# Equip Help Center

- [The Job Post](https://help.equip.co/job-post.md): Step 1 of creating a job opening: the details candidates see.
- [The Application Form](https://help.equip.co/application-form.md): Step 2 of creating a job opening: choose the fields candidates fill out, add custom fields, and set screening questions.
- [The Candidate Pipeline](https://help.equip.co/candidate-pipeline.md): Step 3 of creating a job opening: define your hiring stages and the automations attached to each one.
- [Sharing Job Posts](https://help.equip.co/sharing-job-posts.md): Copy your job post's application link, share it anywhere candidates are, and control visibility with statuses.
- [Your Careers Page](https://help.equip.co/careers-page.md): The auto-generated public page listing your published jobs, hosted by Equip and customizable with your logo and CSS.
- [What Job Boards Does Equip Publish To?](https://help.equip.co/job-boards.md): How to get your Equip job posts in front of candidates on LinkedIn, Indeed, Naukri, and other job boards.
- [What is the Job Fit Score?](https://help.equip.co/job-fit-score.md): How every applicant gets a 0-100 fit score, and how to tune the ranking with criteria of your choice.
- [How CV Parsing Works](https://help.equip.co/cv-parsing.md): What Equip extracts from resumes and how values are normalized.
- [Bulk CV Import](https://help.equip.co/bulk-cv-import.md): Upload up to 100 CVs at once and let AI parse them into applications.
- [Candidates and CVs](https://help.equip.co/candidates-and-cvs.md): See every applicant, their details, and their resumes in one dashboard.
- [Candidate Profile](https://help.equip.co/candidate-profile.md): Everything you can see and do on a single candidate's record.
- [Changing Stages](https://help.equip.co/changing-stages.md): Move candidates through your pipeline, and control the emails that go out.
- [Pipeline Stages](https://help.equip.co/pipeline-stages.md): The full reference: all stage types and their configuration.
- [Scorecards](https://help.equip.co/scorecards.md): Score candidates consistently on criteria you define, at phone screening, video interview, and custom stages.
- [Email Templates](https://help.equip.co/email-templates.md): Template types, variables, and how stage-transition emails reach candidates.
- [ATS Insights: Hiring Analytics](https://help.equip.co/ats-insights.md): The analytics dashboard: funnel, velocity, team, and quality metrics.
- [Talent Rediscovery](https://help.equip.co/talent-rediscovery.md): Search every past applicant across your job openings and re-rank them against a new role.
- [Candidate Search](https://help.equip.co/candidate-search.md): Look up any candidate in your account by name or email and jump straight to their applications, assessments, and AI interviews.
- [How to Create an Assessment](https://help.equip.co/create-assessment.md): Build an assessment with the three-step builder: add tests, order them and set weightage, then configure settings.
- [Assessments, Tests, and Questions: The Hierarchy](https://help.equip.co/assessment-hierarchy.md): How assessments, tests, and questions relate to each other on Equip.
- [Equip Content vs Custom Content](https://help.equip.co/equip-vs-custom-content.md): The difference between Equip's pre-built question library and tests you create with your own questions.
- [Testing for Multiple Skills at Once](https://help.equip.co/testing-multiple-skills.md): Combine multiple tests and skills in one assessment, and control how each one contributes to the overall score.
- [Determining Assessment Duration](https://help.equip.co/assessment-duration.md): How Equip estimates total assessment duration, and how to plan and adjust it.
- [Time Limits on Tests](https://help.equip.co/time-limits.md): How time limits work on Equip library and custom tests.
- [Assessment Settings Explained](https://help.equip.co/assessment-settings.md): Start windows, candidate login, details to collect, custom instructions, and per-test options.
- [Test Types in an Assessment](https://help.equip.co/test-types.md): The nine test types you can add to an Equip assessment, how each one is graded, and which ones work on mobile.
- [Question Difficulty Levels and Years of Experience](https://help.equip.co/question-difficulty-levels.md): How Equip's difficulty levels map to years of experience, and how to choose the right level for your role.
- [Question Limits per Test Type](https://help.equip.co/question-limits.md): The maximum number of questions each test type supports, and how to unlock more Equip quiz questions.
- [Do Candidates See the Same or Random Questions?](https://help.equip.co/same-or-random-questions.md): How question selection and shuffling work across candidates.
