Our Technology
Beyond Code Testing—The Science Behind AbilityScreen
AbilityScreen is the only pre-employment skill screening that most closely predicts if the candidate can do the work.
Why AbilityScreen
Three Pillars of Our Platform
Performance-Based
Our assessments go beyond multiple-choice and code challenges. Candidates perform real tasks in live cloud environments—configuring servers, managing databases, deploying applications—just like they would on the job. This is the highest-fidelity way to measure whether someone can actually do the work.
Built in the Cloud
Every assessment runs in an isolated, on-demand cloud environment. No software to install, no local configuration required. Candidates connect from any browser, anywhere in the world, and receive a dedicated workspace provisioned in seconds.
We Are Specialists
We do one thing and we do it better than anyone else: performance-based assessment for technical skills. Our entire platform, team, and roadmap are focused on delivering the most accurate and reliable skill screening available.
Platform Advantages
Fast. Secure. Accurate.
AbilityScreen delivers assessments that are provisioned in seconds, secured with enterprise-grade isolation, and scored with automated accuracy. No manual grading, no shared environments, no compromises.
Fast
Cloud environments are provisioned on demand. Candidates start working in seconds, not minutes.
Secure
Each candidate receives a fully isolated environment. No shared resources, no cross-contamination, enterprise-grade security.
Accurate
Automated scoring eliminates subjectivity. Results reflect real-world performance, not test-taking ability.
Performance-Based Assessment
- Candidates work in real operating systems and applications
- Tasks mirror actual job responsibilities
- Automated scoring for objective, consistent results
- Higher predictive validity than multiple-choice tests
- Reduces bias inherent in traditional testing formats
The Standard
What is Performance-Based Assessment?
Performance-based assessment (PBA) measures a candidate's ability to perform real-world tasks in authentic environments. Instead of selecting answers from a list, candidates demonstrate their skills by completing actual work—configuring systems, writing code, troubleshooting issues, and solving problems.
Research consistently shows that PBA has higher predictive validity for job performance than traditional testing methods. It captures the full spectrum of a candidate's abilities, from technical knowledge to problem-solving and critical thinking.
A Better Way to Test
Traditional skill assessments rely on multiple-choice questions, code puzzles, or self-reported experience. These methods tell you what someone knows, but not what they can do. AbilityScreen bridges that gap.
Traditional Testing
Multiple-choice, trivia recall, code puzzles in sandboxed editors
AbilityScreen
Real tasks in live cloud environments that mirror actual job work
Ready to see AbilityScreen in action?
Discover how performance-based assessment can transform your hiring and certification programs.