The APEX Executive Assessment™ is a 75-question evaluation used by retained executive search firms,
corporate boards, and in-house talent teams to develop a rigorous, data-backed profile of a C-suite
candidate's strategic judgment, executive knowledge, and leadership orientation — before the final
round of interviews begins.
This assessment has no time limit. It does not measure pattern recognition or typing speed.
It measures the quality of your executive thinking across three structured modules.
Results are delivered to the commissioning search firm or board.
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Module I — Strategic Judgment
Strategic Judgment Scenarios
25 real-world executive crisis scenarios. Board pressure, activist investors, liquidity crises, regulatory investigations, hostile bids, and talent emergencies. Scored as a Strategic Judgment Index.
25 Scenarios · Weighted Scoring · No Time Limit
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Module II — Executive Proficiency
Executive Knowledge & Proficiency
25 precision questions covering finance, governance, M&A mechanics, capital structure, board fiduciary obligations, and regulatory frameworks. Correct answers are scored.
25 preference-based leadership scenarios. No right or wrong answers. Produces a four-dimension Leadership Profile: Decisiveness, Risk Appetite, Stakeholder Orientation, and Leadership Mode.
This assessment is administered on behalf of a retained executive search engagement. Results are delivered confidentially to the commissioning search firm. This instrument is not a psychological examination and does not purport to measure cognitive ability, intelligence quotient, or neurological function. All scenario scoring reflects documented strategic leadership best practices and is designed to evaluate competencies directly relevant to C-suite roles. Administered by IECAN — iecantraining.com.
Module I — Strategic Judgment
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Score—
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Module II of III — Executive Proficiency
Executive Knowledge & Proficiency
Module I is complete. You are entering the Executive Proficiency module — 25 questions on finance, governance, M&A, capital structure, and regulatory frameworks. These questions have correct answers and will be scored. An explanation is provided after each selection.
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Module III of III — Leadership Profile
Leadership Decision Profile
Module II is complete. The final module explores your leadership orientation through 25 preference scenarios. There are no correct answers — only authentic ones. Your responses build a four-dimension profile that appears in your assessment report.
Assessment Complete — All 75 Questions
Your Report Is Ready.
All three modules are complete. Your Strategic Judgment Index, Executive Knowledge Score, and Leadership Profile have been calculated. Enter your information to release your results and route your assessment to the commissioning party.
Your results are delivered confidentially to the commissioning search firm. This assessment is treated as confidential executive candidate data.
Module I — Strategic Judgment—Strategic Judgment Index
Module II — Executive Proficiency—Executive Knowledge Score
Module III — Leadership Profile—Profile Dimensions Generated
Combined Executive Score
Weighted average of Strategic Judgment & Executive Proficiency
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Leadership Decision Profile
Module III · Four Dimensions
Assessment Notification — Delivered to Search Firm
From:assessment@thorntonadvisors.com
To:search@thorntonadvisors.com
Subject:—
Preview Build — 75 Questions
The Full APEX System. Commissioned for Your Firm.
The APEX Executive Assessment is a fully custom-built evaluation system for retained executive search firms, corporate boards, law firm partner tracks, and in-house talent teams. Built to your firm's specific role criteria, competency framework, and candidate routing logic. Delivered as a single HTML file — no platform, no subscription, no SaaS login. Own it outright. Use it on every search, for every role, indefinitely.