Do Candidates See the Same or Random Questions?

Candidates do not see the same quiz. Equip draws questions from large question banks and randomizes the questions, their order, and their options, so candidates sitting next to each other cannot collaborate.

Question Randomization

Every quiz built with Equip Content is randomized in three independent ways:

Randomization	What it means
Different questions	Each candidate gets a different set of questions drawn from a large pool. For an MS Excel skill, one candidate may be asked about `SUM()` while another is asked about `AVERAGE()`.
Different order	Even when two candidates happen to receive the same question, it appears at a different position. Candidate A may see it first; Candidate B may see it tenth.
Shuffled options	The answer options of an MCQ appear in a different order for each candidate. Candidate A may see options in the order `x`, `y`, `z`; Candidate B may see `y`, `z`, `x`.

Recruiters cannot see or select the individual questions in an Equip Content quiz. See Why Can I Not See Quiz Questions? for the reason.

Shuffling Settings

Randomization behavior depends on the test type:

Test Type	Can Select Questions?	Randomization
Quiz (Equip Content)	No	Questions, order, and options are all randomized
Programming	Yes	Possible, by attaching multiple questions to one test
SQL	Yes	Possible, by attaching multiple questions to one test
English Communication (CEFR)	No	Randomized
Excel	Yes	Questions are not randomized, but the numbers within questions are
Psychometric	No	No randomization (standardized tests)

To randomize Programming and SQL questions, open the assessment from the Assessments Dashboard, click Settings, and use the Randomize icon on the Test Order tab. See Randomize Coding Questions for the full steps.

Want the same randomization for your own questions? A Question Bank Quiz draws a set number of questions for each candidate from your own pool.

If you want full control over the exact MCQs each candidate sees, create a Custom Quiz instead.

Related Resources

Randomize Coding Questions - Full guide to serving random Programming and SQL questions

Why Can I Not See Quiz Questions? - Why Equip quiz questions stay hidden from recruiters

Question Bank Quiz - Randomize your own questions with a custom question bank

Question Difficulty Levels - How Equip matches question difficulty to experience level

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