Recruit HQ – Expert Pre-Employment Psychological Assessments Australia Recruit HQ specialises in pre-employment psychological testing and assessments for high-risk, high-performance, and safety-critical industries across Australia. Our team of experienced registered psychologists provides evidence-based psychological screening, personality testing, cognitive ability assessments, and risk profiling to help organisations hire the right people.

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Experts in Psychological Assessments for Recruitment | Melbourne & Victoria

At Recruit HQ, we have over 15 years of experience specialising in occupational suitability assessments, recruitment psychology, and fitness-for-duty evaluations across Melbourne and Victoria. Our team of experienced occupational psychologists has partnered with Victoria Police, government agencies, law enforcement, private organisations, and clinical clients to deliver evidence-based psychological assessments that inform personnel selection, workplace performance, and psychological capability.

Our goal is simple: to understand your strengths, capabilities, and readiness for the demands of the job — not to trip you up. Whether you’re completing a Victoria Police psychological assessment, a pre-employment psychological test, or a fitness-for-duty evaluation, our psychologists ensure you feel supported, informed, and respected throughout the process. Every psychological assessment is conducted with confidentiality and care, following Australian privacy standards, so you can trust that your information is handled securely and professionally. At our core, our mission is to foster understanding, resilience, and growth, enabling individuals and organisations to make confident, evidence-based decisions that lead to long-term success. We prioritise every application, ensuring each assessment reflects tailored service, professionalism, and integrity.

Alongside our occupational and organisational work, our psychologists have a strong focus on trauma and complex trauma, recognising how workplace stress, critical incidents, and operational trauma can affect an individual’s mental health, wellbeing, and performance. Our assessments are grounded in a trauma-informed and resilience-based approach, ensuring sensitivity, respect, and care when working with clients from diverse professional and cultural backgrounds. Our team combines a robust clinical psychology foundation with a deep understanding of workplace and organisational psychology, positioning Recruit HQ as a trusted advisor for GP referrals, pre-employment and occupational psychological assessments for Victoria Police recruitment and return-to-work evaluations across Victoria.

Supporting Victoria Police Applicants & Workplace Assessments

Whether you’re completing a Victoria Police psychological assessment, a pre-employment psychological test, or a fitness-for-duty evaluation, our psychologists are here to help you feel confident, supported, and understood throughout the process while also ensuring that we assess your strengths across all the psychological inherent requirements.

We aim to highlight your strengths, capabilities, and readiness for the demands of the job — not to trip you up. Every psychological assessment is conducted with confidentiality, respect, and care, following Australian privacy standards, so your information is always handled securely

Trusted by GPs, WorkCover, and Referrers Across Victoria

We’re proud to support GPs, occupational physicians, and WorkCover referrals who need independent psychological assessments, return-to-work evaluations, or trauma-informed fitness-for-duty reports.

Our mission is to foster understanding, growth, and resilience, helping individuals and organisations make confident, evidence-based decisions that support wellbeing and professional success.

Every assessment reflects our commitment to tailored service, professionalism, and integrity — whether we’re working with a police applicant, a GP referral, or a government agency.

Trauma-Informed and Resilience-Focused Approach

Alongside our occupational and organisational work, our psychologists have a special interest in trauma and complex trauma, recognising how workplace stress, critical incidents, and operational trauma can affect both mental health and professional functioning.

Our assessments are conducted through a trauma-informed lens, ensuring sensitivity, empathy, and respect for individuals from diverse professional and cultural backgrounds.

Bridging Clinical Insight with Organisational Psychology

Our team combines a strong clinical psychology foundation with a deep understanding of workplace and organisational psychology. This balance positions Recruit HQ as a trusted advisor in both clinical and occupational contexts, providing clarity and confidence to employers, referrers, and individual clients across Victoria.

Whether you’re seeking pre-employment testing, police applicant assessments, or GP-referred psychological evaluations, our psychologists deliver insights that are clear, objective, and genuinely helpful.

Leaders in Pre-Employment Psychological Assessments

Strong clinical foundation with workplace psychology expertise Over 15 years serving government, corporate & clinical clients Balanced focus on organisational requirements and individual care Professional, confidential & evidence-based services

Trusted by Victoria Police and Government Agencies

Recruit HQ partners with Victoria Police, government agencies, and national employers, providing evidence-based psychological assessments that support confident recruitment, readiness, and return-to-work decisions.

Expertise in Pre-Employment and Psychological Recruitment Assessments

Our team combines clinical insight with organisational psychology expertise, offering a unique balance of compassion and precision in every pre-employment, fitness-for-duty, and psychological suitability assessment.

Immediate Appointments

No long delays to your recruitment. We offer immediate appointments and quick turnaround times on reports. With a network of highly skilled psychologists across Melbourne and Australia, Recruit HQ delivers consistent, compliant, and trauma-informed assessments wherever our clients are located. We offer in-person and telehealth appointments – we’re just a click away.

Committed to Quality, Compliance, and Care

From process to report, we uphold the highest standards of confidentiality, ethical practice, and quality assurance, ensuring every client experience reflects integrity, professionalism, and care.

Our Management Team

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Our Team
Recruit HQ partners with a trusted network of experienced and highly skilled psychologists across Australia, each bringing unique expertise and insight to every assessment and consultation. Our team represents a diverse range of clinical and organisational backgrounds,

Hien Nguyen

Director and Clinical Psychologist
Hien Nguyen is a Clinical Psychologist and Director of Recruit HQ. She has over 15 years of experience specialising in occupational psychology, trauma assessment, and mental health support for high-risk professions.

Mandy Trencher

Head of Client Experiences, Quality Assurance & Compliance
Mandy Trencher leads Client Experience, Quality, and Compliance at Recruit HQ, where she ensures that every interaction — from initial referral to final report — reflects the highest standards of professionalism, care, and precision.

Partnering with Psychologists

At Recruit HQ, our strength lies in collaboration. We partner with a trusted network of experienced, highly skilled psychologists across Melbourne and throughout Australia, each bringing specialist expertise in occupational psychology, trauma, clinical assessment, and workplace wellbeing.

Through these partnerships, we deliver consistent, evidence-based, and high-quality psychological and psychometric assessments tailored to the unique needs of organisations, government agencies, and individuals. Our clinicians share a commitment to professional integrity, cultural sensitivity, and client-centred care, ensuring every assessment upholds the highest standards of clinical accuracy, compliance, and ethical practice.

This collaborative model enables Recruit HQ to combine local insight with national expertise, providing scalable psychological services that remain personal, professional, and results-driven — no matter where in Australia our clients are based.