- [Screen-by-Screen vs All-at-Once Quizzes](https://help.equip.co/quiz-display-modes.md): The two quiz display modes, how navigation and timers differ in each, and how to choose the right mode for your quiz.
- [Can't Find a Role or Skill to Assess For?](https://help.equip.co/cant-find-role-or-skill.md): What to do when Equip's library doesn't cover the role or skill you want to test: request new content or build a custom test.
- [Supported Programming Languages](https://help.equip.co/programming-languages.md): Languages available in coding tests, and how to request more.
- [Psychometric Tests: DISC and Big Five](https://help.equip.co/psychometric-tests.md): Evaluate candidates' personality and behavioral traits with Equip's standardized DISC and OCEAN (Big Five) tests.
- [The Communication (CEFR) Test](https://help.equip.co/communication-test.md): AI-evaluated Reading, Writing, Speaking, and Listening on the CEFR scale.
- [Creating Custom Tests](https://help.equip.co/custom-tests.md): Author your own tests when Equip's library doesn't cover your needs, and add them to any assessment.
- [Question Types in Custom Quizzes](https://help.equip.co/custom-quiz-question-types.md): All question formats available in custom quizzes, from multiple choice to voice recordings, documents, and question pools.
- [AI-Graded Questions: Text, Audio, and Video Answers](https://help.equip.co/ai-graded-questions.md): Questions evaluated by Equip AI, guided by your evaluation prompts.
- [Multilingual Tests](https://help.equip.co/multilingual-tests.md): Offer questions in multiple languages and let candidates choose the one they are most comfortable with.
- [Creating a Custom Question Bank Quiz](https://help.equip.co/question-bank-quiz.md): Build quizzes that draw random questions from a larger pool of your own questions.
- [Import Questions Using Excel](https://help.equip.co/import-questions-from-excel.md): Bulk-import quiz questions from an Excel template into a custom test on Equip.
- [Creating a Custom Programming Test](https://help.equip.co/custom-programming-test.md): Author your own auto-evaluated coding challenge with a custom problem statement, languages, boilerplates, and test cases.
- [Creating a Custom SQL Test](https://help.equip.co/custom-sql-test.md): Author your own SQL challenge with your own schema and test cases.
- [Randomizing Programming and SQL Questions](https://help.equip.co/randomize-coding-questions.md): Give each candidate a random variant from a question pool.
- [Setting Time Limits for a Custom Quiz](https://help.equip.co/custom-quiz-time-limits.md): Where and how to set the duration of custom quizzes.
- [Using Documents in Custom Tests](https://help.equip.co/documents-in-custom-tests.md): Attach a reference PDF to a custom quiz and ask multiple questions based on it.
- [Adding Video Response Questions](https://help.equip.co/video-response-questions.md): Let candidates answer questions by recording videos.
- [Issues with Custom Coding Challenges](https://help.equip.co/custom-coding-challenge-issues.md): Troubleshoot custom coding challenges: common setup mistakes, how to validate your test cases, and where to get help.
- [Previewing an Assessment](https://help.equip.co/preview-assessment.md): Preview any assessment for free, as a recruiter or as a candidate, before inviting anyone.
- [Tracking Live Progress of Your Assessment](https://help.equip.co/live-progress.md): Watch candidates move through your assessment in real time.
- [Archiving an Assessment](https://help.equip.co/archive-assessment.md): Close an assessment to new attempts while keeping every result accessible.
- [Test Scores and Overall Score: How Assessments Are Evaluated](https://help.equip.co/test-scores-and-overall-score.md): How each test in an assessment is scored, and how per-test scores combine into a single overall score using weightage.
- [How Tests Are Graded on Equip](https://help.equip.co/grading-tests.md): Which test types are auto-graded, which use AI grading, and which need manual grading, plus how to spot and clear ungraded submissions.
- [How to Manually Grade Tests](https://help.equip.co/manual-grading.md): Review and score video responses, CSS challenges, and open-ended quiz answers.
- [Negative Marking: When It Applies](https://help.equip.co/negative-marking.md): When negative points are enabled, how deductions are calculated, and whether you can disable them.
- [What Is a Good Assessment Score?](https://help.equip.co/good-assessment-score.md): Benchmarks for interpreting candidate scores, and how to set sensible cutoffs.
