Are Off-the-Shelf Tech Tasks the Right Choice for Hiring? 3 Experts Weigh In

Welcome back to Tech Task Showdown, where we break down the hiring process by analysing different types of tech tasks.

Today, we’re looking at off-the-shelf tech tasks—the pre-designed assessments that companies can buy and implement as part of their hiring pipeline. Off-the-shelf tasks are popular for their convenience and scalability.

They’re ready-made to test a wide range of technical skills, from coding fundamentals to data analysis, and are often calibrated to provide a standard, objective measure of a candidate’s abilities.

But, with the pros of convenience, do these tasks really capture what companies need from new hires?

In this episode, our three experts will be rating off-the-shelf tasks out of 10 on all of the different aspects. Let’s see what they have to say.