Assessment Types

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From hard skills to cognitive ability, eSkill’s comprehensive talent assessment solutions help you find the perfect candidate for every role.
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eSkill Assessment Types for Hiring Success

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Hard Skills

Validate Technical Expertise with Hard Skills Tests

eSkill’s hard skills assessments are designed to test core job competencies, giving you the ability to evaluate candidates on the exact skills required for the job. Whether you need to measure technical knowledge, software proficiency, or hands-on abilities, our platform has you covered. With eSkill’s hard skills tests, you can assess:
  • Software Proficiency

    Test candidates on tools like Microsoft Excel, accounting software, or industry-specific programs.
  • Technical Knowledge

    Measure skills in areas like coding, engineering, or troubleshooting.
  • Task Accuracy

    Simulations provide measurable, data-driven results to help you identify the most qualified candidates.
  • Industry Expertise

    Assess knowledge in fields like healthcare, government, or manufacturing to ensure the right fit for specialized roles.
Cognitive

Test Cognitive Skills for Critical Thinking and Problem-Solving

Cognitive pre employment tests measure  a candidate’s ability to think critically, solve problems, and adapt to new information—key traits of high performers in any organization. With eSkill's cognitive ability tests, you can assess:
  • Attention to Detail

    Candidates who can focus on the finer points to deliver accurate results.
  • Problem-Solving

    Individuals who can troubleshoot and resolve issues effectively.
  • Critical Thinking

    Strategic thinkers who evaluate options and make data-driven decisions.
  • Numerical Reasoning

    Quick learners who can analyze and interpret complex data.
  • Reading Comprehension

    Candidates who process information quickly and act on it efficiently.
  • Spatial Reasoning

    Problem-solvers with strong visualization and design capabilities.
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Soft Skills

Evaluate Soft Skills That Drive Team Success

Beyond technical expertise, soft skills determine how well a candidate will fit into your team and contribute to a positive workplace culture. eSkill’s soft skills assessments help you uncover candidates’ strengths in areas like collaboration, problem-solving, and leadership. With eSkill’s soft skills tests, you can assess:
  • Communication

    Test how effectively candidates express ideas and collaborate with others.
  • Teamwork

    Identify individuals who thrive in group settings and contribute to shared goals.
  • Adaptability

    Evaluate how well candidates respond to change and overcome challenges.
  • Emotional Intelligence

    Assess the ability to understand, empathize, and manage interpersonal relationships.
Behavioral

Assess Personality Traits to Ensure a Perfect Fit

Pre Employment behavioral testing can help you determine how candidates will perform in leadership roles, team-based positions, or customer-facing jobs. By evaluating key personality traits, you can ensure new hires are not only skilled but  also aligned with your company’s culture and vision. With eSkill’s behavioral tests, you can assess:
  • Working Style

    Understand how candidates manage tasks, prioritize, and stay organized.
  • Team Dynamics

    Identify individuals who collaborate effectively and foster positive relationships.
  • Emotional Resilience

    Evaluate how candidates handle stress, feedback, and workplace challenges.
  • Motivation

    Measure what drives candidates to succeed and maintain productivity.
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Why eSkill

Level Up Your Hiring Process with eSkill's Pre Hire Tests

eSkill’s assessments are designed to strengthen your hiring process while ensuring you find the best candidates for every role. No matter what job role you’re hiring for, our platform offers unmatched customization, accuracy, and support.
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Customizable Tests

Select from over 800 job-and subject-based pre-employment tests or build customized talent assessments for virtually any role in any industry.

Expert Guidance

Get help from your Dedicated Assessments Specialist to create tailor-made assessments, analyze results, and constantly refine processes to improve your hiring process.

Industry-Best Support

Contact us via chat, email, or phone to get the help you need, when you need it.

Integration Options

Use eSkill hiring assessments inside your existing ATS, LMS and HR systems to simplify your workflows.

