Confidence

Medium. Based on ~30 public sources; review snippets were truncated, so user sentiment evidence is thin and no quotable verbatim reviews were available.

Ratings

  • Value for money
  • Ease of use
  • Feature depth
  • Support qualityNo reliable evidence in sources
  • Security posture

Pricing

~$1,000+ (2023 reporting)

Leadership package with certified coach

ModelNot disclosed
Monthly feesNot disclosed
HardwareNot disclosed
Free tierNo
HOGANSELECT (hiring)Quote-based
Certification workshopPaid, varies

Best for

  • Enterprise leadership development programs
  • Executive hiring and succession decisions
  • HR teams with certified practitioners
  • Private-equity portfolio talent work

Not for

  • Small teams wanting quick, cheap team-personality snapshots
  • Startups hiring at volume on a budget
  • Buyers wanting self-serve tests without consultants
  • Individuals seeking personal self-discovery — it is employer-side only

Gotchas - check before you buy

medium

Quote-based pricing through distributors; no published rates.

medium

Certification workshop costs extra for in-house administration.

medium

Reports need trained interpretation; untrained readers risk misusing results.

low

Vendor argues free tests are worthless; expect full price upfront, no trials.

Pros and cons

Pros

  • Deep psychometric suite: HPI, HDS, MVPI, plus selection and team reports.
  • Trusted at scale: 75% of the Fortune 500, per vendor.
  • Published ROI case studies, including $4.5M saved by cutting turnover.
  • Backed by GMAC partnership (Reflect) and exclusive Russell Reynolds alliance.
  • Global certified coach and distributor network for delivery.

Cons

  • Expensive: roughly $1,000 per leadership assessment.
  • Requires certified administrators; certification and consultant fees stack up.
  • No self-serve option; individuals buy through resellers and coaches.
  • No public security page despite enterprise clientele.
  • Candidates report frustration when Hogan-based hiring processes reject them.

Sources & method

Analyzed 10/05/2026 - 14 sources - No known vulnerabilities found in the sources reviewed; no security page found.

official x3review x5security x2news x4

Key stats

  • Value for money: 2/5

    Rating

  • ~$1,000+ (2023 reporting)

    Starting price

  • 14

    Sources

  • Analyzed

  • Value for money: 2/5. Roughly $1,000 per test, plus consultant fees
  • Ease of use: 2/5. Requires certified administrators; not self-serve
  • Feature depth: 4/5. HPI, HDS, MVPI, selection and team reports
  • Support quality. No reliable evidence in sources
  • Security posture: 2/5. No public security page; no incidents found
  • 75% Fortune 500 reach per vendor claim
  • $1,000 Typical cost per leadership assessment (2023 reporting)
  • No Free tier sold via distributors and certified coaches
  • 21 Customer references on FeaturedCustomers

Pricing

Leadership package with certified coach

~$1,000+ (2023 reporting)

  • HPI/HDS/MVPI reports
  • Debrief with certified coach
  • Sold via resellers

HOGANSELECT (hiring)

Quote-based

  • Job-fit selection reports
  • Delivered via distributors

Certification workshop

Paid, varies

  • Trains internal practitioners
  • Virtual or in-person

Security

No known vulnerabilities found in the sources reviewed; no security page found.

What users say

user feedback is thin: 21 vendor-collected references, I/O psychologists debate whether certification pays off, and rejected candidates call the process opaque.

Companies that use it

  • City of Jackson, Mississippi
  • GMAC11
  • Russell Reynolds Associates12
  • Dame Leadership
Full analysis

Based on ~30 public sources; review snippets were truncated, so user sentiment evidence is thin and no quotable verbatim reviews were available.

Enterprise-grade psychometrics: powerful for exec hiring at $1,000+ a head, overkill and pricey for small teams.

Methodology

Based on ~30 public sources; review snippets were truncated, so user sentiment evidence is thin and no quotable verbatim reviews were available.

Sources

  1. Hogan Assessments homepagehoganassessments.com
    official
  2. I took a $1,000 personality test for Fortune 500 CEOsfinance.yahoo.com
    news
  3. 21 Hogan Assessments Customer Reviews & Referencesfeaturedcustomers.com
    review
  4. Hogan Assessments Reviews — Gartnergartner.com
    review
  5. Reddit: Smashing a 3 stage interview process and getting rejectedreddit.com
    review
  6. Reddit r/IOPsychology: Hogan Certification worth it?reddit.com
    review
  7. Hogan Assessment Certification: 2026 Cost, Curriculumpaperbell.com
    news
  8. Hogan Leadership Package with Certified Coachperformanceprograms.com
    official
  9. Hogan vs MRG pricing comparisonrfp.wiki
    review
  10. Success Story: Saved $4.5M by cutting turnoverhoganassessments.com
    official
  11. GMAC launches Reflect, powered by Hogangmac.com
    news
  12. Russell Reynolds and Hogan expand exclusive partnershiptrainingindustry.com
    news
  13. Hogan security page (not found)hoganassessments.com
    security
  14. Hogan privacy policyhoganassessments.com
    security

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