- [Understanding CEFR Adaptive Test Scores](https://help.equip.co/cefr-scores.md): How the adaptive English Communication test arrives at a CEFR grade, and how to read the overall and skill-wise scores.
- [Why Psychometric Tests Don't Have a Score](https://help.equip.co/psychometric-scores.md): Psychometric results describe personality, not skill, so they are deliberately unscored. Here is how to read them instead.
- [Downloading Results and Reports](https://help.equip.co/download-reports.md): Export candidate results as Excel or PDF, download a single candidate's full report, and share report links with your team.
- [Write Results to Google Sheets](https://help.equip.co/write-results-to-google-sheets.md): Sync assessment results to a Google Sheet automatically, in real time, as candidates complete each test.
- [Why Are Some Assessment Results Missing?](https://help.equip.co/missing-results.md): Reasons a candidate's attempt may not appear on the results page, and how to find it.
- [Why Can't I See Quiz Questions?](https://help.equip.co/cannot-see-quiz-questions.md): Why Equip library questions stay hidden while creating assessments and viewing results.
- [One-Way vs Conversational AI Interviews](https://help.equip.co/one-way-vs-conversational.md): The two AI interview types, when to use each, and what they cost.
- [Interview Languages](https://help.equip.co/interview-languages.md): Conduct AI interviews in 15 languages and regional variants, from English and Hindi to Spanish and German.
- [The Workspace: Code and Written Answers](https://help.equip.co/interview-workspace.md): Let candidates answer in code or plain text alongside the spoken conversational interview.
- [Creating a One-Way AI Interview](https://help.equip.co/create-one-way-interview.md): Fixed questions, recorded answers, built from reusable templates.
- [Creating a Conversational AI Interview](https://help.equip.co/create-conversational-interview.md): Generate an adaptive AI interview from a job description.
- [Questions, Topics, and Scenarios](https://help.equip.co/interview-content-types.md): The three content types you can mix in a conversational interview, and how each one shapes what the AI asks.
- [Interview Settings](https://help.equip.co/interview-settings.md): Configure availability windows, the restart policy, proctoring, and other options for your AI interviews.
- [AI Interview Reports](https://help.equip.co/interview-reports.md): The AI-generated evaluation, transcript, and session recording for each candidate's AI interview.
- [Custom Report Templates](https://help.equip.co/custom-report-templates.md): Define your own evaluation prompt, output schema, and report layout.
- [Sharing via URL vs Email Invitations](https://help.equip.co/share-url-vs-email.md): The two ways to get an assessment or AI interview in front of candidates, and when to use each.
- [Sending Email Invitations](https://help.equip.co/email-invitations.md): Invite candidates by email with unique one-time links, editable templates, and delivery tracking.
- [Email Status: Delivered, Opened, Clicked](https://help.equip.co/email-status.md): What each invitation email status means, and what to do when an email bounces or a candidate says they never received it.
- [Changing the Sender Name and Email](https://help.equip.co/custom-sender-email.md): Customize who invitation emails appear to come from.
- [How Invitation Links Work](https://help.equip.co/invitation-links.md): Unique links, expiry, and what candidates see when a link is invalid.
- [Invitations vs Previews](https://help.equip.co/invitations-vs-preview.md): When to preview and when to invite, and what each costs.
- [Can a Candidate Re-Attempt?](https://help.equip.co/candidate-reattempts.md): Attempt limits, how to allow a candidate to try again, and what a re-attempt costs in credits.
- [Redirect URL After Completion](https://help.equip.co/redirect-after-completion.md): Send candidates to a page of your choice after they submit their assessment.
- [Taking an Assessment on Equip](https://help.equip.co/taking-an-assessment.md): What candidates can expect from invitation to submission.
- [Taking an AI Interview](https://help.equip.co/taking-an-ai-interview.md): Equipment checks, the live interview experience, and what happens if you disconnect.
- [Candidate Login Methods](https://help.equip.co/candidate-login-methods.md): Sign in to an Equip assessment with a 6-digit email code sent to your inbox. No password required.
- [Device and Browser Compatibility](https://help.equip.co/device-compatibility.md): Which test types work on mobile, which need a desktop, and which browsers to use for the smoothest experience.
