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Creating a skills test

Step-by-step guide on how to create a skills test

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Written by Mandy
Updated over a week ago

You can add a test to any pipeline stage in a job opening. You can either choose to add a test from a pre-made template (that you can later customize), or to create a test from scratch.
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Creating a test from a template

  1. Select “Add interview or test” in the stage you are adding a test

  2. Choose “Test”

  3. Search for a template that matches the role you're hiring for (e.g. Frontend developer, Sales representative)

  4. When you click on a template, you will see more information about the test along with example questions

  5. Once you find the template you would like to use, select “Use this test”

At this point, a test is auto-generated for you. You can review your test and customize any element you would like to change, such as:

  • Turning on or off “randomize”

  • Adding more questions or taking questions away

    • When adding new questions, you can either create a custom question or choose from Toggl Hire’s test library

  • Customizing the landing page and test results page

  • Reviewing the test settings ​

Creating a test from scratch

  1. Select “Add interview or test” in the stage you want to add a test

  2. Choose “Test”

  3. Select “Create a custom test” next to the search bar

At this point a blank slate is generated and you will choose how you want to add questions to your skills test. You can choose to add a skill from Toggl’s library, or create a custom question.

Adding a question from Toggl’s library

  1. Search for the skill you are looking for in the dropdown

  2. Select the question type

    1. Auto-Evaluation

      1. Choice or numeric input

    2. Manual Evaluation

      1. Free text

      2. Coding

        1. Remember that technical skills can also be evaluated through our multiple and single choice questions, which don't need manual evaluation. To learn more about our technical test library, check out this article.

  3. Select the question difficulty

  4. Choose whether you want to turn randomize on or off

  5. The question has now been added to your test

Adding a custom question

  1. Select “Create new question”

  2. Select the question type

    • Single Choice Questions
      Meant for close-ended questions with a single correct answer.

    • Multiple Choice Questions
      Meant for close-ended questions with several possible correct answers. This is good for creating complex questions to test specific knowledge.

    • Picture Choice Questions
      Meant for close-ended questions with pictures as a choice of answers instead of text. This is good for making tests more engaging by breaking the pace of text-based questions with some visual

    • Numeric Input Questions
      Meant for numerical answers. This is good for maths tasks, or logic questions.

    • Free Text Questions
      Meant for open-ended questions. These are good for checking candidates' soft skills such as writing or problem-solving skills. This question type will require manual evaluation.

    • Code Input Questions
      Meant for getting a piece of code as an answer for any given task. This is good for programming problems (write a function to reverse a string), coding questions (write CSS for a pop-up with an arrow), or refactoring tasks. This question type will require manual evaluation.

  3. Once you’ve created your question, click on “save” on the top right corner. This question has now been added to your test

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