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Every assessment has a Settings tab where you define how candidates interact with it: when they can start, how they log in, what details they must provide, and what happens after they finish. You can edit these settings anytime from your Recruiter Dashboard, even after inviting candidates.

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General Settings

Equip’s default instructions already explain points, negative marking, duration, proctoring, and demo tests. Adding your own replaces the defaults entirely.

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Start Window

In the Timer section, set Cannot Start Before, Cannot Start After, or both.
The times you pick are in your local time zone. If your candidates are in other time zones, convert before you set the window, or some may find the assessment locked.
The start window controls when candidates can begin, not when they must finish. There is no assessment-level time limit; see Time Limits.

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Candidate Details to Collect

Equip automatically captures each candidate’s first name, last name, email address, and a live photo during login. To collect more, set Gather Additional Details to Yes and choose fields under See Details:
  • Phone Number
  • LinkedIn URL
  • Student ID
  • College Name
  • Graduation Year
  • Department
  • Work Experience (in years)
Candidates fill these in before starting the first test, and the values appear in your exported results.

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Per-Test Settings

Settings for individual tests live in the Test Order tab, not the Settings tab:
1

Open the Test Order tab

Switch from the Settings tab to Test Order.
2

Reorder tests and set weightage

Drag tests to change their order and assign a weightage to each. Weightages must add up to 100.
3

Adjust proctoring per test

Open each test’s proctoring options. See Proctoring Settings.
4

Randomize coding questions (optional)

For Programming and SQL tests, click the Randomize icon to attach multiple questions so each candidate receives one at random.
If any test is left with a weightage of 0, it will not contribute to the overall score. Equip warns you about this when you save, so review weightages before inviting candidates.
Time limits on Equip’s own content are fixed and cannot be changed. Only Custom Tests let you set your own per-question or per-test timers. Psychometric and Typing Tests carry no weightage and are excluded from the overall score.