foundit has announced the early success of Skillyst – an AI-enabled skill and personality assessment platform set to streamline the hiring process and enhance candidate selection. Skillyst is designed to verify and validate candidates' skill levels, assess their proficiency, and identify potential knowledge gaps, thereby reducing the hiring time by 50% to find the right fit.
Skillyst provides five types of assessments: coding assessments, tech and non-tech skills assessments in MCQ format, communication tests, gamified cognition tests and personality profiler tests.
The gamified cognition tests on the platform offer recruiters smart insights into job seekers’ skills through immersive games, helping to differentiate between the candidates who are skill-verified and those who rely solely on academic qualifications. This innovation by Skillyst has led to an 80% reduction in the number of interviews, while maintaining a 95% completion rate, ensuring that no candidate goes unnoticed.
Skillyst’s five different tests are designed to test users’ abilities in fields such as communication, problem-solving, coding, English proficiency, decision-making, and emotional intelligence. Beyond the skill-testing aspect of the tool – recruiters also get access to additional features through the customisable dashboard that lets them track candidates’ progress and performance.
Additional features include advanced remote and live proctoring to prevent cheating and unethical practices, providing recruiters with the confidence to make informed decisions. Skillyst’s AI interview capabilities also enable screening candidates in a simulated virtual environment.
Speaking on the launch of Skillyst, Sekhar Garisa, CEO of foundit (previously Monster APAC & ME) said, "The evolving recruitment landscape demands innovative solutions, and Skillyst is designed to meet these challenges head-on. We believe Skillyst will significantly enhance operational efficiency and transform how recruiters approach candidate selection. By continuously investing in advanced technology and upskilling resources, we aim to empower both recruiters and job seekers to achieve their goals. Skillyst is more than just a tool; it is a pivotal step towards creating a dynamic, skilled workforce ready to meet the demands of the modern job market."
Skillyst’s dashboards provide recruiters an option to directly roll out assessment tests to candidates using customisable email templates. The dashboards also offer interactive reports, allowing recruiters to assess a candidate’s eligibility using Fit score – a cumulative score awarded to each candidate that indicates how well they are suited for the role. Additionally, the system suggests candidate recommendation based on performance, and recruiters can sort and filter candidates by status or scores.
Skillyst’s database includes 20,000+ questions across 500+ skills, drafted based on industry-backed tests and designed to simulate on-the-job problems. To date, 400,000+ assessments have been completed on Skillyst, totaling 195,000 hours of assessment time on the platform.
