Skip to main content

Create Your First Assessment

Creating an Assessment in CoderScout allows you to design a structured, multi-stage evaluation workflow for a specific job opening.

This guide walks you through the entire process—from defining the role to inviting candidates—using the same steps you see in the product.

Overview of the assessment creation flow​

Creating an Assessment consists of four steps:

  1. Job Opening
  2. Setup Stages
  3. Basic Details
  4. Candidates

Each step is designed to reduce manual effort while giving you full control over how candidates are evaluated.

Step 1: Define the Job Opening​

The first step is to provide details about the job role for which you are creating the assessment.

Create Assessment – Job Opening

Information you can provide​

  • Job title
  • Core skills and good-to-have skills
  • Minimum and maximum experience
  • Qualifications and certifications
  • Job description
  • Roles and responsibilities
  • Company information
  • Optional position details such as department, location, salary, and number of openings

Many of these fields are optional, but providing richer information helps improve downstream screening and evaluation.

Auto-generate job opening using AI (optional)​

Instead of filling everything manually, you can start with a Job Description text and let CoderScout generate the job opening details for you.

Click Generate Job Opening and provide:

  • Role title
  • Experience expectations
  • Location
  • Employment type
  • Company overview

Generate Job Opening

The AI uses this input to pre-fill all relevant fields. You can then review and edit anything before proceeding.

This is a fast way to get started without compromising accuracy.

Step 2: Setup assessment stages​

Once the job opening is defined, the next step is to configure the stages of your assessment.

Setup Stages

You can:

  • Build stages manually
  • Generate stages known best-practices using AI and then tweak them

Common examples of stages​

  • MCQ Round
  • Programming Round
  • Application Round
  • AI Interview Round
  • Technical Interview
  • HR Interview

What you can do in this step​

  • Add or remove stages
  • Reorder stages
  • Customize each stage independently
  • Control how candidates progress between stages

Common stage configurations​

All stage types support some common configuration options:

  • Deadline to start by
    How long a candidate has to start the stage after receiving an invite

  • Maximum duration
    Time allowed to complete the stage once started

  • Progression score (%)
    Cutoff score used to automatically move candidates to the next stage

Each stage type also has its own specific configuration options depending on whether it is an MCQ, Programming, Application, or AI Interview stage.

This allows you to design a workflow that screens candidates effectively before involving Hiring Managers or Subject Matter Experts.

Step 3: Configure basic assessment details​

After setting up stages, you configure overall assessment settings.

Basic Details

Assessment details​

  • Assessment name
  • Assessment URL (used for sharing)

Proctoring and system requirements​

You can enable or disable:

  • Webcam sharing
  • Screen sharing
  • Full-screen mode
  • Dual screen restriction
  • Copy-paste and context menu restrictions
  • Pre-assessment system checks

These settings apply across stages and help ensure fair and remote-friendly evaluations.

Recruiter notifications​

You can select one or more Recruiters for the assessment.

Recruiters receive email notifications when:

  • A candidate starts a stage
  • A candidate submits a stage
  • Assessment reports are generated

This keeps the right stakeholders informed without requiring constant manual tracking.

Step 4: Invite candidates or accept applications​

The final step is to bring candidates into the assessment.

Invite Candidates

Option 1: Invite candidates directly​

  • Enter one or more candidate email addresses
  • Preview and customize the invitation email
  • Send invites immediately

Option 2: Allow candidates to apply directly (optional)​

You can also allow candidates to apply using a public URL.

This requires configuring an Application Form, which lets you:

  • Collect structured candidate information
  • Upload resumes
  • Apply rule-based eligibility checks
  • Automatically invite qualified candidates

Learn more here:
👉 Application Forms

Both options can be used together if needed.

What happens after creation​

Once the assessment is created:

  • Candidates can take stages at their convenience
  • All actions are recorded with full playback and evidence
  • AI-generated scores and insights are available on leaderboards
  • Hiring Managers and SMEs can review performance and evidence before interviews

This ensures interviews happen only after meaningful skill validation, saving time for everyone involved.

Next steps​