Free text questions complement skills questions by collecting open, qualitative responses that are not scored.
Free text questions are a perfect complement to skills questions, as they allow you to ask open questions where the candidate can elaborate on their answers in their own words. While skills questions help you screen candidates based on scores, free text questions are used to gather information that isn’t suitable for scoring, such as location, previous education or workplaces. These questions do not affect the candidate’s final score but serve as a qualitative complement to the skills questions.
Add the module by clicking the pencil icon.
Add a question by clicking “Add question.” All created questions are saved in the library. By selecting “From library,” you can reuse free text questions from previous ads or templates.
Candidates respond in free text (maximum 2000 characters per answer).
The responses are then collected on the candidate card together with the rest of the test results.
The GIF below shows the entire process, from adding a free text question, to how the candidate answers it, and finally where you can find the collected responses.
