Frequently Asked Questions

1. How Equip Works

1.1. What is Equip?: Equip helps you filter candidates by assessing them on relevant skills via online tests. You share the link to an Equip assessment with your candidates, they finish the assessment, and you can see how good they are at those skills.
1.2. What is an Assessment?: An Assessment is a set of tests intended for one job role. For example, if you are looking to hire a developer, you may create one aptitude test and one coding challenge. These two tests together count as one assessment. The candidate will attempt the tests one-by-one.
1.3. What skills can Equip test for?: Equip can be used to assess a wide variety of skills: coding proficiency, speaking competence, analytical ability, etc. You can explore the different skills that we support.
1.4. Do I need to create my own questions, or does Equip have a question repository?: For several skills, Equip has Question Banks that contain many questions at different difficulty levels. So, you can just specify how many of these questions you need per assessment.

If the questions are missing for a particular Skill, reach out to us and if the skill is on our content roadmap, we will create questions for you for free!

If you want to test your candidates with your own questions, you can do that too by creating Custom Tests.
1.5. Can I request a demo to understand how Equip works?: We have made different test types on Equip and a Sample Recruiter Dashboard for results readily available to help you experience how Equip works. If you need assistance from our team, book a call with us.

2. Using Equip

2.1. What are skills and test types?: On Equip, a skill is a specific ability that a candidate can demonstrate to do a job well. Each skill can be evaluated with an appropriate test type such as a quiz, programming, video interview and so on. For instance, you want to hire a Python Developer well versed in Python, JavaScript and general aptitude. Then you can create a quiz for assessing all these skills and a programming test to check proficiency in Python and JavaScript.
2.2. What are the different test types on Equip?: You can create Quizzes (Aptitude Test, Language Test, Attention to Detail), Programming Challenges (Coding, CSS, SQL), Spreadsheet Skills Tests, and Video Response.

You can also customise all of the above with your own content. These are the different question types enabled on Equip.
2.3. How long does an Equip assessment take?: A pre-screening assessment can be as quick as 15 minutes or a technical round with multiple tests can last over an hour. It depends on the number of questions you add while creating the assessment.

If you are using Equip’s Question Bank, you will find an Estimated Assessment Duration to indicate the length of the assessment. We recommend an assessment duration up to an hour to avoid candidates from dozing off or worse drop out.
2.4. Are tests automatically graded on Equip?: Within Equip, most questions and test types are automatically graded. So, you just share the test with the candidate and wait for the results to roll in! Some questions, like a video response, will need to be graded by you manually.
2.5. How difficult are the questions on Equip?: The questions are based on Skill Level you choose which is segregated as Medium (0-3 years), Hard (3-5 years) and Expert (5+ years). Since the Hard and Expert questions are fairly difficult, we recommend distributing questions across difficulty levels in a test.
2.6. Are Equip assessments supported on a mobile device?: Yes, they are except programming tests. You wouldn’t want to frustrate developers by writing code on a 5-inch screen, would you?
2.7. Can I use Equip for entry-level hiring?: In fact, recruiters can find Equip assessments really useful for entry-level hiring since the number of applicants for these positions may be large. Besides, young talent might be eager to practise and showcase their skills for the job through relevant screening assessments.

Read more why skill assessments are a game changer for entry-level hiring.
2.8. Can I use Equip for lateral hiring?: Yes, Equip works for lateral hiring because you can add content for niche skills assessment and also use the existing Question Bank based on a higher difficulty level.
2.9. Can I add other admins from my team to my account?: Yes, you can add up to 10 team admins per account, depending on your subscription plan. The Standard Plan allows up to 3 admins.
2.10. Can Equip integrate with my ATS?: If you are on the Premium Plan, you can integrate Equip with your ATS. Currently, Equip integrates with Lever. We are constantly looking for opportunities to help Equip blend into your existing hiring process seamlessly. If you want to request an integration with your ATS, write to us at hello@equip.co.

3. Assessment Results and Grading

3.1. What do I do after candidates attempt the assessment?: On your Recruiter Dashboard and click the Assessment Title you want to check the results for. You will see the list of candidates who have completed the assessment. You can filter them based on scores and move them across different stages such as Shortlisted, Hired and Rejected.
3.2. When are the results available?: As soon as a candidate finishes taking the assessment, the results appear immediately on your dashboard. If your assessment has ungraded tests, you should grade to see the final overall scores for the candidates.
3.3. What does a sample dashboard look like?: Take a peek at a Sample Dashboard. You can sort candidates by test scores, view test and proctoring summary, and a session recording to see the candidate’s interaction with the test while they were attempting it.
3.4. Do I have to look at all answers and award points?: Of course not! Equip automates scoring candidates for you. If your assessment has test types or individual questions that require grading only then you will have to look at the candidates’ responses and award points for it.

4. Pricing and Payment

4.1. How much does Equip cost?: Equip’s pricing is based on your usage. Broadly speaking, we charge $1 per candidate. For details, see our pricing plans.
4.2. I don’t want to pay a fee every month. Can I pay per candidate?: Yes! Equip does not have a subscription fee or a lock-in period, and you only pay per candidate.

5. Proctoring

5.1. How do I ensure that candidates don't cheat on the test, and that the questions aren't publicly available?: Firstly, Equip is built by the AutoProctor team. So, ensuring test takers don't cheat is our ~~bread and butter~~ dosa and chutney.

Also, each question in the Question Bank has been carefully crafted and curated by us. Every candidate sees randomly assigned questions, anti-plagiarism features like disabling copy-paste are enabled, and so on. So, don't worry, we got you!
5.2. How does proctoring work?: Before the candidate starts the test, AutoProctor gains access to their camera, mic, the screen they are on, etc. So, for example, if the test taker invites a friend to help them with the test, or gets audio clues, or opens Google or ChatGPT, AutoProctor gets notified.

When the candidate finishes the test, you will find a proctoring summary for every candidate’s test attempts on your dashboard.
5.3. What about the candidates’ privacy while taking a proctored test?: We are mindful that because we access video and audio feeds of the user, Privacy is a big concern. By default, these data are stored on the cloud and only the test administrator can access these data, via a unique URL.

Our data is stored on servers in the US. We encrypt our data at rest and in transit.
5.4. What is proctoring summary and what does it include?: As you can see from the proctoring summary, you can view what violation occurred, at what time and for how long. It also shows recorded evidence for that violation. For example, if the test taker switched to a different tab or application, you can see a screenshot of what they switched to.

Also, the report shows a Trust Score. This is a score between 0% and 100%, which is calculated based on the type, frequency and duration of the violations. The lower the trust score, the more likely AutoProctor thinks the test taker cheated on the test. But we recommended reviewing all the evidence in the proctoring summary.
5.5. Can I see a recording of the candidate’s screen?: The Session Recording records a candidate’s screen as they attempt the test. So, you will be able to see what they clicked on, what they typed, how their mouse moved, etc.

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