"We utilize eSkill to determine a candidate's capability that may not have the direct experience listed on their resume. This tool is very useful for Hiring Managers who may need some convincing to pull the trigger. The software is user-friendly, and customer service is very responsive."

Kristina Surerus
AJM Packaging

"eSkill enables managers to easily assess the current knowledge level or new hires because it allows us to anticipate interventions. This helps better prepare new hires for our job environment and helps them ‘get up to speed’ more quickly. The data extraction process is pretty user-friendly as is using the option to forward test results."

Brandy Greer
AdventHealth

"We hire candidates in various markets throughout the U.S. By using eSkill, we now have the capability to test candidates and quickly evaluate their skills and aptitudes to ensure we are identifying the best candidate for each role."

Jessica Wagner
Vatica Health

"We have reduced time-to-hire by at least two or three days simply by eliminating inefficiencies in our process. Recruiters no longer have to manually screen applicants and there is no need to go back and forth with candidates to schedule and conduct interviews."

Jeremiah Smith
Slingshot Technology

"Quick ability to generate assessments. Complete customization capability for your company's vision of assessments. Report generation for easy candidate comparison. Good pricing for product received. Very helpful for being able to generate which specific assessments we desire. Compare each candidate against another without having a generic canned assessment test."

Kelly Irvin
Mechanical Concepts

Endless possibilities but easy to use. Endless combinations of testing/simulations content stays current and spans across so many disciplines. Was able to truly see candidate knowledge concerning specific disciplines and their ability to successfully get the job done.

Rosana Zorrilla
Highpoint Capital

Great System! It's very easy to use and extremely customizable. It's been a great experience and I feel the test I was able to create for our teller candidates definitely helps us narrow down those who have the right skills and talents.

Catherine Kuhl
Village Bank

"Seamless and easy; great support. Ability to assemble own tests. Ease of sending test notices and score reporting. great communication with eskills staff members."

Michael Spreng
City of Cleveland

Before eSkill, we did not have a formalized way to assess our candidates. As our company really started to grow in size, we started to notice the pains from hiring managers about the quality of candidates and recent hires. There was pressure to fill open roles as quickly as possible. There were a few instances of managers seeing that some new employees did not have the technical skills needed for positions. Once we started to use eSkill, we saw improved confidence when hiring and more qualified employees. Our managers were on board with using eSkill, mainly because we were able to work together to create specific assessments. All of the hiring managers were then required to complete assessments and provide feedback. Adjustments were made where necessary and we have not looked back since!

Erin Williams
Acertus

eSkill has enhanced our pre-employment skills testing. With the large database of questions readily available, it is easy to create or alter a test to fit a specific position or department. The website is user friendly for both the applicant and the administrator. The people at eSkill have been extremely helpful and friendly on any question that has arisen.

Shonna Wessels
FedEx

We chose eSkill because it meets and exceeds our needs. eSkill is unmatched in its ability to manage franchise locations, customize and configure tests, and customer service. The platform makes test deployment fast and easy, while our dedicated account manager has been very proactive in making sure we get the most out of eSkill. We would recommend eSkill to anyone who is looking to identify skilled candidates.

Jason Leverant
AtWork

“eSkill helped us complete the circle in our hiring and screening process by providing a simple-to-use testing platform. This platform set the perfect stage to verify skills and abilities for applicants ranging from entry level customer service to senior level software engineers. Our hiring managers have been very pleased with the variety of standard tests available, along with our ability to create and post our own tests. This system has literally saved us hundreds of working hours.”

Seth Pickett
1-800 Contacts

“The testing went great! We loved the ability to create our own test from a bank of existing questions. It was a key part of our search process and we found an excellent candidate. As I said, we don’t do searches for technical positions very often, but when we do, eSkill testing will always be a part of it.”

Bob Nichols
University of Maryland

"eSkill assessments are the only way we can validate the candidates’ skill level. eSkill has been a good tool for us overall and as far as I know is very user friendly. We use it as a selling point to clients that we thoroughly vet our candidates before they are sent out for either interviews or placements."

Judy Contreras
AtWork

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