Best skills assessments for blue-collar hiring
Test real-world skills before you hire from electricians to machine operators.
Find the right blue-collar worker for your business with our blue-collar hiring tests, you can assess potential candidates’ skills easily. Testlify’s skills assessment for blue-collar hiring includes a comprehensive test library with a wide range of assessments to help you evaluate both hard and soft skills of blue-collar workers.
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Built for the people who build your business
Blue-collar roles demand more than just resumes; they require real-world skills, adaptability, and attention to safety. Testlify’s blue-collar assessments help you identify capable candidates before they’re on the floor and highlight training needs post-hire to boost productivity and reduce errors.
Testlify’s blue-collar assessments are relevant for
- Carpenters
- Maintenance Technicians
- HVAC Technicians
- Assembly Line Workers
- Warehouse Operatives
- Machine Operators
- Welders and Fabricators
- Construction Laborers
- Electricians
- Plumbers
Assess technical expertise, workplace safety and protocols of blue-collar workers
The timed assessment is designed to identify candidates with the right technical expertise, problem-solving skills, practical knowledge and an understanding of workplace safety and protocols.
The test looks at skills like hand-eye coordination, mechanical knowledge, and following instructions, which are important for jobs where precision and safety are critical.
It helps HR professionals identify candidates likely to do well in physically demanding jobs. It can also highlight areas where training may be needed or show if a candidate can work independently. This can help reduce accidents, increase productivity, and ensure quality work.


Evaluate skills in multiple languages and varying literacy levels
Our blue-collar employee screening tool makes it accessible to a diverse workforce by supporting multiple languages (10+) and varying literacy levels. This ensures that every candidate can take the assessment comfortably and demonstrate their skills regardless of their background. This ensures your candidates are:
- Assessed based on their true skills, not language proficiency or literacy.
- Create an inclusive environment where every worker feels confident in showcasing their abilities.
- Reach a broader range of candidates from different regions and backgrounds, increasing your hiring options.
- Verify blue-collar employees and build a more diverse workforce with people from different linguistic and educational backgrounds.
Hire blue-collar workers backed with data
Our blue-collar skills assessment helps you evaluate soft and technical skills. Our platform integrates with 100+ ATS, making tracking, reporting, and analyzing results easy. It can handle large numbers of candidates without slowing down, even when hiring in bulk or across wide areas.
The results are accurate, reliable, and objective, ensuring that candidates’ abilities and potential job performance are correctly assessed. The platform is simple to use, even for candidates who aren’t tech-savvy, with clear instructions and an easy-to-navigate interface.
Test real-world job simulations and hire the best blue-collar worker with confidence.

Customize your assessments to meet your hiring needs
At our platform, we understand that different businesses have different hiring needs. That’s why we offer customization options to help you assess candidates’ skills in the areas that matter most to your business. Whether you need to evaluate technical skills, soft skills, or safety training, our platform allows you to create customized assessments that meet your specific requirements.
Our user-friendly platform makes creating, assigning, and monitoring customized assessments easy. You can add your own questions, choose the test duration, and set the passing score. There’s also weighted scoring to help you find the best candidates.
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