A Complete Guide To Organizing A Coding Assessment On Unstop

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Today, every employer is looking for ways to improve their hiring process and recruit the best talent in the most effective manner. What makes an effective hiring strategy? One that helps save time and money, without compromising on the quality of hires. 

A key criterion in developing an effective recruiting strategy is to identify and develop the right assessment framework and use the appropriate tools. Among the various assessment tools available today, coding assessments are easily one of the most common and popular assessment tools for evaluating the programming knowledge and skills of prospective employees and/or students. 

Looking for the right assessment tool for your hiring needs? Explore the range of assessment tools available at Unstop here. 

What are Coding Assessments?

Coding assessment, as the name suggests, is an assessment tool wherein questions are framed to evaluate a participant’s knowledge of software programming languages. The assessment may evaluate participants’ knowledge of a particular programming language, or overall programming skills. A coding assessment also helps evaluate participants’ problem-solving and critical-thinking skills, attention to detail, and ability to perform under pressure. 

Find out the five easy steps for deciding the best coding assessment platform here. 

Why Use Coding Assessments?

Coding assessments are widely popular because of their myriad benefits, namely: 

• Accuracy: Helps in quality hiring as only candidates who can complete the assessment/meet the minimum passing requirement are considered for the role. 
• Objectivity: It helps reduce hiring bias because candidates are judged on their technical skills. 
• Efficiency: Coding assessments can be administered to multiple people simultaneously, reducing time and saving money. 
• Talent Pipeline: By using coding assessments in college-based competitions, organizations can create a talent pipeline with the top performers. 

How to Host a Coding Assessment on Unstop?

In order to conduct a coding assessment on Unstop, follow the steps listed below: 

i) On Unstop, click on the host button on the right corner of the page. As you click on Host, you will be redirected to the pop-up for hosting an opportunity on Unstop. 

ii) On this pop-up, select Hackathons & Coding Challenges under ‘Hiring’: 

iii) After you select Hackathons & Coding Challenges, you will be redirected to the page where you can enter the required details. These include both, Basic Details about the opportunity and Registration Details.

Basic Details include information like:

• The opportunity sub-type
• The opportunity title
• Categories
• Opportunity description

Registration Details include information like:

• Participation Type
• Start and End Date and Time

iv) As soon as you enter the required details, Unstop will create a microsite for your challenge. This will only take a few seconds. 

Important note: You can customize your microsite as per your requirements - like adding your banners, rounds, etc. You can also edit the details about the opportunity, such as the registration details, payment details, etc. To do so, simply click on the relevant section on the left panel and edit the details. 

v) Once your microsite is created, it’s time to begin adding round details. To do so, click on Round & Timeline from the panel on the left. A popup will appear, wherein you can add round details by clicking on the ‘Add Round +’ button. 

vi) Once you click on the ‘Add Round+’ button, you will be asked to select the type of round. Unstop offers six different rounds that you can choose from. After selecting the relevant round, proceed to add all the required information about the round. You can opt for the round to be conducted on Unstop or your site. 

You can add relevant information across the available tabs. These tabs are Basic Information (where you add basic information about the challenge like duration, proctoring checks, etc.); Hackathon Settings (where you select the settings like languages, difficulty level, etc.); Challenges (where you add the coding questions), and Evaluation (where you evaluate the submissions). In the end, you can select the ‘Declare Results’ tab to share the results of the challenge. 

For example, if you choose a coding round, then you need to add information about the round duration, maximum marks, proctoring checks, etc. Since it’s a coding challenge, you can also select the languages being assessed, the level of difficulty, the tags, etc. 

Important note: Unstop offers you a chance to add your coding questions, or select from a vast library of coding questions. 

vii) After adding all the relevant information, simply click on the close button in the bottom left corner. Your coding challenge is now ready! 

viii) Click on the Publish button at the bottom right corner. Once your opportunity is approved by Unstop, your challenge is open to the public for registration.

For any further questions about conducting a coding assessment on Unstop, contact sales@unstop.com. You can also book a one-on-one consultation here. 

Why Use Unstop to Conduct a Coding Assessment?

With its ever-growing community of nearly 7 million students and young professionals, Unstop provides you access to the perfect talent pool. However, that’s just one of the reasons why you should opt for Unstop to host a coding assessment. Here are the others:

i) Unstop supports 75+ programming languages - and organizations can restrict the allowed languages. 

ii) Unstop also provides an extensive question bank, making it easier to organize a coding challenge. 

iii) Candidates have the option to write, compile and test the code before submission, ensuring fair and accurate evaluation. 

iv) Unstop offers key features that help in providing a seamless user experience to both, organizers and candidates. These features include auto-fill, in-line error notifications, etc. for candidates, proctoring tools for organizers, and more. 

v) Organizers get access to automated reports about candidates’ performances, allowing for quicker evaluation and data-driven hiring decisions. 

vi) Lastly, with Unstop, you can customize your coding challenge, ensuring you strike the perfect balance between ease of use and quality of content. 

Unstop vs Mercer Vs HackerEarth vs Codility vs HackerRank

Here’s a quick look at how Unstop fairs in comparison to other coding assessment platforms: 

Explore here for other hiring solutions provided by Unstop. Your journey to finding the best talent ends here. 

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