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BlueOptima’s Predictive Assessment is the world’s leading technical skills assessment tool for software developers. It predicts a developer’s performance through realistic role-based tests where developers solve coding-based problems to demonstrate the quality of their outputs and productivity. This objective remote technical assessment allows companies to boost performance, reduce hiring costs, and minimize the risk of mis-hires by reliably predicting future job performance.
The BlueOptima Predictive Assessment tool analyzes a candidate’s ability to complete tasks via a variety of pre-set tests. The evaluation factors include:
The assessment includes a wide range of topics and languages:
The market for software developer talent has become extremely competitive, characterized by high turnover (24%) and a high rate of mis-hires (21%). BlueOptima data indicates it takes an average of eight months to fully replace a lost developer as demand has doubled since 2020.
Traditional coding tests often fail to predict workplace performance because they base scores merely on code functionality. In contrast, Predictive Assessment analyzes the approach across over 30 dimensions. By replacing inaccurate indicators with data-driven predictions, companies increase the probability of hiring high-performing developers who deliver long-term value.
With Predictive Assessment, companies are more accurate with the caliber of candidates they choose. Highly skilled candidates generally match their organization’s tech stack and coding standards more effectively.
Recruiting is a significant challenge, with an average of 49 days required to hire an engineer in 2021. By automating the technical screening process, companies identify qualified candidates more accurately and spend more time interviewing the right people. Candidates who pass Predictive Assessment tests are 3x more likely to pass interviews with Hiring Managers.
BlueOptima has developed technology to combat plagiarism and "gaming" the system. Scoring is largely based on the approach a candidate takes across static, dynamic, and behavioral dimensions rather than just finding a "right answer" online. The tool identifies patterns common to high-performers globally.
Customers already subscribing to BlueOptima’s Developer Analytics may test their existing software developers free of charge. This phase allows companies to calibrate the predictive model to their unique coding standards, creating an internal baseline to assess predictive accuracy.
We provide a SaaS technology that objectively measures software development efficiency. Our core metrics for productivity and code maintainability allow executives to make data-driven decisions related to talent optimization, vendor management, location strategy, and much more.