hiring assessments for

Automobile Dealers

Our Dealership Skills Solution helps modern talent teams identify qualified candidates at scale that align with their unique roles and company culture.

Personalized assessments

HR teams at dealerships need an efficient hiring process that identifies candidates at all job levels that align with both the role and company culture.

HighMatch’s personalized assessment solution includes independently validated measures that can assess a candidate’s for only those specific qualities that matter most in the role, using your preferred language.

Industry Snapshot

68B+
total light vehicle dealership sales in the us

2M+
Estimated Number of Dealership Employees in US

65+
average number of employees per dealership


Industry expertise

With the rapid evolution of automotive technology and the consumer adoption of digital showroom experiences, HR professionals at automotive dealerships are now tasked with finding qualified candidates who are digitally fluent to meet that demand.

HighMatch has 15+ years experience partnering with HR leadership at dealership groups. Our workplace psychologists know the qualities that influence success, and can build personalized assessments that create efficiencies and enable more effective hiring.

Measure anything, at any stage

HighMatch has a full suite of content capabilities, enabling our team to approach each role differently.

Our personalization process identifies those capabilities we need to employ to measure what matters most.

Each content capability is made up of independently validated measures that can be used in any combination and at any stage of the hiring process.

We Understand

Dealership Roles

Between knowing vehicles inside and out, establishing a personal connection with potential customers and negotiating financial terms, there’s no room for mistakes when it comes to hiring your next critical client-facing employee.

We have over two decades helping our dealership clients identify candidates for some of the most popular roles that exceed performance targets and align well with your culture.

popular roles include:

Dealership Personality Traits

There are several traits that often align with success in dealerships, and are frequently requested by clients.

Don’t see a trait you want to measure?
Connect with a Product Specialist today to learn how we can measure and report on any singular trait or ability you believe equate to success.

THESE INCLUDE:

  • Adaptability/Flexibility: Being open to change

  • Attention to Detail: Being careful and thorough about detail

  • Dependability: Being responsible and fulfilling obligations

  • Initiative: A willingness to take on responsibilities

  • Leadership: A willingness to lead and offer opinions

HighMatch dashboards

HighMatch dashboards are highly personalized, from the competencies reported on to sections, measures, ranges and targets ~ even the look and feel can be tailored to your needs.

Features include:

  • Single Score: a single roll-up performance score
  • Custom Ranges: flexible, client-defined score ranges
  • Topic Scores: tailored topic scores for key sections
  • Answers Tab: easily review answers to questions
  • Action Tabs: email or call applicants with one click
  • Interview Guides: tailored question prompts
  • Development: recommendations for improvement

All content shown for each measure across all sections can be tailored to your needs, using your preferred language.

see a sample report
HighMatch Candidate Report

Dealership Cognitive Abilities

While not as exhaustive a list as personality traits, there are also several cognitive abilities that often align with success at dealerships.

Don’t see a trait you want to measure?
Connect with a Product Specialist today to learn how we can measure and report on any singular trait or ability you believe equate to success.

THESE INCLUDE:

  • Spatial Visualization: Measures a candidate’s ability to hold, manipulate, and think about three dimensions in one’s mind

  • Numerical Reasoning: Measures a candidate’s numerical aptitude and their ability to interpret, analyze, calculate, and draw conclusions using numbers and data sets

  • Logical Problem Solving: Measures a candidate’s ability to draw accurate conclusions based on their observations and experiences
5 star rating

“[HighMatch] gives me peace of mind when hiring new people.”

G2 REVIEW
President, Automotive Dealership

FEATURED CASE STUDY

Fischbach Creates a Profile

For Hiring Success

Learn how HighMatch helped Fischbach, a global leader in the sealant industry, reduce their 90% turnover rate through a benchmarking study, which identified the specific qualities shared by their most successful and long-term employees.

VIEW THE FULL CASE STUDY

Fischbach Case Study

Dealership Skills

We approach skills testing differently than everyone else. HighMatch skills tests, powered by our modern, testing engine, are short and candidate-friendly.

They are also highly personalized, compiled by our team of workplace psychologists from a pool of components and tailored to measure what matters most in the role.

Skills testing is an important piece of the puzzle, however our clients often couple skills testing with other capabilities to ensure they are getting the full picture of a candidate.

relevant skills tests:

  • Computer Literacy: This fast, mobile-friendly test assesses candidate’s understanding of basic computer use

  • Microsoft Excel: A quick, mobile-friendly assessment designed to test a candidate’s knowledge of MS Excel

  • Math Fundamentals: A short, fast skills test that assesses candidate’s understanding of math concepts

For larger organizations, HighMatch can also quickly create short, personalized and mobile-first skills tests covering topics like Automotive Knowledge or Sales Concepts, all powered by our modern, mobile-first assessment engine and tailored to your roles.

These dealerships Trust HighMatch:

HighMatch Dealership Clients

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