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DRIVING THE FUTURE OF WORK THROUGH SKILLS-BASED HIRING
TestGorilla is a talent discovery platform driving the future of work through skills-based hiring. It offers a library of 400 + scientifically validated skills tests, enabling companies to hire faster, better and without bias. Candidates use TestGorilla to showcase their skills and potential, helping them secure the right roles. Founded in 2019, the company serves over 10,000 customers and millions of candidates worldwide. Wouter Durville, Co-founder and CEO of TestGorilla, talks about the hiring challenges which SMEs face and how skills testing can address these challenges.
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Tell me about TG and the service it offers.
TestGorilla is a talent discovery platform that matches roles and talent using skills-based hiring. Our library of scientifically validated, skills-based tests offer a scalable way for companies to hire faster, better and without bias – our customers can assess unlimited candidates for job-relevant skills and use the results to make data-driven hiring decisions. Meanwhile, candidates can use TestGorilla to demonstrate their skills and potential beyond their resume. We’ re currently rolling out a candidate profiles feature so that candidates can access their results independently.
What gap in the market did you see when setting it up?
It came from a personal experience. Around a decade ago, I started a social enterprise with my wife, and we were getting a crazy number of applications for a small business. There were up to 2,000 resumes for one job. We had piles of them on the table and no idea how to find the best talent, let alone make the process fair. Making things more objective and data-driven seemed to be the way to go so we began making our own little tests in Excel – literally handmade. We didn’ t want to spend time on this, and we weren’ t very good at it, but it still worked better than the resumes. I started looking for a solution that tested the skills and values we were looking for, but I couldn’ t find one. I knew I couldn’ t be the only one having this problem. And I was amazed that a solution didn’ t exist. I saw an opportunity, and so in 2020, TestGorilla was born.
What challenges do SMEs face when hiring staff?
We survey thousands of employers every year to better
Wouter Durville, Co-founder and CEO, TestGorilla
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ALL A GOOD RESUME REALLY TELLS YOU IS HOW GOOD SOMEONE IS AT WRITING A RESUME.
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