This guide walks through the full Aptora workflow, from creating an assessment to reviewing candidate results.
1. Create an Assessment
Navigate to Assessments
From the sidebar, click Assessments. This is where all of your organization’s assessments live. To create a new assessment, you have a few options. You can either create a new assessment from scratch, or generate one from a job description or similar prompt.
Creating an Assessment from Scratch
Click New Assessment in the top right to get started. Give the assessment a name (this won’t be visible to candidates) and set a time limit.
Optionally, you can upload or create starter code by selecting the Workspace tab and using the provided code editor or upload buttons. You can also configure grading via the Grading tab.
For tips on writing effective questions, see Question Design Best Practices.
Generating an Assessment
Simply click Generate from the Assessments page and enter your prompt. The prompt can be a job description, high level overview of the problem, or anything you want to share with the problem creation agent to create a job-relevant assessment.
Note that generating an assessment can take a while. Feel free to do other work in the meantime, but closing the tab or letting your computer fall asleep will cancel assessment generation.
Publish the Assessment
Once you’re happy with your assessment, click Create Assessment in the top right. Now it’s ready to send out! You can always edit it again later.
2. Share with Candidates
Copy the candidate link
From the Assessments tab, click the link icon on the right side of the assessment you’d like to share. There are two ways to share assessments in Aptora:
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Public Application Links - This is the default. Just click the copy link button from the popup and share with candidates. They will enter their name and email and you’ll be notified with results.
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Private Application Links - This mode enables you to generate custom links and emails for candidates. Click Private on the top of the popup, enter candidate information, and click Generate Link or Send Email to share the assessment link with them.
3. Review Results
Get notified when a candidate finishes
When a candidate submits their assessment, you’ll get an email notification and an in-app badge on the assessment.
Open the results page
Click the candidate’s name to open their full results. At the top you’ll see the overall recommendation (Strong Yes, Weak Yes, Weak No, or Strong No), their score from 1-10, and an AI-generated summary of their performance.
Read the per-question breakdown
Scroll down to see the categories that we evaluate. Use this breakdown to calibrate quickly. Most teams use our scorecards to make decisions in 1-2 minutes.
Support
Questions or feedback? Reach out at johnny@tryaptora.com.