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CV screening and skills assessments for hiring teams.

Screen CVs against your job criteria, assess the skills that matter and review the evidence with your team. Bring better questions to every interview.

10 free credits. No card required.

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Ready to assess

Start with the skills.
The questions are already here.

Pick from the test library, combine topics for your role and make the assessment your own.

Coding and SQL

Give candidates real problems to solve. Run their code against test cases and review the result.

JavaScriptTypeScriptPython 3C++DartRustC#JavaRubyKotlinGoCSwiftScalaNode.jsPHPSQL (SQLite)

Knowledge and reasoning

Use skill quizzes for knowledge and written questions for the thinking behind an answer.

Example · API debugging

An API is suddenly slow. What would you check first?

“I’d trace a request to see where the time is spent…”

Feedback against your rubric

Communication and video

Assess English with Communication (CEFR) tests from A1 to C2. Use Video Response tests to see how candidates explain an answer in their own words.

Communication (CEFR)Video Response

Working style and practical skills

Explore working preferences with Psychometric tests. Measure typing speed and accuracy, and assess spreadsheet formulas with Excel tests.

PsychometricTyping TestExcel
One shared workspace

From role to results.
With your whole hiring team.

Keep assessments, invitations and candidate results together. Give each team a workspace of its own.

  1. 01

    Build your assessment

    Start from the library, add your own questions or ask your AI agent for a draft.

  2. 02

    Invite candidates

    Send an invitation link. No account to create, one question at a time, with progress saved as they work.

  3. 03

    Review their work

    Compare skills, open the answers and read the feedback. Decide what to explore in the interview.

See the evidence

More than a score.

Multiple-choice answers are scored automatically. Written answers receive feedback against your rubric. Code runs against test cases.

01

Compare skills

See where each candidate is strong and where you need a closer look.

02

Open the answer

Read what they wrote and inspect the code they submitted.

03

Read the feedback

Review the reasoning behind a result, then bring your own judgement.

Works where you do

Your hiring tools.
In your usual chat.

Connect ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini or Grok, then create an assessment, invite candidates and review their scores from the chat you already use. The work itself stays in your SkillsDB workspace.

Connected AI agentExample

YouCreate a backend developer assessment. Focus on API debugging, SQL and testing.

Agent

Your draft is ready.

Backend developer, 3 sections, 40 minutes. Change any of it before you publish.

  • API debugging4 questions · 15 min
  • SQL3 questions · 12 min
  • Testing5 questions · 13 min

12 questions · 40 minutes

Example conversation with a connected AI agent. The names and scores are examples.

Works with
  • ChatGPT
  • Claude
  • Gemini
  • Grok
Built into SkillsDB

Meet SkillsDB Agent.

Create assessments, invite candidates and review results with the AI agent built into your SkillsDB workspace.

Read the guide
Connects to your stack

Bring SkillsDB into
your Zoho workflow.

Screen CVs and send assessments to candidates from Zoho Recruit. Let your team sign in through Zoho Directory.

CV screening

Screen Zoho Recruit resumes against criteria you review. See the CV evidence behind each score.

Write ratings and mapped screening statuses back to Zoho Recruit. Candidates who have moved past screening keep their status.

  • Evidence for each criterion
  • Ratings written back
  • You map the statuses
Read the CV screening guide

Assessments

Choose a Zoho Recruit job opening, select candidates and send a SkillsDB assessment without retyping their details.

Review the results in SkillsDB. Connect assessment webhooks to your own workflow for updates to Zoho Recruit.

  • Choose a job opening
  • Invite selected candidates
  • Assessment webhooks
Read the Zoho Recruit guide

Single sign-on

Let your team sign in to SkillsDB through Zoho Directory with SAML single sign-on. Use the work accounts your organisation already manages.

The same setup supports other SAML identity providers, including Okta, Microsoft Entra ID and Google Workspace.

  • Zoho Directory
  • SAML 2.0
  • Organisation access
Read the single sign-on guide
Proctoring included

See the session
alongside the answer.

Review camera snapshots and browser activity in a session timeline alongside candidates’ answers. See tab switches and fullscreen exits, then decide what to follow up on.

Candidates see the requirements and give consent before starting.

Session activity

Example
  1. Assessment started

    First timed section begins

  2. Camera snapshot recorded

    Review alongside session activity

  3. Tab switch recorded

    Review alongside the answer

  4. Assessment submitted

    Answers and activity, together

FAQ

Common questions.

What can I assess?

The library includes Quizzes, Programming, SQL, Communication (CEFR), Psychometric, Video Response, Typing Test, Excel. Combine tests for your role and add your own questions, including written answers.

How does CV screening work?

Choose a Zoho Recruit job opening or upload CVs with a job description. Review and edit the criteria before screening starts. Compare candidates’ scores and the CV evidence behind each criterion, then review or override the screening decision.

Do candidates need an account?

No. Candidates open their invitation link, review the requirements and take the assessment in their browser. They answer one question at a time, and their progress saves as they work.

How are answers graded?

Multiple-choice answers are scored automatically. Written answers receive AI feedback against your rubric. Code runs against test cases. Your team can review the answer and feedback behind each score.

What does proctoring include?

Camera snapshots and browser activity, including tab switches and fullscreen exits, are recorded in a session timeline. Review the activity alongside candidates’ answers to decide what to follow up on. Candidates see the requirements and give consent before starting.

Do I need an AI agent?

No. Everything works directly in SkillsDB. You can also connect Claude, ChatGPT, Gemini or Grok to create assessments, send invitations and review results from a conversation.

How do credits work?

One credit covers one candidate on one test. An assessment with 3 tests uses 3 credits per candidate when you send the invitation. Your organisation starts with 10 free credits, with no card required. Plans add credits each month, and unused credits roll over while your plan is active.

Great hiring starts with evidence.

Screen CVs, build focused assessments and bring your team together around the evidence.