Pre-employment testing is one of the easiest ways to modernize and streamline your hiring process.Â
The objective test results can give insights beyond a candidate’s resume. This makes hiring decisions more equitable and free from unconscious bias.
Pre-employment testing saves you considerable time and money while improving your chances of hiring employees that fit right into your workplace and meet your organization’s needs.Â
Choosing the right pre-employment testing platform can be a challenge given the numerous options available. This article compares two popular platforms, TestGorilla and EVA, and explains why TestGorilla may serve your business better.
TestGorilla provides a total of 400+ tests that assess a candidate’s personality type, cognitive ability, culture add, situational judgment, programming and software skills, and other role-specific skills.
You can combine up to five of our tests to create the perfect assessment for your open role, with options to customize questions and even entire tests.
To keep our tests accurate and up to date, we subject all test questions to a 28-step quality control process. Meanwhile, rigorous anti-cheating measures protect the reliability and accuracy of test results.Â
Candidates also appreciate TestGorilla’s easy-to-use platform. Most tests take less than 15 minutes to complete, and candidates can access them on any device with an internet connection.Â
TestGorilla also provides comprehensive support for employers and candidates through our online help centers and friendly support team.
EVA performs basic screening assessments with its automated conversational AI, EVA Bot. It engages candidates in chat-like interactions to gather information and evaluate their fit for roles. EVA also filters candidates as they enter the candidate database and automatically compares their initial assessment against all job postings.Â
EVA offers pre-built soft skills tests, including language proficiency and culture fit tests, which candidates can access 24/7 from any device. EVA assessments are partly customizable, allowing recruiters to choose questions and create job postings that inform the screening process.Â
Finally, optional modules can automate candidate sourcing and interview scheduling with chatbot functionality.
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Your pre-employment test library should have a wide array of vetted tests so that you can easily build the perfect assessment for each role.
TestGorilla’s easily searchable test library includes 400+ pre-employment tests covering a range of skills, including:
Job-specific skills
Programming skills
Software skills
Language proficiency
Cognitive ability
Situational judgment
Personality and culture add
We’re constantly adding new tests to the library. Among the most recent additions are the Structural Engineering, Data Wrangling, and Working with Generative AI tests.
Candidates can submit responses by uploading files, choosing multiple-choice options, or typing open-text answers. Plus, you have the option to pick from a variety of coding challenges or create your own.
Lastly, TestGorilla has localized websites in 12 languages – ideal for recruiting internationally.
See how TestGorilla leads the way in skills assessments. Sign up for our free live demo and discover a better way to evaluate candidates.
EVA provides fully automated screening assessments using pre-built test and evaluation tools. The process doesn’t allow users to customize tests or create their own.Â
EVA doesn’t disclose how many tests are in its test library, nor how it assigns tests to each candidate.
EVA’s tests only measure soft skills, language proficiency, and behaviors, and the platform uses an automated chatbot to deliver them to candidates. Users can combine multiple tests into assessments and the platform recommends tests for various roles.Â
EVA’s language proficiency tests cover reading and speech clarity, listening comprehension, conversational skills, and syntax. However, it’s unclear how many languages are available to test.
| TestGorilla | EVA |
Cognitive ability tests | Yes | Yes |
Situational judgment tests | Yes | No |
Job-specific tests | Yes | No |
Software tests | Yes | No |
Programming tests (including coding challenges) | Yes | No |
Language tests | Yes | Yes |
Personality tests | Yes | Yes |
Culture-add test | Yes | No (Culture fit only) |
Motivation test | Yes | Yes |
Typing test | Yes | No |
Your own custom tests | Yes | No |
Custom questions per assessment (with a variety of question types) | Yes | No |
Test recommendations for each job role | Yes | Yes |
Multiple tests per assessment | Yes | Yes |
Assessment templates | Yes | No |
Avoid expensive mis-hires by evaluating a developer’s skills and technical capabilities early. Look for pre-employment tests that measure programming skills like coding, debugging, and development framework knowledge.
TestGorilla evaluates programming skills across more than 20 common programming languages, including C++, Python, PHP, CSS, and Node.js.
