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onTrack · the free readiness check
Find your Desk-Ready Score, and the area of finance that fits you
About 15 minutes of honest answers. Six strands, scored out of 30, the area that fits you, your next three steps and a 30-day plan. No card, no pitch.
Under 18? A parent or guardian sees the result too, and nothing is marketed to the student.
What you get
Four things, at the end of the check
Your Desk-Ready Score out of 30
Six strands, each out of 5, and the total. Desk-ready means 4 or above on every Core strand.
Your best-fit area of finance
Matched from your answers, with the question the job actually asks and how people get in.
Your next three steps
What to do first, second and third, in plain English, for the stage you are at.
A 30-day plan
One action a week, built from your three weakest Core strands.
How the check works
Six strands, six short sections
One statement at a time, rated 1 to 5. Then a few real situations, a little maths, and one written answer.
Understand
How the industry and the roles in it work: what a desk does all day, what moves markets.
Choose
Can you say which area fits you, and why, without hedging? That is what interviews test.
Plan
Deadlines, targets and what this term is for. Most students lose offers on timing, not talent.
Present
A CV and applications that read like you, and a ninety-second answer that lands.
Perform
Interviews, online tests and assessment centres: the parts that are practised, not born.
Conduct
Email, follow up, handle a no, work with people. Quietly the most predictive strand.
Try one statement
This is what a question looks like
Rate yourself honestly. Nobody sees this until you finish the check.
“If someone asked me ‘tell me about yourself’ right now, I could answer for ninety seconds without just listing my CV.”
Not at all true → completely true. This preview saves nothing.
Short on time
Match in about 2 minutes
A short version that matches you to an area of finance. The strands it does not ask stay unscored, and anything it shows is marked indicative.
For parents
Under 18? A parent or guardian sees the result too. The student answers, we score it, and you both get the plan - with no marketing sent to the student.
How onDesk works with parents →Students who have done it
87% of students we have advised secured an offer
Spring week, internship or full-time, across the 2025 and 2026 cycles.
★★★★★ Rated 4.9 on Google
“The check told me in fifteen minutes what two years of guessing had not: my gap was planning, not ability. I had two spring weeks by January.”
Daniel K. · First year, Economics
Questions
What students ask
Is it really free?
Yes. The check, your score, your best-fit area, your three steps and your 30-day plan are all free. No card, no paywall.
What happens to my answers?
We use them to score your check and send your result. Under 18, a parent or guardian receives the result, never marketing to the student. Your result sits at a private link.
Does it tell me what to do next?
Yes. You get three steps and a 30-day plan built from your weakest Core strands, plus live roles that match your best-fit area.
What does desk-ready mean?
4 or above on every Core strand. On the University Programme the Core strands are Understand, Choose, Plan and Present. It is the level at which an application holds up without help.
Can I retake it?
Yes, once, from 60 days later. It works best after you have put the plan into action, so you can see what moved.
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