Managing Interpersonal Relationships
Assess the ability to build, maintain and repair quality professional relationships, manage tensions and disagreements constructively, and create a climate of trust and cooperation within teams.
An interpersonal relationship skills test assesses the ability to build solid working relationships, maintain them over time and repair them when they deteriorate. Few results are achieved alone: a cross-functional project, a negotiation with a partner or joining a new team depend on the quality of relationships far more than on the org chart. This skill shows in uncomfortable moments: a colleague taking credit for your work, a rumor, shaken trust.
The test presents situations with peers, managers, clients and external partners, both on site and remotely. It shows how a person handles a relationship under strain, takes a stand without breaking ties and contributes to the team climate. Candidates use it to prepare for a new role or a first management position, and recruiters for jobs where influence without formal authority is part of daily work.
What this test measures
- How one builds working relationships in a team or project where one knows nobody
- How one reacts to repeated behavior that irritates, hurts or damages the team climate
- The approach taken to restore a cooled relationship after a clumsy remark, a mistake or a conflict
- How one handles sensitive reporting lines, especially after being promoted above former peers
- One's contribution to trust in a team undermined by rivalry or physical distance
Examples of situations in the test
- 1A newly promoted site foreman now supervising former colleagues, some of whom dispute his position
- 2A communications officer whose work is regularly presented by another department as its own
- 3A purchasing manager whose relationship with a key supplier has been growing tense for months
- 4A fully remote product team where there is almost no informal contact between members
About this test
This test uses situational judgement tests (SJT), true/false questions and prioritisation exercises to assess your real behaviours. Each answer is weighted: there is no obvious "wrong" answer.
How to read your result
High result
A high score sketches a profile that builds trust, raises sensitive topics without damaging the relationship and knows how to reconnect after an incident.
Result to develop
A score to consolidate reveals that some relationship situations remain hard to handle, often the most uncomfortable ones. The report identifies them and suggests concrete ways to approach them with more confidence.
Roles where this skill is decisive
- Cross-functional project manager
- Partnerships manager
- Remote team manager
- Account manager
- Purchasing manager
- Facility director
Who is it for?
Candidates & Professionals
Assess your behavioural skills through realistic scenario-based questions. Get a detailed AI report on your strengths and development areas.
Recruiters & HR
Integrate this test into your selection process to objectively assess your candidates' soft skills.
Frequently asked questions
What does this interpersonal relationship test cover?
It covers three stages of a working relationship: building it when you join a new environment, maintaining it through everyday friction, and repairing it after trust has been broken. The situations involve colleagues, managers, clients and external partners, on site or remotely.
Is it the same as a conflict management test?
Conflict is only part of the picture. This test also looks at what happens before and after: forging connections, dealing with excessive requests, developing an internal network or reconnecting with a colleague. It therefore gives a broader view of how a person sustains their working relationships over time.
Is this test only for managers?
No. Some situations concern management, such as leading former colleagues or bringing a divided team back together, but most can happen at any level: an intrusive colleague, hurtful remarks, an unhappy partner, a project with people you do not know. The test suits a first job just as well as a senior position.
What will the final report tell me?
The AI-generated behavioral report sets out your relationship strengths, areas for growth and concrete recommendations. It draws on all your answers, including the prioritization exercises. In free mode it works as a personal development tool; in a recruitment campaign it helps the company prepare a focused interview.