Criteria-Level Scoring in Custom Questions

Testlify now offers Criteria-Level Scoring for custom questions with AI insights and auto-scoring. This feature allows users to define specific evaluation criteria and assign scores based on these criteria, ensuring a structured and fair assessment of candidates.


How Criteria-Level Scoring Works:


  • Enabling Criteria-Level Scoring: While creating a custom question, you can enable the Criteria-Level Scoring option.

  • Adding Criteria: Define the key criteria for evaluation (e.g., clarity, accuracy, problem-solving approach).

    Defining Criteria with Examples:

    Focus on distinct aspects of the candidate’s response. For example:

  • Clarity and Communication: Assesses how clearly the response is structured and expressed.
  • Score 0: Irrelevant or missing response
  • Score 1: Poor structure, grammar issues, partially relevant
  • Score 2: Some logical flow, partially addresses question
  • Score 3: Clear and structured, mostly error-free
  • Score 4: Polished, professional, highly engaging


  • Analytical Thinking: Evaluates interpretation of information and identification of key issues.
  • Score 0: No analysis or irrelevant response
  • Score 1: Misses key points, unclear conclusions
  • Score 2: Identifies some issues but lacks depth
  • Score 3: Covers most areas logically with balanced reasoning
  • Score 4: Deep understanding, prioritized, evidence-based insights


  • Assigning Scores: Allocate specific scores to each criterion to standardize the assessment.


  • Candidate Result Page (CDP) View: Once a candidate completes the assessment, their results page will display the description of the criteria along with individual scores for each, making the evaluation more transparent and structured so that you can add scores accordingly.

Benefits of Criteria-Level Scoring

  • Enhanced Evaluation: Provides a detailed breakdown of candidate performance beyond just a total score.​
  • Fairer Assessments: Standardizes the scoring process to reduce bias.
  • Better Insights: Helps recruiters analyze strengths and areas of improvement for candidates.

If you have any questions, feel free to reach out to our support team at talent@testlify.com

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