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A shortlist is still a stack of claims: "fluent English," "fast typist," everyone writes it, few can prove it. Tests move proof to the front of the funnel. The employer sets the bar when posting; a candidate can't apply until they clear it. Designed and shipped end to end.

The Story

A résumé is a promise.

The job is the skill itself, and none of it survives a CV.

  • Hold a real conversation in English, or just tick "B2"?
  • Type fast enough to run three chats at once?
  • A connection that survives a shift?
  • A CV answers none of it.

You found out too late.

The only skill check was the interview, the most expensive filter in the funnel.

  • Thirty minutes in: they type 22 WPM.
  • The call drops every two minutes, live.
  • The right filter, at the wrong end of the pipe.

The Decisions

Test the job itself.

Five native tests, each mapped to a skill the work needs.

  • English: reading and grammar, in real chat snippets.
  • Verbal: a spoken answer, recorded.
  • Listening: catch what the customer said.
  • Internet speed: the silent dealbreaker.
  • Typing: WPM and accuracy on a clock.
  • Built in, so scores land on the board rather than on a vendor's site.

Proof before you can apply.

The test is the door. Nothing is submitted below the bar.

  • Required skills are set when the job is posted.
  • Proven roles are one-tap Apply; the rest stay locked.
  • The pile arrives already filtered by the bar.
  • Clearing the bar opens the door; the employer still chooses.

Grade it the moment it's done.

The machine grades what it can, the instant it can, with no human queue.

  • Typing and speed are measured, so they come back as numbers.
  • English and listening auto-score against a key.
  • Verbal is AI-scored, with the reasoning shown.

A score you can trust.

Every number on the profile was earned on a test.

  • "68 WPM," measured live, instead of "good typist."
  • Nothing here is self-reported.
  • "Fully verified" only once every skill cleared its test.
  • Scores sit beside real roles and real tenure.

A number is only half the story.

A score shows what someone can do. A track record shows what they have done.

  • Same overlay, one tab over: roles, tenure, languages.
  • Verified scores beside a real history.
  • Tenure on the surface, so "reliable" is visible.

Prove it once, carry it everywhere.

Proof stays with the candidate rather than the application.

  • Take any test proactively, on your own time.
  • Verified scores travel from job to job.
  • Already clear a job's bar? Apply instantly.

The Full Flow

Set the bar when you post.

Setting the bar is part of posting the job.

  • A required-skills step inside the job post.
  • Toggle each test on and set its pass mark.
  • The job goes live gated, so without proof there is no application.

The job, with a gate.

The listing is honest about what it takes.

  • The four required skills, right beside the posting.
  • Green ticks on skills already proven; Take test on the rest.
  • Apply stays locked until all four are met.

English.

Reading and grammar, staged as the chat itself.

  • Complete real customer messages, and your replies.
  • Answer to unlock Next; Back revisits, Skip moves on.
  • Auto-scored. Leaving the tab is flagged.

Verbal.

A customer scenario on screen; say your answer out loud.

  • Record, hear it back, submit.
  • One retake, spent when you choose.
  • AI scores fluency and clarity, and shows why.

Listening.

Play the customer's voice note, answer what it asked.

  • Two plays at most, options in view while you listen.
  • It tests comprehension rather than transcription.
  • Auto-scored against the key.

Internet speed.

A live check of the thing that silently ends chat work.

  • The dial sweeps to a reading, past the pass mark.
  • Upload, ping, and jitter alongside.
  • A weak reading is flagged for a retry rather than failed.

Typing.

A timed passage; WPM and accuracy tick up live.

  • The caret advances; mistypes show red.
  • Live WPM, accuracy, and the clock.
  • One number the employer already understands.

Application unlocked.

Back on the job, the proof does its work.

  • The last two skills flip to verified: 4 of 4.
  • Apply lights up; one tap, already proven.
  • Scores attach to the application automatically.

The Outcome

Impact.

The filter moved to the front, and the interview became the reward.

  • 142 applications became 38, every one verified.
  • Zero skill surprises reached an interview.
  • One test result, reused across every role.
  • Post to offer, start to finish on OFM.

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