You can also test candidates’ knowledge of web development frameworks, such as React Native and Java, and mobile-development frameworks like Android development using Java.Â
Our other available test formats include coding and debugging challenges, and we’re always adding more. For example, we recently added new challenges focused on binary search trees, heaps, and hash tables. As with many of our features, you can customize your tests to reflect specific situations the candidate might face in your organization. We also value developers’ preferences and working styles. That’s why we created a language-agnostic coding test that lets candidates choose from up to 20 languages in a single test. And our configurable integrated developer environment (IDE) lets them set their font size, window size, and color theme.
TestGorilla automatically grades coding tests, making it easy to quickly rank candidates. Lastly, the live coding timeline feature lets you review the candidate’s approach to each challenge.
EVA doesn’t include tests that measure programming skills. EVA’s basic assessments can help identify general candidate fit, but cannot quantify job-specific skills for developer roles.Â
| TestGorilla | EVA |
Coding languages | JavaScript, Java, Python, PHP, C, C#, C++, SQL, Kotlin, Ruby, TypeScript, Go, R, Scala, and Swift | No |
Web-development frameworks | Yes | No |
Mobile-development frameworks | Yes | No |
Algorithmic-thinking challenges | Yes | No |
Debugging challenges | Yes | No |
Language-specific concept challenges | Yes | No |
Your own custom coding challenges | Yes | N/A |
Code-playback function | Yes | N/A |
Automated scoring | Yes | N/A |
Video interviews provide deeper insight into a candidate’s communication style. Candidates often also appreciate the opportunity to express themselves more personally.
Look for pre-employment testing features like custom video questions or one-way interviews, which are particularly valuable when hiring across multiple time zones.
TestGorilla makes it easy to add one-way video questions to assessments and conduct one-way video interviews. This way, candidates can record their video responses at a time that suits them.Â
You can also set time limits on their responses to 30, 60, or 120 seconds and track the number of attempts candidates take to complete their recordings, with a maximum of three attempts per response.
Once recorded, review your candidates’ video responses from anywhere, on any internet-connected device. When reviewing responses, you can control the speed with our playback speed control, and add comments and rankings to each video to share with the rest of the hiring team.
EVA offers one-way video interviews that candidates can participate in from home. Recruiters and hiring managers are then able to review the recordings when convenient.Â
EVA also can schedule live video interviews with up to five interviewers per candidate.
The main drawback is that EVA’s assessments don’t include recorded video questions. It’s also unclear whether the platform records how many attempts candidates take when recording a video interview.Â
There’s also no mention of time restrictions on video interview recordings, which could mean hiring managers or recruiters sifting through lengthy responses.
| TestGorilla | EVA |
One-way video interview | Yes | Yes |
Custom video questions | Yes | No |
Record the number of candidates’ attempts | Yes | Unknown |
Restrict maximum answer length | Yes | Unknown |
Record and playback on any device | Yes | Unknown |
Playback speed control | Yes | Unknown |
Rate and comment on video answers | Yes | Unknown |
Live video interview | Yes | No |
A positive hiring process is key to keeping candidates engaged. Candidates who find the process frustrating, lengthy, or counterintuitive are more likely to abandon tests midway through, which could mean you miss out on your perfect hire.
To enhance your candidate experience, provide a streamlined process that reflects your brand throughout. Look for options to integrate your branding materials into the pre-employment testing process.
TestGorilla delivers a positive candidate experience that consistently mirrors the hiring company’s brand.Â
Applicants can take tests on any internet-connected device at their convenience and don’t have to set up a separate login to complete them. However, candidates who complete assessments in English are redirected to make an account so they can check out their results.Â
Candidates also have access to TestGorilla’s comprehensive support. This includes live chat and email support, as well as access to the online help center. These resources, like answers to FAQs and guides on how to maximize assessments, ensure they can find answers to their questions quickly and easily.
Individual tests are typically 15 minutes or fewer, with assessments averaging 45 minutes. By keeping durations low, TestGorilla ensures more candidates see the assessment through.Â
TestGorilla also has a number of features to keep your brand front and center for candidates. These include custom intro or outro videos, company logo, and brand colors.Â
TestGorilla also simplifies candidate communication. You can quickly invite candidates to take an assessment and keep in touch with customized emails throughout every step of the process.
