VIDEO: TestGorilla Review – Top Features, Pros & Cons, and Alternatives

TestGorilla is a pre-employment testing software system focused on assessing and screening candidates with custom-built assessments. If you’re in the market for a recruiting solution, you’ll want to consider TestGorilla. But if you’re just starting your search, we can help. Check out our website for a list of the top recruiting solutions on the market today, and more info to help you pick the right system for your business. Click the annotation in the top right corner of your screen to get started.

TestGorilla is a pre-employment testing product that claims to ‘identify the best candidates and make your hiring decisions faster, easier, and bias-free.’ TestGorilla features a library of assessments for a variety of job roles so users can make sure that candidates have the right skills for the right role. Once assessments are complete, TestGorilla ranks candidates automatically and presents the top contenders to users. TestGorilla is priced per month and billed annually.

There are four plans available, starting with a free plan and scaling up to the Business Plan which includes 125 assessments per year, with up to 20 custom questions per assessment and 12,500 candidates per year. There are also free trials available. TestGorilla is available on all modern browsers. While there is no app for TestGorilla on mobile devices, users and candidates can access many of the features from a mobile browser. TestGorilla comes with a number of features to help users identify and test new candidates.

As the name would suggest, TestGorilla is mainly used to test potential candidates for relevant skill sets. Users can browse and select from tests from a wide range of subjects to add to their assessments, including soft skills like leadership and critical thinking, to more technical knowledge like Microsoft Excel or HTML. If the tests available aren’t specific enough, users can add custom questions to fine-tune each assessment as necessary. These additional questions can be answered with long form text, file uploads, multiple-choice options, or even video responses for users that want to see candidates’ personalities shine through.

Once users are happy with the tests they’ve added to their assessments, they can invite candidates directly through email links or straight through an ATS, or applicant tracking system, if that integration has been set up. Once an assessment is underway, TestGorilla has anti-cheating features in place like automatic snapshots while the test is being performed and alerts if the candidate leaves full-screen mode. Once candidates have submitted their assessments, users can make use of TestGorilla’s automated ranking features.

TestGorilla gives users a dashboard to review all assessments at a glance, showing the status of each assessment, how many candidates have started or completed, and when the tests were completed. Candidates can be sorted by their assessment scores, latest activity, or other metrics. TestGorilla claims that this assessment-focused ranking helps to cut down on unconscious bias, giving all applicants an equal and unbiased opportunity to showcase their talents.

TestGorilla is a well-received product, but it does have its pros and cons. Users appreciate the easy set up and the amount of tests that were ready and available out of the box. The equity that unbiased testing provides and the ability to fairly weed out unqualified candidates are often praised. However, some users didn’t like that rejecting candidates that don’t hit the interview stage counted towards the candidate counter. Also, some testing subjects mainly focused on entry-level positions and were lacking in available mid-level tests.

It’s a good idea to get multiple quotes before choosing a Recruiting solution. If you’re interested in TestGorilla, you might also want to consider Codility, Codesignal, HackerRank, or Coderbyte. Still not sure if TestGorilla is right for you? Check out our website for a list of the top recruiting solutions on the market today, and more info to help you pick the right system for your business. Click the button on the left to get started.