- [Language Support on Equip](https://help.equip.co/language-support.md): Languages supported across assessments, AI interviews, and the candidate experience.
- [Demo and Practice Tests](https://help.equip.co/demo-tests.md): One-minute practice tests to verify your device and learn the interface before the real assessment.
- [How to Resume Your Attempt](https://help.equip.co/resume-your-attempt.md): Continue your assessment after a disconnect, page refresh, or accidental tab close.
- [Ensuring Candidates Don't Cheat: AI Proctoring](https://help.equip.co/ai-proctoring.md): How Equip's automated AI proctoring monitors candidates, flags violations with evidence, and keeps evaluations honest.
- [Proctoring Settings and How to Change Them](https://help.equip.co/proctoring-settings.md): Every proctoring option, its default, and how to configure it per test.
- [Anti-Cheating Settings](https://help.equip.co/anti-cheating-settings.md): Randomize question order, shuffle choices, disable copy/paste, and auto-submit on tab switches to keep assessments fair.
- [Disabling Camera and Mic Tracking](https://help.equip.co/disable-camera-mic.md): Turn off camera and microphone proctoring on any test when you don't need it.
- [Candidate Session Recording](https://help.equip.co/session-recording.md): Record and replay the candidate's screen and interactions during a test.
- [ChatGPT and AI Usage Detection](https://help.equip.co/ai-usage-detection.md): How Equip detects candidates using ChatGPT, InterviewCoder, and other AI tools during assessments, and how to review the evidence.
- [What Is the Trust Score?](https://help.equip.co/trust-score.md): The 0-100% score that summarizes how reliable a candidate's proctored session was.
- [A Candidate Faced (or Is Facing) Issues](https://help.equip.co/candidate-issues.md): Troubleshooting guide for issues candidates hit during tests.
- [Candidate Says They Submitted, But I Can't See It](https://help.equip.co/candidate-says-submitted.md): Steps to diagnose an assessment submission that isn't showing up in your results.
- [How Credits Work](https://help.equip.co/how-credits-work.md): How Equip's subscription credits work: plan allowances, top-ups, and pricing.
- [Credit Deduction Policy](https://help.equip.co/credit-deduction-policy.md): Exactly when credits are deducted for assessments and interviews.
- [Reclaiming Credits from Unattempted Invitations](https://help.equip.co/reclaim-credits.md): Recover credits when invited candidates never start their test or interview.
- [TDS for Purchases](https://help.equip.co/tds-for-purchases.md): How Indian customers can handle Tax Deducted at Source (TDS) when purchasing Equip credits.
- [Viewing and Downloading Invoices](https://help.equip.co/invoices.md): Access, view, and download invoices and receipts from Equip's self-serve billing portal.
- [Changing Business Information After an Invoice](https://help.equip.co/change-billing-information.md): Update your company name, address, and tax details, and fix billing information on an already-issued invoice.
- [Demo and Trial Accounts](https://help.equip.co/demo-or-trial-account.md): Try Equip with free trial credits and interactive demos before subscribing.
- [Adding and Removing Team Members and Admins](https://help.equip.co/manage-team-members.md): Add teammates within your plan's seat limit, remove members who leave, and transfer the Team Admin role.
- [Organization Settings](https://help.equip.co/organization-settings.md): Manage your brand name, legal entity name, team size, timezone, default dashboard, and organization logo.
- [API Integrations](https://help.equip.co/api-integrations.md): Use Equip's REST APIs to invite candidates and pull results from your own ATS or internal systems.
- [Webhooks](https://help.equip.co/webhooks.md): Receive JSON notifications in your own systems when candidates complete assessments and AI interviews on Equip.
- [Frequently Asked Questions](https://help.equip.co/faqs.md): Quick answers to the most common questions about Equip's pricing, assessments, AI interviews, and candidate experience.
- [Contacting Equip Support](https://help.equip.co/contact-support.md): All the ways to reach Equip: chat-first support, email, webinars, and phone eligibility.
- [Custom Service Agreements (SLAs)](https://help.equip.co/custom-slas.md): When Equip signs custom contracts, SLAs, and vendor paperwork, and how to request them for larger engagements.
- [Security, Privacy & Candidate Data](https://help.equip.co/security-privacy.md): How Equip handles candidate consent, session recordings, question security, and data protection.