Understanding our Assessments
What is a Test?
1 test is a series of 10 QnA real scenario-based, questions asked to candidates.
Unlike Mcq-type quizzes or pointless back-and-forth questions, our questions are open-ended, measuring good judgement, taste, decision-making under constraints, etc.
Tests are more quick scenario-based questions you'd ask on a phone screening call, well-suited for volume filtering by doing quick fundamentals' check.
What is a Task?
1 task is an actual on-the-job task where candidates code, design, and solve a real on-the-job problem, and deploy it in a live production environment.
Tasks are designed to allow you watch candidates how they debug, make tradeoffs, build features, fix APIs, etc.
Tasks are more detailed pair-programming style on-the-job task, well-suited to measure in-depth fundamental skills, use of AI, and problem-solving approach, making them actually build something live in-action.
"Should I buy Tests or Tasks for my candidate Screening and Shortlisting process?"
This largely depends on your factors like — role, skill level, your personal preference, level of depth you want to assess, etc.
From what we've seen, Tasks are better than Tests due to its very nature to accurately assess a candidate's technical depth, fundamental skills, foundational concepts, etc.
But then, we've had customers who only want to ensure candidates know high-level fundamentals and want to quickly filter out weak candidates, in which case Tests (open-ended real on-the-job scenario questions) does the job.
You decide. You control.
"How are candidates evaluated? Does Tasks evaluate candidates better than Tests?"
Our product does standardized, objective scoring across parameters like — technical execution, AI use, communication, and judgment that lets teams compare candidates quickly and fairly.
If you think about it, tasks does evaluate a candidate better than a test, because it makes a candidate actually build something live in action, and you see how they performed on that.
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