EVA provides candidates with access to a personalized talent portal where they can manage their profiles, update availability, clarify career goals, and track application statuses
Candidates can also complete an EVA assessment from any device. For added convenience, EVA Bot engages candidates in personalized conversations at any time, ensuring round-the-clock availability for candidate interactions And EVA’s automated assessments take place within the chat function so candidates don’t need to spend time locating and filling out responses. The platform also offers multiple communication channels, including chatbot conversations, emails, SMS, and phone calls, allowing candidates to interact through their preferred method.Â
Finally, EVA includes company branding on all candidate messaging and enables you to customize written correspondence.
| TestGorilla | EVA |
Your company’s intro or outro video | Yes | No |
Assessments branded with your company logo and colors | Yes | Yes |
Customizable invitation and rejection emails | Yes | Yes |
No login required for candidates | Yes | No |
Mobile friendly | Yes | Yes |
Help and support for your candidates | Yes | Yes |
Typical assessment length | 45 minutes | Unknown |
Qualifying questions prior to assessment | Yes | Yes |
The ideal pre-employment testing platform is suitable for businesses at all stages of establishment.Â
Whether you’re a growing startup or a large enterprise, your platform should accommodate your company’s evolving hiring needs.Â
TestGorilla’s flexible plans cater to businesses of all sizes. There’s even a free plan for companies that only need to hire a small number of people per year.Â
Medium-sized businesses can choose the popular pay-as-you-go model, while larger enterprises can opt for a fully bespoke plan.
Seamlessly integrate TestGorilla with several popular ATS platforms, such as SmartRecruiters, Greenhouse, JazzHR, and more. Additionally, there’s an API for enterprise-scale companies that use an internal ATS, and the platform is fully GDPR compliant.
With TestGorilla’s bulk candidate invitations, hiring for multiple positions at once is a breeze. You can also track how candidates are discovering your open roles by creating unique public links for each job board you use.
TestGorilla is also an excellent solution for businesses with a global presence. Localized websites are available in 12 languages, and candidates can take assessments in any of these languages.
And if you’re ready to expand your business, we offer in-depth skills-based job description templates, as well as our job board to find top remote talent.
EVA doesn’t disclose its pricing or plan options, making it difficult to gauge how well it can support small or growing businesses.
There are many features useful for large enterprise businesses. These include an open API that integrates with many legacy systems, candidate tracking, user access controls, and unique public links to track where applicants spotted a job ad.Â
TestGorilla | EVA | |
ATS integration | Yes | Yes |
Multiple users and role-based rights management | Yes | Yes |
GDPR compliant | Yes | Yes |
Multiple candidate invitation options | Yes | Yes |
Public links to invite candidates | Yes | Yes |
Public links for each candidate source | Yes | Yes |
Bulk invite candidates (CSV/XLSX upload) | Yes | N/A |
Track candidate stages from invited to hired | Yes | Yes |
API access | Yes | Yes |
Bulk actions to manage candidates | Yes | Yes |
For candidate testing to be accurate, strict quality control measures must be in place to eliminate errors and bias.Â
A dependable pre-employment screening process employs scientifically validated tests and rigorous quality checks to guarantee the most precise results.
TestGorilla employs data-driven tests that undergo strict quality control procedures. Our review process for all tests involves subject-matter experts, peer reviewers, and sample testers.Â
Meanwhile, our proprietary algorithms continually enhance test quality. TestGorilla also regularly solicits feedback from both applicants and recruiters to make sure tests are accessible, accurate, and unbiased.
Each test comprises a minimum of 100 questions, but candidates will only see 12-20 questions during each assessment. To prevent overexposure, TestGorilla retires questions from the question bank after extended usage.
EVA relies on proprietary AI and machine learning algorithms to drive unique experiences for individual users.Â
It’s unclear how EVA conducts quality-control reviews on its systems or tests. It does exclude data like age, gender, and nationality from its machine learning database to avoid creating biased results.
TestGorilla | EVA | |
Proprietary algorithms that continuously improve the quality of each test | Yes | Unknown |
Extensive quality checks before tests go live | Yes | Unknown |
Questions replaced after reaching exposure limit | Yes | Unknown |
Customer feedback used to improve tests | Yes | Unknown |
Test-taker feedback used to improve tests | Yes | Unknown |
Anti-cheating measures prevent applicants from gaining an unfair advantage and undermining the validity of test results.Â
Pre-employment testing platforms that employ robust anti-cheating measures are better equipped to deliver results your hiring team can rely on.
