The
field of technology is vast and hence it is
necessary to get the right employee at different profiles for the company which
is active in this field. However, getting the right profile for a technical
post is not that easy.
HR
may not be aware of technical skill set required in a particular profile and
hence the best option to find the skills of an aspirant is to take him through
a technical assessment.
Every organization must consider the candidate thoroughly before recruiting for the job or a specific task. The area where technical skills are required in to be performed while performing the job duties, personal interview is not enough for assessment of the candidate.
HR should know about the skills of the potential candidate and to study the level of understanding of the candidate one needs to take up technical test. During this test the recruiter asks various questions related to technology from the candidate. During coding skills assessment the recruiter has to depend upon multiple tests.
Process
of Conducting Technical Test
During first few rounds of interview help to shortlist the candidates that are not suitable for such tasks. After that the technical assessment can be done by conducting technical test of rest of the candidates to assess their strength in this field.
If
this process is automated recruiter can get best results quickly. Automated
process is offered by many service providers who can help in assessment and the
interview process can be completed in no time. If the candidates have to be hired
for bulk projects then also this process is very effective.
For
conducting coding test the automated process can be used to get the complete
details in little time. The skills of various candidates can be analyzed in
real time and the program will take care of other things.
Grading
system can even be incorporated in assessing the candidate and to get the best
reports according to the project requirements and needs. The assessment can
also be useful when the company wants to choose suitable candidate from within
the team for any particular project.
Reason
Behind Failure of Conventional Methods
Conventional methods of interview often fail and not effective presently. Generally the questions asked in this method from the candidate are fixed and set. The candidates are already aware about the pattern and type questions that are asked in the interview.
The
recruiter gets aware while conducting interview that the candidates have come
prepared for such questions in advance.
The
companies now take up random questions and use format of the questions in form
of multiple choice for mass recruitment, this is done to overcome from the
problems related to conventional methods.
These
methods also come with certain flaws. The biggest of them can be that candidate
might take up wild guess to solve the test or just select some random answers
when they do not know the correct option. By applying such tricks by the
candidate, if lucky enough can go through the test. The recruiter will never
know and be sure whether the candidate has genuinely done all the questions or
just cleared through wild guesses.
To
clear such doubt the recruiter can take up the multiple-choice question paper
and randomly select answers even without reading the questions. At least twenty
percent answers can be achieved by the recruiter even in this method. Thus
sophisticated methods should be chosen by the organization as they cannot be
misused by the candidates in any manner.
Best
Alternatives for Technical Tests
Automated tests are the best suitable alternative aided by coding simulators and other available sophisticated tools. This skills test will help the recruiter to understand the attitude of the candidate and considering how the candidates solve a given problem in real life.
Just
by answering certain questions, assessing cannot reflect the ability of the
candidate in perfect manner. When a situation is given related to the project
with a problem to solve, the recruiter can understand the knowledge and
thinking in a particular situation.
Testing
Tools
For
both frontend and backend process various testing tools are available.
Different tests can be conducted for the candidates by choosing any of them or
both of them. Real life like environment can be created for tasks related to
problem solving situation, through the tools like simulators. All the
parameters of the candidate can be analyzed in this manner.
The
efficiency in the current field can be understood by the way they tackle problem
and then begin the coding thus understanding their efficiency in the field.
After getting satisfied completely with the abilities, the candidates can be chosen for further round of interview. The candidates can be filtered on several parameters and the processes can be easily automated with manually checking the code. This makes it the best method of mass recruitment programs and will assist you in a better way to complete the technical test within few hours.Â
Assess
the Skills of the Candidate by Coding Environment
This
technical test is conducted in the interviews. It is usually based on the
theoretical concepts to assess the knowledge of the candidate. In the real
world of programming only knowledge will not be enough, the skills of the
candidate should also be emphasized before selecting the right candidate for
the job.
The
need is to conduct test in a project-based coding environment. This can be done
by selecting simulators for coding and it can be possible by choosing the
automated tests. The task related to real life projects can be given to the
candidate so that they can solve the given problems.
Reliable
Services for Interviews
There
are reliable services available for conduction of interviews. The recruiter can
list out the requirement that will suit the hiring needs and the service
provider will be able to tune the entire process accordingly. The process
offered is cost effective for the long run and also save a lot time for the
team hired for the project.
