Add a Screening Assessment 

A screening assessment is designed to screen out applicants who identify that they do not meet initial screening criteria.

 

Step

Action

1. 

Open the requisition and scroll down the page to the section, Applicant Screening.

 

Select the Add Assessment link.

 

The Assessment Search page will display.

2. 

Select the Add New Assessment link.

3. 

Select the Topic dropdown arrow. 

4. 

Topic

 

Considering the type of service provided by the job, select the most appropriate value for Topic.

5. 

Assessment Name

 

Create a name for your assessment in the Assessment Name field.

6. 

Opening Text

 

The text you enter into the Opening Text field is what applicants will see at the beginning of the assessment.

 

For example, into the Opening Text field, enter "Please answer these questions."

7. 

Who Should See This Assessment

 

Both external and internal applicants must receive the same assessment.

 

For the Who Should See This Assessment field, "Applicants" is checked by default. Make certain that both "Applicants" and "Employees" fields are checked.

 

Leave the value for "Show Calendar as "No."

8. 

Require This Assessment at Stage

 

A screening assessment is designed to screen out applicants who identify that they do not meet initial screening criteria. For this reason, present the assessment to applicants as soon as possible in the process.

 

Select the dropdown arrow for the Require this assessment at stage field.

9. 

Select the Incomplete Application list item.

10. 

Qualified Completion Text

 

The Qualified Completion Text is what applicants passing your screening assessment will see at its conclusion.

 

For example, in the Qualified Completion Text field, enter "Thank you. You application will be forwarded to the Hiring Manager."

11. 

What you enter in the Disqualified Completion Text is what applicants who don't pass your screening assessment will see.

 

For example, into the Disqualified Completion Text field, enter "Thank you. You are not currently qualified for this position."

12. 

Select the Save button.

13. 

Select the Add a question to this Assessment link.

 

The Add a New Question page displays.

14. 

Select the Add New Question link.

15. 

Type in the question or the statement to which you want applicants to respond. For example, “I have at least two years experience using MS Office in a professional capacity.” For a screening assessment, the questions are to mirror the Initial Screening Criteria of the requisition.

 

For a screening question, leave the question type as True/False.

 

For this example, leave the correct response as True - you want applicants who "pass" the assessment to have two years with MS Office.

16. 

Select the Go button.

17. 

Select the Edit/Weight Assessment link.

18. 

Select the dropdown arrow the field Disqualify candidates with a wrong answer? 

19. 

For a screening assessment, select "Yes" - you want to disqualify applicants who identify that they don't meet this initial screening criterion.

20. 

The total weight of all questions for an assessment must equal 100%.

 

(For an assessment with two questions, enter "50" for each question.)

21. 

Select the Save button.

 

You're returned to the Requisition Assessment Details page.

22. 

To add another question, select the Add a question to this Assessment link.

 

The Add a New Question page displays.

23. 

Select the Add New Question link.

24. 

Type in the question or the statement to which you want applicants to respond. For a screening assessment, the questions are to mirror the Initial Screening Criteria of the requisition.

25. 

For a screening assessment, leave the question type as True/False.

 

Leave the correct response - the correct response being "true, I have this experience."

 

Select the Go button.

26. 

Select the Edit/Weight Assessment link.

 

You will be taken to the page where you set the scoring for your question.

27. 

Select the dropdown arrow for Disqualify candidates with a wrong answer?

28. 

Select Yes. You want to disqualify applicants that don't have this experience with a screening assessment

29. 

Address the Question Weight field.

30. 

Select the Save button.

31. 

Review your work.

32. 

Select the Return to Requisition link.

33. 

Have your Staffing Specialist review your screening assessment to make sure the questions are appropriate and the scoring is set up correctly. 

 

You can also create assessments to find out about applicants knowledge about job functions. For example, you could ask a multiple choice question about using Excel to perform calculations. You could ask applicants to write an essay on what three employee qualities result in great customer service.

 

You would use the same screens shown in this tutorial to do this. Seek assistance from your Staffing Specialist when creating advanced assessments to rank applicants. End.