TestGorilla incorporates comprehensive anti-cheating measures, including:
Rotation of questions to prevent overexposure
Disabling copy-paste function to make it difficult for candidates to share questions
Time limits on tests prevent candidates from researching answers
IP-address logging to prevent multiple persons from attempting the test
Alerts if a candidate opens another window during the test
Webcam snapshots during an assessment to validate candidate identity (with candidate permission)
For an added layer of security, employers are unable to view questions and responses.
EVA doesn’t indicate whether it includes any anti-cheating measures.Â
TestGorilla | EVA | |
IP-address logging (to avoid multiple attempts by the same candidate) | Yes | Unknown |
Logging of a candidate’s location | Yes | Unknown |
Webcam snapshots (with the option to turn on/off) | Yes | Unknown |
Full-screen mode detection (to avoid research during the test) | Yes | Unknown |
Randomized questions per test | Yes | Unknown |
Large question pool for each test | Yes (100+) | Unknown |
Questions and answers not visible to employers to protect test integrity | Yes | Unknown |
Time limit on tests | Yes (typically 10 minutes) | Unknown |
Copy-paste disabled | Yes | Unknown |
After the assessments are complete, reporting and analytics tools can transform the raw data into useful insights. In turn, these help you make informed hiring decisions.
Analytics can provide a summary of the information gathered from each applicant, allowing you to evaluate the data and gain a better understanding of which candidates are best suited for the role.Â
TestGorilla creates user-friendly reports that present candidates’ assessment results in a clear, concise format.Â
You can quickly view each applicant’s scores and responses for each test section, as well as compare and rank candidates based on their performance with scoring benchmarks.Â
Plus, our new weighted scoring feature lets you decide how much each test matters in an assessment. This way, the most relevant tests impact a candidate’s score more than supplemental ones.Â
To keep your hiring process collaborative and effective, you can add notes and comments to reports, then easily share these reports with your hiring team in PDF, XLSX, or CSV format, or export them to your ATS. Our Candidate PDF Reports, for example, let you pinpoint candidates’ strengths and weaknesses down to the particular skill.
EVA provides real-time analytics that rank available candidates. Reports include insights such as pipeline statistics and drop-out metrics.Â
Its open-ended APIs seamlessly connect with your current tech setup, integrating with BI tools like Tableau, PowerBI, Metabase, and Panintelligence to enhance your data analysis and visualization. With powerful predictive AI and machine learning, EVA turns your organization’s data into strategic insights, helping you project your HR team's impact across different functions.
Using EVA's analytics can give you a better understanding of your operations and trends from your HR data, leading to quicker insights, informed decisions, and a scalable infrastructure. However, its reporting doesn’t seem to offer export options or notation features.
| TestGorilla | EVA |
PDF reports of assessments and individual candidates | Yes | Unknown |
Excel and CSV reports of assessments and individual candidates | Yes | Unknown |
Comprehensive overview of all current and past candidates | Yes | Yes |
Weighted scoring | Yes | Unknown |
Scoring benchmarks for candidates (including percentile rank scoring) | Yes | Unknown |
Add your ratings and personal notes for candidates | Yes | Unknown |
Customer support for both candidates and employers is crucial to ensure a smooth hiring process. It can help candidates complete their assessments and assist hiring teams in making effective use of the platform’s features.
Most pre-employment testing platforms offer various channels for customer support, including email, chat, phone, and online help centers. These options enable users to get in touch with support staff quickly and conveniently, regardless of location or time zone.
TestGorilla supports both hiring teams and candidates.
Our online help center is packed with detailed guides for both companies and candidates, answering all the common questions and offering step-by-step instructions. If you need help, our customer support is always available—just shoot us an email or jump into a live chat, anytime, day or night.
In addition, all new clients receive a full onboarding tour to ensure all hiring team members understand the platform and its features. This ensures that your team can easily and quickly start creating assessments and screening candidates effectively.
Finally, we make sure you're always informed with our regular product updates and easy-to-read how-to articles on our blog. Here, you'll find practical advice on talent assessments, skills-based hiring, and a lot more.
