Assessments

Choose, test, and add a job-related assessment to a candidate journey.

An assessment asks candidates to demonstrate a job-related skill. It can contain questions or a short exercise and can be included in a journey.

Choose an assessment

1. Open Assessments.
2. Browse the template library or open your organization's assessments.
3. Preview the candidate instructions, questions, time limit, and scoring.
4. Choose a template that measures a skill required for the role.
5. Clone the template if you need an editable copy.

Template availability varies. Build a new assessment only when an existing one does not fit the role.

Prepare the assessment

1. Give the assessment a clear candidate-facing title and description.
2. Remove questions that are not necessary for the role.
3. Add or edit job-related questions.
4. Set a realistic time limit, if needed.
5. Review any scoring categories and their importance.
6. Set a passing score only if your team has agreed how it will be used.
7. Publish the assessment when it is ready.

Archive an assessment when it should no longer be assigned. Historical results should remain available.

Add it to a journey

1. Open Journeys and select the journey.
2. Add an Assessment step.
3. Select the published assessment.
4. Decide whether the step is required.
5. Save the journey.
6. Attach that journey to the position if it is not already attached.

Some journey controls may be absent if they are not available for your organization.

Test and review results

1. Invite an internal tester through the position.
2. Complete the assessment on both a computer and a phone when mobile candidates are expected.
3. Confirm that instructions and time limits are clear.
4. Open the candidate's report and review the total result, category breakdown, and individual responses.
5. Adjust unclear questions before inviting real candidates.

Changes to a published assessment should apply to new attempts, not rewrite completed results.

Use scores fairly

Multiple-choice answers can be scored against defined correct choices. Written answers may receive AI-assisted scoring when evaluation guidance is present.

AI-assisted and authenticity scores are decision aids. Authenticity signals do not prove misconduct, and no assessment score should automatically reject a candidate without a job-related, human review.

For better evaluation guidance, see Questions and scoring. To place the assessment in the screening flow, see Build and test journeys.

Journey completion is intended to move candidates into Review, but this has not been proven to happen consistently. If a completed candidate is missing, check the position's Pipeline or Board and move the candidate to the appropriate review stage.