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WHOLE-PERSON SCREENING

End Costly Mis-Hires.

Start Hiring the Top 1%.

A science-backed 30-minute hiring assessment for better fit, fewer mis-hires, and stronger teams.

Selected Clients

LiqidNaoSteinlachMaastricht UniversityTimelessImmoCloudJust Home
What our clients say

COMPOUNDING HIRING IMPACT

The ROI of putting the right people in the right seats compounds.

Wrong people in key roles don't just cost money — they stall projects, pull leaders into firefighting, and force your best people to compensate. Over time, mediocre hiring erodes the momentum that drives growth.

Conventional hiring

Costly mis-hiresLarge headhunter feesCompensating hiresFighting turnoverDraining team morale

Traitwise hiring

Strong intrinsic driveHigh performance abilityBetter role fitComplementary team strengthsStronger retention

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OUR APPROACH

Two dimensions.

Performance is necessary. Culture is necessary. Neither is sufficient. We built Traitwise to measure both.

High
Performance
Low
The Mercenary
High Performance
Low Alignment
10x Hire
High Performance
High Alignment
Mis-Hire
Low Performance
Low Alignment
The Mascot
Low Performance
High Alignment
Low
Culture
High

Here's how it works.

Horsepower. Then fit.

Performance is what someone is capable of. Culture is how they do it. We measure both, calibrated to the role and your team.

Performance

Science-backed profiles calibrated to the role

Cognitive ProfileComprehensive Personality ProfileIntrinsic Drive Profile
Culture

Your way of working, your team, your org

Ideation styleteam vs task focuspace preferencecommunicationdecision-making+ tailored to you
Step 1 of 4: Horsepower. Then fit.
MEASURABLE OUTCOMES

What happens when the right people are in the right seats.

Consistently placing high-fit candidates changes the numbers that matter. These are some of the outcomes our clients see.

Risk Reduction
-0%

Fewer mis-hires. Your culture and capital stay protected from expensive talent failures.

Performance Hit-Rate
0/10

Candidates pass probation when assessed. Predictability replaces guesswork.

Executive Efficiency
0h

Hours saved per hire. Less noise, more focus on the decisions that actually matter.

Velocity
0.0x

Faster hiring cycle. Scale at the speed of your strategy without sacrificing quality.

Figures reflect median outcomes across placements made using Traitwise assessments.

THE TEAM

Built on 100+ years of
personality  & I‑O research.

Co-designed with PhD psychologists and talent-science leaders.

Find out more
Portrait of Dr. phil. Olaf Ringelband

Dr. phil. Olaf Ringelband

Advisor to Traitwise

Owner & MD @ management diagnostik, PhD Psychologist

Portrait of Julian Hohlweg

Julian Hohlweg

Co-Founder, Traitwise

Portrait of Timo Hilpert

Timo Hilpert

Co-Founder, Traitwise

TESTIMONIALS

What teams say after using Traitwise.

Real feedback from leaders who use Traitwise to avoid expensive mis-hires and consistently identify top performers.

Sven Möllmeier
Sven Möllmeier
Managing Director · LIQID
Traitwise gives us signal you normally only get after the probation period. We've caught red flags early and avoided expensive mis-hires because of it.
LIQID
Robin Binder
Robin Binder
CEO & Founder · NAO
We've been using Traitwise for over a year, and the ROI is undeniable. The platform has significantly improved comparability in our hiring process and enabled truly data-driven decisions with measurable long-term impact.
NAO
Christian Steinlach
Christian Steinlach
CEO & Founder · Steinlach
Traitwise adds a clean, science-backed layer to our shortlists: fit, motivation, and working style become visible. I wouldn't recommend a hire without a Traitwise profile in the mix.
Steinlach

PRICING

Fewer mis-hires. More 10× performers. Compounding over time.

Choose the plan that fits your hiring volume. Switch between monthly and yearly pricing.

Growth

Best for growing teams with steady hiring needs.

890,00 €/ month

 

Billed monthly. Cancel anytime (end of period).

  • Detailed assessment report
  • PDF export
  • Notifications: Slack, Google Chat, Teams, Email
  • Fit vs your team
  • White-label assessments & reports
  • 100 assessments / month

Scale

For high-volume hiring and integration in existing workflows

1.190,00 €/ month

 

Billed monthly. Cancel anytime (end of period).

  • Detailed assessment report
  • PDF export
  • Notifications: Slack, Google Chat, Teams, Email
  • Fit vs your team
  • White-label assessments & reports
  • 500 assessments / month
  • ATS integration

Enterprise

Tailored for complex hiring workflows and scaling teams

Custom pricing

 

 

  • All features of Standard and Scale
  • Custom assessment workflows
  • Advanced analytics and reporting
  • API access
  • I/O psychologist-led onboarding
  • Dedicated support manager
  • ID Verification
  • Tailored amount of assessments

Also available as a single assessment.
From 100,00 € per candidate.

TEAM INSIGHTS

Understand your team's personalities and drivers.

For teams who want more than gut feeling. Everyone completes Traitwise, built on validated personality and intrinsic motivation models, so you can see what drives your work together.

  • See the team at a glance. Key traits, work style and career interests for the whole team side by side.
  • Understand differences. Who prefers structure or flexibility, people or tasks, stability or change, and how that shows up in daily work.
  • Use it in everyday work. A shared understanding and a few simple agreements on roles, feedback and collaboration.

ONE-TIME PROJECT

3.000,00 €per team
  • Traitwise assessment for every team member (up to 10 people).
  • 2 to 3 hour live session with a Traitwise psychologist to go through the results with your team.
  • Extensive PDF summary with profiles, team views and agreed next steps.

Prices excl. VAT.