In our ecosystem, a test is a single evaluation of a specific skill, like critical thinking or coding. You take these to build your personal profile. An assessment is a group of several tests collected by an employer for a specific job opening to measure your total fit for the role.

No. A certification is often a static record of a course you finished in the past. A TestGorilla result is a verified snapshot of your current proficiency. It provides real-time proof of your actual abilities today, rather than a "diploma" for something you might have studied years ago.

Resumes are self-declared and, as Gartner predicts, increasingly prone to being AI-generated or fake. Our tests are built on I-O psychology to predict real job performance. They measure the "whole person", including cognitive ability and personality, providing a level of certainty that a resume simply cannot match.

A test result stays valid for about 12 months. Because industries move fast and your expertise grows, we recommend retaking tests every year. This ensures your profile stays current and reflects your most recent skills, providing recruiters with an accurate, real-time snapshot of what you can do now.

Standard filters reject 75% of resumes based on keywords alone. By sharing a verified result, you move from "claiming" a skill to proving it. This provides recruiters with a "Proof of Authority," allowing them to shortlist you based on your actual capability rather than just a perfectly optimized PDF.

When you share to LinkedIn, you display a Verified Skill badge that links to your validation page. This allows recruiters to confirm your results are authentic, proctored, and measured against global benchmarks. It is a high-intent signal that shows you are ready to be measured by the gold standard.