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title: Skills tests
description: Building from templates or with AI, the candidate window, practice question, reviewing results.
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# Skills tests
## Assess every candidate against the same questions and scoring standards while keeping the evidence behind the result available for review. ImpactHire written assessments combine reusable tests, timed candidate sessions, and rubric-based scoring in one hiring process.
**Building tests**
A written assessment can use an existing template, a new assessment, or an AI-generated proposal.
Each scored question has a rubric defining the criteria and anchors used to evaluate the answer.
When AI proposes assessment content, the proposal is a starting point. You can review and edit it before saving it.
**The candidate window**
Candidates receive a private link and do not need an ImpactHire account.
Two time settings can apply:
- **Assessment window** — how long the assessment remains available to start.
- **Time limit** — how much time the candidate has once they start.
Before starting, the candidate can complete an unscored practice round and check their equipment.
Once the assessment starts, the clock continues running. Answers are saved as the candidate works. If time runs out, the assessment is submitted with the answers provided so far.
If the assessment window closes before the candidate starts, the assessment expires. Expiry does not automatically reject or move the candidate.
**Results**
ImpactHire scores completed answers against the rubrics attached to their questions.
The evaluation shows the criterion levels, evidence, and reasons behind the scores so your hiring team can review how the result was produced.
Candidates do not see their score or result.
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