Test access settings

HackerRank for Work allows you to modify the test access settings of your test. These settings allow you to moderate and improve test access permissions and usability.

Prerequisites

• You must be logged in to your HackerRank for Work account.
• You must have created a test.

Public Test URL 

You can create a public test that can be accessed by anyone who has the link to the test. These links can be shared with job descriptions and candidates applying for the position can take the test to prove their skills. Public tests do not require a password, but candidates are required to enter their email ID and any other additional information that recruiter has configured.

Prerequisites

• You must be logged in to your HackerRank for Work account
• You must have created a test.

Steps

1. Click the Tests tab on the home page and then click the required test.
2. Once the test opens, click on settings option present below the test name and select test access settings. Click Test Access on the displayed page to expand the section.
3. Upon clicking on test access, you will see Public Test URL creation option on the right.
4. In the Public test URL area, enter the custom URL and then click Create Link.

Step Result: The public test URL is now created and can be shared as required, i.e you can copy the link and share it as you wish, or you can remove the existing public test URL and create a new one as well.

• To generate the custom link, you can specify a unique name.
• Example: If you are creating a test for a Senior Java Developer, you can specify the custom URL as senior-java-developer. The link is www.hr.gs/<your custom URL> which in this case becomes www.hr.gs/java-developer.

Note: You cannot create a public link to a test if the test is in draft mode. A prompt indicating this is displayed and you have to publish a test before creating a public test URL.

Note: You cannot reuse the same custom URL for any other test. If you delete this link, you cannot reuse the same custom URL again, even for the same test. You must enter a unique custom URL to create a public link.

Private Test URL 

You can create a private test (password protected) that can be accessed through a link. Unlike public tests, you cannot access this test without a password. Creating these tests is useful when you want to have control over who can access the test.

These tests are especially preferred in recruiting events where it is a best practice to change the password after candidates log on to the test. Again, when the recruiting event concludes, the password is updated to revoke access to the test.  

Example: Suppose, you are conducting a test on campus. You can share the link and password with the candidates and after they log in, you want to ensure that no one else can access this test. So, you can change the password again. However, this will not impact the candidates who are already logged on to the test with the previous password.

Best Practice: In campus recruitment events, you should change the password 5 to 10 minutes into the test. This ensures that no external candidates can access the test. In this case, even if the initial password is disclosed to the external candidates, they cannot log on to the test because the password is changed.

1. In Test Access Settings, in the Private URL area:
   1. Enter the custom URL and then click Create Link.
   2. To generate the custom link, you can specify a unique name.
      • Example: If you are creating a test for a Java Developer, you can specify the custom URL as java-developer. The link is www.hr.gs/<your custom URL> which in this case becomes www.hr.gs/java-developer.
2. Enter a password and click SetPassword to set the password.

Note: You cannot reuse the same custom URL for any other test. If you delete this link, you cannot reuse the same custom URL again, even for the same test. You must enter a unique custom URL to create a link.

Tip: If you want to set a new password, you can enter the new password and click Set Password. The old password gets replaced by the new password.

Test Expiration Time

This setting allows you to control the time during which candidates can access a test. It is helpful when you want to conduct timed tests or hiring events with a specific end date or time.

1. In Test Access settings, in Test Expiration Time area, set the start date/time and end date/time for the test.

Example: If you have selected 20th April, 2017 as the start date, 10:00 hours as the start time, 20th April, 2017 as the end date, and 13:00 hours as the end date, then candidates can access and attempt the test only between 10:00 hours to 13:00 hours on 20th April 2017. After this duration, the test link becomes invalid.

Note: You can select the start date and time of the test prior to the current date and time; however, the end date and time of the test must fall after the current date and time.

 Enabling full-screen mode 

This setting allows you to require candidates to take a test with their browser in full-screen mode to discourage cheating. If a candidate opens any other tab and exits the full-screen mode during the test, it is recorded in the reports.

 Note: If this option is enabled, your candidates won't be able to take the test in Safari or Internet Explorer 11.

1. In Test Access Settings, in the EnableFullScreen area, click the button to enable the full-screen mode for the test and then click Save.
   This option is disabled by default.

2. Step Result: Full-screen mode is now enabled.
   A message is displayed to the candidates when they try to exit the full-screen while taking this test and try to open other tabs.
   
   
   Our platform logs whenever a candidate exits the full-screen mode and displays it in the Timeline section of the candidate report.
   
   Following consolidated information is presented in the Microsoft Excel report of the candidate:
   

3. Click Save Changes.