EVA provides support via its chatbot but doesn’t indicate other methods for customers or candidates to reach out for assistance. It’s also unclear whether they have an online help center to answer common questions.Â
TestGorilla | EVA | |
Live chat | Yes | Chatbot |
Help center | Yes | Unknown |
Email support | Yes | Unknown |
Training and onboarding tour | Yes | Unknown |
It’s important to choose a platform with flexible pricing options that can scale with your hiring needs.
Pre-employment testing platforms typically charge an annual or monthly subscription fee, often based on the number of tests needed. Free trials or versions may also be available.Â
TestGorilla has three pricing plans :
Free forever at $0: Full access to five free tests, with five custom questions.
Depending on the size of your company, paid plans begin with:
Starter from $75 USD per month: This plan unlocks full access to our test library with unlimited concurrent assessments.Â
Pro from $115 USD per month: This plan includes everything from the Starter plan, plus video questions, ATS integrations, API access, custom branding, custom tests, and coding challenges.
TestGorilla’s pricing adjusts based on the number of full-time equivalent (FTE) employees you have. So, if you have two part-time workers whose hours add up to a full-time schedule, they count as one FTE.
If your company has between 1 and 15 FTEs, you’ll need an annual subscription. For larger teams, we have monthly plans that scale with your team size. For instance, a team with 16-30 FTEs will pay $120 per month for the Starter plan, and a team with 31-50 FTEs will be charged $208 per month.
Every plan includes unlimited candidate testing, and if you have more than 50 FTEs, you can take advantage of our 15-day free trial to explore our services without any obligation.
EVA provides pricing by request only. It is unclear whether pricing differs significantly between small and large businesses.Â
TestGorilla |
| EVA | |
Plan | Price | Plan | Price |
Free | $0 | All pricing by request only | |
Starter | From $75 USD per month ($900 per year paid upfront for companies with 1-15 FTEs)Â | ||
Pro | From $115 USD per month ($1,380 per year paid upfront for companies with 1-15 FTEs)Â |
Providing a user-friendly assessment experience is important for both candidates and hiring teams. An easy-to-use platform helps applicants complete their tests while helping your hiring team access and interpret the results.Â
Clear instructions, a clean design, and simple navigation are key factors in ensuring that pre-employment assessments are effective for both parties.
TestGorilla takes pride in its user-friendly platform, which caters to the needs of hiring teams and candidates alike.
Creating an assessment is a breeze with TestGorilla’s auto-suggested tests based on the job title. Adding custom questions is also a quick and simple process.
Our test preview feature lets you easily browse and choose the right tests. You can even filter tests based on specific skills you're looking to assess. Plus, setting deadlines for test submissions helps keep the scheduling process smooth and organized.
Issuing bulk assessment invitations to candidates is effortless for recruiters. Candidates can then take the assessment from any device without creating an account.
TestGorilla also provides an efficient way to communicate with candidates, making it easy to keep them informed throughout the hiring process.
Find out what sets TestGorilla apart in hiring. Sign up for our free plan and access comprehensive tools for effective candidate screening.
EVA’s chatbot is accessible to candidates at any time. This format will be familiar to most candidates and is therefore easy to navigate.Â
However, the system lacks live support for when candidates hit an obstacle, and it's unclear how long or involved each test is.
TestGorilla and EVA both offer candidate screening assessments, but TestGorilla provides more variety and depth in its tests.Â
TestGorilla’s expansive test library comprises over 300 tests measuring job-specific skills, cognitive ability, personality, and more. We vet each test with a 28-step quality control process and focus on continuous improvement even after they go live.
By comparison, EVA assesses candidates on their behavior and personality. It’s unclear how the platform prepares or develops assessments to ensure they deliver the intended results.
Businesses hiring developers particularly benefit from TestGorilla’s platform. With a range of programming skills tests and customization options, TestGorilla makes it easy to find the right candidate for developer roles.Â
In contrast, EVA doesn’t include specific assessments to test for developer or wider programming skills.Â
Pre-employment testing simplifies finding the right candidate for any open position. Easily and objectively evaluate the skills and qualities of an applicant and make data-driven decisions that eliminate bias in the hiring process.
Forget time-consuming and error-prone resume reviews. Pre-employment testing can save you time and money while helping you find your perfect new employee.
TestGorilla can help you build a better hiring process today. Get started with our free forever plan, or check out our three pricing plans to find the best fit for your business.
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