Showcase your verified skills and stand out to employers with objective data.
When you complete a TestGorilla skills test, you gain more than just a score—you get a verified record of your professional abilities. Sharing these results on LinkedIn or other platforms provides potential employers with scientific proof of your talent. This article explains what your results represent, how they help you stand out, and the important distinction between skills tests and formal certifications.
Approx. reading time: 7 minutes
In this article
- What are skills tests?
- Why share your results?
- Steps to share your results
- Important: Test results vs. certifications
- Sharing results from an assessment
- The science behind the test
- Why skills tests matter for your career
- Frequently asked questions (FAQs)
📋What are skills tests?
A skills test is a standardized, timed evaluation designed to provide an objective measurement of your abilities. While a resume relies on self-declared experience and past titles, a skills test measures your actual proficiency in the present moment.
💡 Tip: To help you understand exactly what your score means for your professional growth, you can now access AI test feedback for your completed tests.
TestGorilla uses a "whole-person" approach. Our library doesn't just cover technical skills like coding or marketing; it also evaluates:
Cognitive ability: How you process information and solve problems.
Situational judgment: How you respond to real-world workplace scenarios.
🚀 Why share your results?
Traditional hiring can often feel like a "black box," where resumes are frequently filtered out by automated systems before a human recruiter ever sees them. Sharing a verified TestGorilla result allows you to:
Bypass the bots: Use scientific authority to prove your potential, ensuring you aren't just a "ghost" in an Applicant Tracking System (ATS).
Show the "whole person": Demonstrate your cognitive abilities and behavioral traits alongside your technical skills—insights that a standard CV cannot provide.
Own your data: Unlike "closed-loop" systems that hide your performance data, TestGorilla gives you a portable career asset that you can take with you anywhere.
⚙️Steps to share your results
Follow these steps to add your verified results to your LinkedIn profile:
Navigate to your results: Log in to your TestGorilla account and go to the Test results tab.
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Select a test: From your list of completed tests, select the specific result you wish to share by clicking the radio button next to the test name.
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ℹ️ Note: In this version, you can share results for regular tests like Cognitive Ability, Language, or Role-specific skills. Personality and immersive tests are not currently available for sharing.
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Click "Add to profile": Click the blue LinkedIn Add to profile button located at the bottom right of the results list.
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Provide consent: A pop-up will appear informing you that your name, assessment title, and score will be sent to LinkedIn. Click Share results to proceed.
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Confirm on LinkedIn: You will be redirected to LinkedIn's "Add license or certification" form, which will be pre-filled with the issuing organization (TestGorilla), the test name, and your unique credential URL. Review the details and save them to your profile.
⚠️Important: Test results vs. certifications
While your results are a powerful testament to your talent, it is important to use accurate language when showcasing them. TestGorilla is a skills-testing platform, not an accredited awarding body or academic institution.
Verified proof, not a license: Your result is a verified "snapshot" of your proficiency in a secure, timed environment. It is not a formal professional license, academic degree, or regulated qualification (such as an OFQUAL or ISO certification).
Accuracy in sharing: When adding your results to LinkedIn, we recommend using titles like "[Test Name] Skills Result" or "Verified Skills Test" instead of "Certification" or "License" to remain honest and accurate about your achievement.
A moment in time: Skills evolve as industries change. Because of this, your results reflect your proficiency at the time of testing and should not be considered valid indefinitely.
💼Sharing results from an assessment
When you complete an assessment for a specific role, you can choose to share your individual test results on your LinkedIn profile. This allows you to showcase your verified technical and cognitive skills to your professional network.
Steps to share assessment results
Open your assessment: Navigate to the My jobs tab and select the completed assessment you wish to view (e.g., Senior Backend Developer Assessment).
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Initiate sharing: Click the blue Add to profile button located at the top right of the "Tests" section.
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Select your results: A selection window will appear. Click the radio button next to the specific test results you want to showcase.
ℹ️ Note: Only regular tests like Coding, Cognitive Ability, or Typing Speed can be shared. Personality and preference results are excluded from sharing in this version.
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Confirm and consent by clicking Add to profile at the bottom of the selection window. A "Ready to share your results?" pop-up will appear for informed consent. Click Share results to proceed.
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Save to LinkedIn: A LinkedIn "Add license or certification" form will open in a new tab, pre-populated with your test name, issuing organization (TestGorilla), issue date, and a unique credential URL. Click Save to add it to your profile.
Remember: Your result is a verified "snapshot" of your proficiency in a secure, timed environment. It is not a formal professional license, academic degree, or regulated qualification (such as an OFQUAL or ISO certification). When adding your results to LinkedIn, we recommend using titles like "[Test Name] Skills Result" or "Verified Skills Test" instead of "Certification" or "License" to remain honest and accurate about your achievement.
🔬 The science behind the test
Our tests aren't just quizzes; they are built on Industrial-Organizational (I-O) psychology. This moves the hiring process from subjective "gut feel" to objective, data-driven insights. By using standardized tests and benchmarks, we can evaluate every job seeker as a whole person. This means that we can give accurate insight into your cognitive ability and situational judgment to accurately predict job performance. This evidence-based approach is designed to reduce the impact of over 15 types of unconscious bias found in traditional hiring, resulting in a more transparent and fair experience that helps identify qualified "hidden workers" often overlooked by rigid keyword-matching filters.
Our data-driven approach to showcasing skills ensures that results are fair, accurate, and predictive of job success.
Reducing Bias: Because every job seeker takes the same standardized test, the process reduces over 15 types of unconscious bias inherent in traditional resume screening.
High-Fit Prediction: By measuring job-relevant competencies, these tests create a higher "job-fit prediction." This leads to better long-term career outcomes and higher job satisfaction for you.
➡️ Learn more: Introducing AI test feedback for a breakdown of your strengths and growth areas based on these data-driven insights.
📈 Why skills tests matter for your career
In a world where 75% of resumes are rejected by automated "bots" before a human ever sees them, skills tests give you a scientific edge.
The "Anti-Bot" Advantage: Even if your resume doesn't perfectly match an ATS's keyword parameters, your test results prove your value to the recruiter.
Verified Authority: Completing a test transforms your effort into a verified professional identity: a credible testament to your skills trusted by over 10,000 recruiters worldwide.
Transparency: Skills tests pull back the curtain on the "black box" of hiring, showing you exactly which competencies are being measured for a role.
💡Frequently asked questions (FAQs)
Is a skills test the same as a certification?
No. A skills test is a validation of ability, not a formal academic degree or a regulated professional license. While it is a powerful proof of talent, it is not an accredited qualification like an ISO or OFQUAL certification.
What is the difference between a "test" and an "assessment"?
In the TestGorilla ecosystem:
A Test is an individual evaluation of a specific skill (e.g., Critical Thinking). You take these to build your profile.
An Assessment is a collection of several tests grouped together by an employer for a specific job opening.
How long is my test result valid?
A test result remains valid for up to 24 months. Because skills evolve and industries change, we recommend retaking tests periodically as your expertise grows to keep your profile current.
Why was I asked to take a test I've already done?
To maintain a fair and consistent evaluation, employers often require all candidates to take the same tests under the same proctoring conditions. This ensures that everyone is measured against the same recent benchmarks, giving the employer a standardized view of all applicants.