Accurately Assess Problem-Solving Skills for Smarter Hiring

Identify top analytical talent with HackerEarth's problem-solving assessment. Streamline your tech hiring process and make data-driven decisions. Trusted by over 10,000 companies worldwide.

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What is the Problem Solving Assessment?

This test helps you:

  • Evaluate candidates' analytical reasoning and decision-making abilities
  • Identify skill gaps and training needs for existing employees
  • Assess logical thinking, data interpretation, and problem-solving aptitude
  • Customizable test content aligned with job roles and requirements
  • Proven validity and reliability backed by industrial data

Delivered via HackerEarth’s trusted assessment platform.

Why Use Problem Solving Assessment

Skills & Competencies Assessed for the Problem Solving Assessment

Who is The Problem Solving Assessment For?

Customize the Problem Solving Assessment

Tailored Test Content

Create custom test versions with specific question types, case studies, and difficulty levels aligned with target roles.

Configurable Test Settings

Adjust test durations, sections, scoring logic, and passing criteria to meet your unique requirements.

Skills Benchmarking

Map assessments to required competencies and benchmark candidate performance against defined proficiency levels.

Pair The Problem Solving Assessment With…

Complement the Empathy Test with additional assessments to evaluate a well-rounded skill set based on your role requirements:

Advanced Hiring Features

Why choose HackerEarth’s assessment platform?

HackerEarth’s online coding platform simplifies developer skill assessment with customizable tests, a vast question library, and
automated evaluations, ensuring efficient and objective hiring.

25,000+ questions across 1000+ skills at your disposal

Thanks to a rich library of questions, including emerging AI skills, HackerEarth Assessments enable you to create highly accurate coding assessments for all roles. You can also create custom questions, or we can create it for you, to handle any kind of assessment that you may need.

Project type questions to simulate on- the-job problems

When hiring developers for your projects, you need more than just conceptual knowledge—you need problem solvers. Can they tackle real-world challenges? With HackerEarth, you can create project-based questions with custom datasets and test cases to assess their true capabilities.

Industry's best proctoring solution with automated invigilation

HackerEarth Assessments offer the industry's best proctoring capabilities with SmartBrowser technology, eliminating impersonation with advanced image processing. Our coding assessments detect tab switching, prevent copy-pasting, and let you customize proctoring stringency—ensuring a fair, secure, and cheat-proof evaluation process.

An experience that hiring managers like and developers love

With the ability to code in 40+ programming languages, a real-time code editor and integration with Jupyter Notebooks, HackerEarth Assessments is highly dev-friendly.

Detailed reports on each candidate’s performance

With insight-rich reports on a developer’s performance and the code replay feature, HackerEarth lets you get a deeper insight into a candidate’s capabilities.

Data-driven insights to help finetune the hiring funnel

The HackerEarth Assessments dashboard gives you a deeper analysis of your hiring funnel, enabling you to constantly improve your coding tests and create an industry-leading hiring process.
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A coding assessment platform that is built for enterprises and loved by everyone

HackerEarth offers industry-leading compliance, security and scalability, so you can build a tech team with no
worries, regardless of the size of your organization.
Testimonials

What our clients are saying

Hundreds of reviews showcase why companies worldwide trust HackerEarth to transform their tech hiring and build exceptional teams.
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FAQs about Problem Solving Assessment

What skills are assessed in the problem solving assessment test?

The problem-solving assessment evaluates analytical reasoning, quantitative abilities, data interpretation, problem decomposition, and decision-making under constraints.

How is the problem solving assessment validated and scored?

Our assessments follow rigorous psychometric validation with evidence of strong reliability (0.8+) and construct validity. Scoring is standardized based on sample group performance.

Can candidates practice before the actual test?

Yes, we provide a realistic sample test with detailed explanations to help candidates prepare and perform their best on the actual assessment.

What kind of reporting is included?

You'll receive comprehensive individual and group reports with candidate scorecards, percentile rankings, competency mapping, and granular feedback on strengths and areas for improvement.

How do you ensure test security?

Our assessments employ advanced anti-cheating measures like live virtual proctoring, record-and-review options, browser lockdowns, and more to maintain integrity.

Do you offer any implementation support?

Absolutely. Our dedicated support team will guide you through test configuration, integration, and roll-out. We also offer professional services for custom test design.

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