For software and IT professionals
01What this is
Find out how good you actually are.
An interview-style evaluation. You keep the result, and it works for every job you go for.
Your evaluator is an Industry Expert: twelve to twenty years into your field, and still working in it. They assess you for 90 minutes, one on one, then write it up. Not a quiz, and not a recruiter screen.
Who it is forDepth in a few fields, not a little of everything.
RolesBusiness AnalystQuality Assurance AnalystDeveloper, backend and frontendProject & Delivery ManagerSolution ArchitectTechnical Product Managerand more
PlatformsGuidewireDuck CreekServiceNowUnqorkand more
We go deep rather than wide, and seniority is not a barrier. We evaluate developers and analysts as readily as QA leads, technical leads and delivery managers. You build your own focus from there, down to your platforms and individual skills. If we cannot match you with an Industry Expert, you get a full refund.
What you are scored onFour dimensions, every time.
Technical SkillsWhether you can actually do the work.Platform KnowledgeThe tools and systems you work in daily.Domain ExpertiseThe industry the work sits in.Behavioral SkillsHow you reason when you are questioned.
Overall score, out of 5A roll-up of everything below it, not a replacement for it.
Alex R. Verified
Sr. Backend Engineer · 8 yrs
4.4/ 5.0Mark II
Four dimensions, scored separatelyWhere the number comes from.
Technical Skills4.3
Domain Expertise4.4
Platform Knowledge4.2
Behavioral Skills4.1
Every skill, scored and written upEach one rated on its own, with your evaluator’s comment on where you are strong and what to work on.
Skills assessed
Java / Spring Boot4.6
PostgreSQL4.3
Microservices4.4
System Design4.0
Docker4.1
Communication4.1
Evaluated by a Principal Engineer, 16 yrs in backend and distributed systems
02What you get
Five things, all of them yours to keep.
Scored out of 5
Scores on four dimensions, and on every skill. Technical Skills, Domain Expertise, Platform Knowledge and Behavioral Skills, each out of 5, and every individual skill you were asked about rated on its own, with written comment on each rather than a bare number.
Technical Skills4.3
Domain Expertise4.4
Platform Knowledge4.2
Behavioral Skills4.1
Two to three pages
A written assessment. What you handled well, where you fell short, and the evidence for both.
“Reasoned clearly about consistency and ordering at scale, with sound trade-offs under questioning.”
All 90 minutes
The recording of your session. Watch how you answered and hear the questions again.
00:0090:00
Written by your evaluator
A development plan. What to work on next, from someone senior who just spent two hours on you.
↑ Deepen domain-specific modeling over general patterns.
↑ Broaden event-driven patterns for very high scale.
Valid twelve monthsThree tiers, by score.
A tier you can show. Which Mark you earn follows from your overall score, with nothing awarded below 3.5. You decide who sees it.
Mark III4.5 and above
Mark II4.0 to 4.4
Mark I3.5 to 3.9
Below 3.5, no Mark
Beyond the fiveWhat the scorecard opens.
Your evaluation also puts you in front of companies that come to us with roles they cannot fill. When one matches your role, domain and platform, verified professionals are put forward first.
Explained in full · See 0503Who evaluates you
An Industry Expert, not a recruiter.
Industry Experts apply to Certyco and are vetted before they take a single session. Principal engineers, architects, chief architects and senior consultants, typically twelve to twenty years in and still working in the field. You are matched by role, domain and platform, so the person asking the questions has shipped the same kind of work you have.
The obvious worry“So can they be leaned on?”
They are independent. They are not hiring you, they do not recruit, and they are paid the same whatever they score you. Nobody at Certyco can change a score after it is written.
04Not our words
They published their results, under their own names.
Your evaluation is private, and most people keep it that way. These professionals chose to put theirs on LinkedIn in public, scores included. Open any note to read the whole post, then follow it through to the original.
A few of the public onesTheir scores, in their words.
05Where it goes
Companies bring us roles they cannot fill.
They come to us because the role is senior, the pool is small, and resumes are not telling them enough. It is the same ground as above: specialised platform work where a job title says almost nothing about whether someone can actually do it. When one matches your role, domain and platform, verified professionals are put forward first.
Said plainly“And if nothing matches?”
We do not run a job board, we do not apply to jobs on your behalf, and we are not going to pretend the flow is constant. When something matches, you hear from us. Everything above is yours either way.
06What it costs
₹2,999₹5,999India
$125$249United States
$149$299Canada
What you are actually buyingTwo hours of a senior person's attention.
90 minOne on one with your evaluator, over video
30 minWriting it up, skill by skill, after you leave
2 hoursof an Industry Expert’s undivided time
Not a test that marks itself, and not a form someone skims. Ask anyone twelve to twenty years into your field what two hours of their undivided attention is worth. Then look at the number above.
This rate ends August 31The price expires. Your purchase does not.
One payment, and everything above is included. Buy now and sit the evaluation whenever the timing is right. Full refund if we cannot match you with an evaluator within three business days.
07How it works
Four steps, and about a week from start to scorecard.
Step 01
01About 15 minutes
Create your profile and say what you want assessed
Your role, your domain, the platforms and the skills. You can start the moment you sign up.
Step 02
02One payment
Pay once and book a time
Your purchase does not expire, so you can book the session next week, next month, or whenever you are ready.
Step 03
03Booked around you
Sit the evaluation
One on one, over video, with an Industry Expert from your field. Scenario questions about real work, not a quiz.
Step 04
04Within 3 business days
Get your scorecard
Your evaluator writes it up and everything lands in your account, yours to keep for twelve months.
Find out where you actually stand.
90 minutes with an Industry Expert in your field, and everything on this page, for ₹2,999 in India, $125 in United States, $149 in Canada.