---
title: "Assessments Overview"
url: "https://knowledge-base.discovered.ai/en/article/assessments-overview"
language: "en"
last_updated: "2025-10-29T20:55:13.442Z"
---

# Assessments Overview

Explore, send, and manage assessments directly from your Discovered dashboard.

### **Overview**

The **Assessments Page** in Discovered serves as your central hub for exploring and managing a wide range of assessment tools. From **behavioral**, **ability**, and **skills** assessments to **custom tests** you’ve created, this page allows you to send assessments, view sample reports, and learn about each assessment’s purpose and recommended use cases.

You can also explore **pairing recommendations**, such as combining behavioral and ability assessments for more comprehensive insights into candidate performance. This page helps ensure your assessment process is efficient, data-driven, and tailored to each job role.

## **How to Access Assessments:**

[Embedded content](https://www.loom.com/embed/025290815e554b728750158f3bd68430)

**1\. Access the Assessments Page:**

-   From the top navigation menu, click **Assessments**.
-   This will open the **Assessments Page**, where all assessment categories are displayed.

![](https://cdn-assets.productfruits.com/73ce8a13-5b60-4370-a8cc-ed6058b8bafe)

**2\. Explore Assessment Categories:**

-   Browse assessments organized by category:
    -   **Behavioral Assessments** – measure personality traits and work behaviors.
    -   **Ability Assessments** – evaluate reasoning and problem-solving capabilities.
    -   **Skills Assessments** – test job-specific or technical skills.
    -   **Custom Assessments** – show assessments you’ve built using the Custom Assessment Builder.
    -   **Spanish Assessments** – translated versions of existing tests.

![](https://cdn-assets.productfruits.com/59b5ead1-6343-40c4-aedb-0cb75675d3bc)

**3\. View Assessment Details:**

-   Click an assessment name to view a **description** and **recommended job types**.
-   To see what results look like, click the **sample report icon** next to the assessment.
-   Review the **content and purpose** of the assessment before sending it to candidates.

![](https://cdn-assets.productfruits.com/f6b20795-a61a-4441-b2c7-66a412b45f19)

**4\. Send an Assessment:**

-   Click **Send Assessment** to assign an assessment directly to a candidate or job posting.

![](https://cdn-assets.productfruits.com/4e54c6da-3095-4e07-8978-70060cc683c3)

-   Select the candidate(s) and confirm your choice.
-   The selected assessment will be sent, and results will populate automatically when completed.

![](https://cdn-assets.productfruits.com/d14f8e8b-67ce-478c-b858-f72b3a5cb8f8)

**5\. Create a Custom Assessment:**

-   Click **Create Skills Test** to open the **Custom Assessment Builder**..

![](https://cdn-assets.productfruits.com/cafac82c-6bf1-4a02-b7e9-46f55dd34136)

-   Build your own test by writing questions, adding multiple-choice or open-ended responses, and setting scoring criteria.
-   Save your test to make it available under the **Custom Assessments** category.

![](https://cdn-assets.productfruits.com/e9188816-d5c5-4433-9c3d-fe7729ac2d4d)

**6\. Manage Assessment Links:**

-   Use the **Link Management** feature to:
    -   View existing assessment links.
    -   Associate links with specific jobs or candidates.
    -   Remove or deactivate old links.
    -   Use the **Search Bar** to quickly find specific assessments or categories.

![](https://cdn-assets.productfruits.com/beec8343-447b-40cc-a6bf-7941d6d521d2)

## **Why This Matters**

Assessments provide an objective way to measure candidates’ skills, abilities, and behavioral tendencies, helping your team make more informed hiring decisions. The Assessments Page makes it easy to:

-   Access all available assessments in one location.
-   Send and track candidate assessments quickly.
-   View sample reports to understand scoring and insights.
-   Combine behavioral and ability assessments for a more holistic evaluation.
-   Build custom tests that align with your organization’s unique hiring needs.

This ensures a consistent, fair, and data-backed approach to evaluating every candidate.

## **Use Cases**

-   **Recruiters:** Quickly send preconfigured assessments to candidates for screening.
-   **Hiring Managers:** Pair behavioral and ability tests to evaluate both personality and aptitude.
-   **Agencies:** Use the centralized library to manage multiple clients’ assessments.
-   **HR Teams:** Create and deploy custom assessments aligned with company-specific skills.

## **Best Practices**

-   **Avoid duplication:** Don’t send multiple behavioral assessments that measure similar traits to the same candidate (e.g., SL Behavioral, IC Behavioral, Big Five Personality, or Work Styles DISCovered).
-   **Pair assessments wisely:** Use **SL Behavioral** or **IC Behavioral** together with **Sales Ability** or **IC Ability** for enhanced accuracy.
-   **Use the search function** to locate specific assessments quickly.
-   **Preview before sending:** Always review the sample report to ensure it aligns with your job requirements.
-   **Leverage custom assessments:** Use the Custom Assessment Builder to tailor evaluations for niche or specialized roles.

## **What Happens Next**

Once an assessment is sent:

-   The candidate receives a secure link to complete it.
-   Results appear automatically in the candidate’s profile under the assigned job.
-   You can view detailed reports, compare scores, and pair results for deeper insights.
-   Custom assessments you create become available for reuse under the **Custom Assessments** section.

By utilizing the **Assessments Page**, you can efficiently manage, send, and interpret assessments — ensuring your hiring process is both consistent and insight-driven.