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Anonymizing candidates

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Anonymize candidate invitations

Follow the instructions below to invite candidates to Screen tests without entering personal data.

✅ Candidates must be set up properly in your external tracking systems in order to associate your candidate with their corresponding test. 

  1. In your external Applicant Tracking System (ATS), or any other candidate management software or file, make sure all candidates have unique IDs.
  2. In Screen, enter the unique IDs in the Name field of the invitation window. 
  3. Enter your recruiter email address in the Email field, NOT your candidate’s email address. You can ignore the Duplicated email notification.
  4. You’ll receive the invitation link by email which you can then share with your candidate.
  5. When the candidate finishes their test, you’ll receive an email saying that candidate <unique-id>‘s report is available.
  6. Associate the unique ID with the candidate in your tracking systems.
The candidate invite screen is shown with a list of candidates. In the name field is non-name identification text.

Anonymize or delete already invited candidates

You may need to anonymize or delete a candidate who has already been invited to a test.

Go to the test the candidate was invited to and tick the box to the left of their name.

Next, select the Anonymize or Delete icons from the options at the pop-up at the bottom of the screen.

The image shows the "Candidates" section within a test labeled "Logic" on the CoderPad platform. Here’s the alt text for this image: "CoderPad interface displaying the 'Candidates' section for a test titled 'Logic.' A list of candidates is shown, with details such as last activity, score, and time taken. The candidate names are partially anonymized, with one candidate named 'Batman' selected. A red arrow points to an 'Anonymize' option in the action bar at the bottom, indicating that candidate data can be anonymized. The top of the screen shows options to filter by candidates needing review, rejected candidates, or those who passed. A 'Send test' button is visible on the right side of the interface."

✅ Selecting Export generates settings for exporting the candidate’s test report.

Anonymizing

Click Anonymize this application.

Anonymize candidate window is shown with a warning about the anonymization process and "cancel" and "anonymize this application" buttons shown below that.

The line in the Candidates list remains, but with no personal details. The report remains available, but without the candidate’s name. 

Deleting

Click Delete this candidate to remove the candidate and all their details from the system.

The delete candidate page is shown with a delete warning in the middle and a "Cancel" button and "delete this candidate" button below that.

You can anonymize or delete several candidates at once. 

⚠️ Caution: Anonymizing and deleting like this is only valid for the specific test. If you invited your candidate to several tests, you must repeat the process on each test.