Skill Challenge
Free Business Writing test with certificate
A free 10-minute Business Writing challenge. Pass it and you get a verified score and level you can add to LinkedIn and share.
What it tests
Every question is written to stay inside Business Writing itself, not a neighbouring subject or management.
The brief our question writer works from
Writing at work that respects the reader: the point first, work emails with one clear ask and a subject that says it, status updates that say what changed, what is blocked and what is needed, decision memos with options and a recommendation, meeting notes with owners and dates, plain sentences with concrete numbers, clear international English in place of confusing local phrases, and editing one's own draft. Often confused with formal or ornate English.
Written questions give you something concrete to look at. That might be a short code snippet, a few numbers, a two-line message or a short situation.
How it works
1. Pick where to start
Say whether you are a beginner, intermediate or advanced. That only sets the first question. The rest adjust to your answers.
2. Answer 3 to 6 questions
Answer well and the next one gets harder. Miss and it gets easier. Most people finish in 3 or 4 questions.
3. Two kinds of question
Multiple choice gives you 75 seconds. A short written answer gives you 3 to 5 minutes, and a clock is always shown.
4. Pass and get your level
You pass with a score of 55 or more out of 100, the average of the answers that count. Your level is the hardest rung with at least two correct answers at it or above. A written answer is correct at 65 or more.
Foundational
Real basics, shown live. Build more proof to climb higher.
Practitioner
Solid working skill, confirmed under rising difficulty.
Expert
Held up at the hardest rung, including at least two correct written answers.
What you get, and how employers check it
Example receipt
- Skill
- Business Writing
- Level
- Practitioner
- Score
- 78 / 100
- Signed
- The day you pass
Your level and score show as verified on your profile and your applications.
One tap adds it to LinkedIn under Licenses and certifications, with the receipt's link.
An employer opens the link and insiderOne checks the signature. An edited receipt fails. Check a receipt or see what employers see.
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Questions
- Is the Business Writing test free?
- Yes. The challenge, your result and its receipt are free. You can try again after 24 hours, with new questions.
- How long does it take?
- About 10 minutes. You answer 3 to 6 questions, with 75 seconds for a multiple choice and 3 to 5 minutes for a written answer.
- What score do I need to pass?
- 55 or more out of 100. Your score is the average of the answers that count, and at least two of them must be correct. A written answer is correct at 65 or more.
- What do I get if I pass?
- A level, your score and a signed receipt with its own link. You can add it to LinkedIn under Licenses and certifications.
- How does an employer check it?
- They open the receipt's link. insiderOne checks its signature on the server and shows the skill, level, score and date. An edited receipt fails the check.
- Can I look up the answers?
- There is no answer bank: questions are written fresh for each attempt. Pasted answers, leaving the tab and running over time are flagged, and flagged answers do not count.
- Is there a free Business Writing course?
- Yes. Workplace Writing Associate is a free insiderOne University course with a certificate. It takes about 2 hours.
Ready? It takes about 10 minutes.
Free, and you can try again after 24 hours.