Skills assessments that test what the job needs
Hiearlly builds coding, SQL, aptitude, communication and role-specific tests from your job description, a built-in library or your own questions. Technical tests are graded automatically and proctored, and recruiters can review every result.
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- Test types
- Coding, SQL, multiple choice, aptitude, communication and role-specific cases
- Questions
- Generated from the job description, from a built-in library, or written by your team
- Programming languages
- Python, Java, JavaScript, TypeScript, C++, C#, Go, Rust and SQL
- Length
- 10 to 90 minutes, set by you
- Grading
- Technical tests graded automatically; recruiters can review every result
- Integrity
- Proctoring runs throughout
How it works
Pick the role and skills
Choose the skills the job needs, from coding and SQL to communication.
Hiearlly drafts the test
Questions are generated from your job description. Edit them, add your own or pull from the library.
Candidates take it in the browser
Nothing to install. Proctoring runs the whole time.
Results feed the ranking
Technical answers are graded automatically and flow into each candidate's rank.
Tests matched to the role
Every assessment is built for the job you're hiring for, and our team can help you build new ones.
Built from your job description
Hiearlly drafts questions from the role, and you edit or add your own.
Graded automatically
Coding, SQL and other technical tests are scored as soon as the candidate submits. Recruiters can review every result.
Proctoring beside every result
Integrity flags sit next to the score, as information for your team.
Help building new assessments
Our team works with recruiters to create assessments for new roles.
Where it fits
Skills assessments compared
| Hiearlly | Generic test library | Take-home task | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Built from your job description | Yes | No, picked from a catalogue | Written by hand for each role |
| Grading | Automatic for technical tests | Automatic | An engineer reviews each one |
| Proctoring | Built in | Varies by vendor | None |
| Feeds the shortlist ranking | Yes | Not without an integration | No |
| Candidate time | 10 to 90 minutes, set by you | Varies by vendor | Often several hours |
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Questions about skills assessments
- What kinds of assessments does Hiearlly offer?
- Coding, SQL, multiple choice, aptitude, communication and role-specific case assessments.
- Can we use our own questions?
- Yes. Use questions generated from your job description, the built-in library, your own, or a mix. Our team can also help you build new assessments.
- How long are the assessments?
- Between 10 and 90 minutes, depending on the role. You set the length.
- Are assessments graded automatically?
- Technical tests are graded automatically, and recruiters can review every result.
- How do you stop cheating?
- Proctoring runs during every assessment and flags impersonation, tab switching, copy and paste and AI-assist use for your team to review.
See an assessment built for one of your roles
Book a 30-minute demo. Bring a job description and we'll draft the assessment for it.