Progress Developer Online Test

About the test:

The Progress Developer Test evaluates candidates on their knowledge and proficiency in Progress application architecture, database design and management, programming in Progress 4GL and other languages, user interface design, debugging and testing, and software deployment and maintenance. The test aims to assess the candidate's ability to develop and maintain enterprise-grade applications using the Progress OpenEdge platform.

Covered skills:

Compile and Run-time Execution
Browse Widget
OpenEdge debugger tasks
Frame execution

ChUI projects
Progress Lock application
Scope of frames

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9 reasons why

Adaface Progress Developer Test is the most accurate way to shortlist Progress Developers

Reason #1

Tests for on-the-job skills

The Progress Developer Online Test helps recruiters and hiring managers identify qualified candidates from a pool of resumes, and helps in taking objective hiring decisions. It reduces the administrative overhead of interviewing too many candidates and saves time by filtering out unqualified candidates at the first step of the hiring process.

The test screens for the following skills that hiring managers look for in candidates:

Proficient in compiling and executing Progress OpenEdge applications
Ability to develop, test, and debug ChUI projects
Familiarity with the Browse Widget in Progress OpenEdge
Knowledge of Progress Lock application and its implementation
Experience in utilizing the OpenEdge debugger for troubleshooting
Understanding the scope of frames and their execution in Progress OpenEdge
Ability to efficiently handle exceptions and errors in Progress OpenEdge

Reason #2

No trick questions

Traditional assessment tools use trick questions and puzzles for the screening, which creates a lot of frustration among candidates about having to go through irrelevant screening assessments.

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The main reason we started Adaface is that traditional pre-employment assessment platforms are not a fair way for companies to evaluate candidates. At Adaface, our mission is to help companies find great candidates by assessing on-the-job skills required for a role.

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Reason #3

Non-googleable questions

We have a very high focus on the quality of questions that test for on-the-job skills. Every question is non-googleable and we have a very high bar for the level of subject matter experts we onboard to create these questions. We have crawlers to check if any of the questions are leaked online. If/ when a question gets leaked, we get an alert. We change the question for you & let you know.

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Reason #4

1200+ customers in 75 countries

With Adaface, we were able to optimise our initial screening process by upwards of 75%, freeing up precious time for both hiring managers and our talent acquisition team alike!

Brandon Lee, Head of People, Love, Bonito

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Reason #5

Designed for elimination, not selection

The most important thing while implementing the pre-employment Progress Developer Online Test in your hiring process is that it is an elimination tool, not a selection tool. In other words: you want to use the test to eliminate the candidates who do poorly on the test, not to select the candidates who come out at the top. While they are super valuable, pre-employment tests do not paint the entire picture of a candidate’s abilities, knowledge, and motivations. Multiple easy questions are more predictive of a candidate's ability than fewer hard questions. Harder questions are often "trick" based questions, which do not provide any meaningful signal about the candidate's skillset.

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Reason #6

1 click candidate invites

Email invites: You can send candidates an email invite to the Progress Developer Online Test from your dashboard by entering their email address.

Public link: You can create a public link for each test that you can share with candidates.

API or integrations: You can invite candidates directly from your ATS by using our pre-built integrations with popular ATS systems or building a custom integration with your in-house ATS.

Reason #7

Detailed scorecards & benchmarks

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Reason #8

High completion rate

Adaface tests are conversational, low-stress, and take just 25-40 mins to complete.

This is why Adaface has the highest test-completion rate (86%), which is more than 2x better than traditional assessments.

Reason #9

Advanced Proctoring

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About the Progress Developer Assessment Test

Why you should use Pre-employment Progress Developer Online Test?

The Progress Developer Online Test makes use of scenario-based questions to test for on-the-job skills as opposed to theoretical knowledge, ensuring that candidates who do well on this screening test have the relavant skills. The questions are designed to covered following on-the-job aspects:

Compile and execute Progress OpenEdge programs efficiently
Navigate and work with ChUI projects effectively
Utilize the Browse Widget to display and manipulate data
Implement Progress Lock application to handle concurrent processing

Once the test is sent to a candidate, the candidate receives a link in email to take the test. For each candidate, you will receive a detailed report with skills breakdown and benchmarks to shortlist the top candidates from your pool.

What topics are covered in the Progress Developer Online Test?

Compile and Run-time Execution
This skill involves understanding the process of converting source code into executable code and executing it on a computer system. It is important to measure this skill in the test as it assesses the candidate's ability to write error-free code and troubleshoot runtime issues.
ChUI projects
In this skill, candidates should be familiar with creating character-based user interface projects using Progress Developer Studio. This skill is measured in the test to evaluate the candidate's ability to design and develop user-friendly command line applications.
Browse Widget
The Browse Widget is a graphical user interface element used for displaying and interacting with tabular data in Progress applications. Measuring this skill in the test helps to assess the candidate's proficiency in creating and manipulating browse widgets as part of the user interface design.
Progress Lock application
Progress Lock is a feature in Progress applications that provides a simple and efficient way to implement mutual exclusion and synchronization among multiple processes. Testing this skill helps evaluate the candidate's understanding of concurrent programming concepts and the ability to implement thread-safe code.
OpenEdge debugger tasks
This skill covers the usage of the OpenEdge debugger for identifying and fixing errors in Progress applications. Measuring this skill in the test assesses the candidate's proficiency in debugging techniques and the understanding of the application's control flow.
Scope of frames
The scope of frames refers to the visibility and accessibility of variables and objects within different frames of a Progress application. Evaluating this skill helps gauge the candidate's understanding of scoping rules and their ability to manage data flow across frames.
Frame execution
Frame execution is the process of executing frames in a predetermined order to achieve specific functionalities in a Progress application. Testing this skill measures the candidate's competency in managing the sequence of frame execution and ensuring the proper flow of control within the application.
Full list of covered topics
The actual topics of the questions in the final test will depend on your job description and requirements. However, here's a list of topics you can expect the questions for Progress Developer Online Test to be based on.
Compile and Run-time Execution
ChUI projects
Browse Widget
Progress Lock application
OpenEdge debugger tasks
Scope of frames
Frame execution
Compilation process
Run-time process
Event handling in ChUI projects
Creating UI components in ChUI
Customizing the browse widget
Navigating and modifying records in the browse widget
Using locks in Progress OpenEdge
Lock types and their purposes
Implementing record locking
Breakpoints and watchpoints in the OpenEdge debugger
Stepping through code in the debugger
Inspecting variables and data in the debugger
Understanding frame hierarchy
Controlling frame execution order
Handling exceptions and errors in Progress OpenEdge
Exception handling best practices
Logging and reporting errors
Debugging error messages

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What roles can I use the Progress Developer Online Test for?

Progress Developer
OpenEdge Developer

How is the Progress Developer Online Test customized for senior candidates?

For intermediate/ experienced candidates, we customize the assessment questions to include advanced topics and increase the difficulty level of the questions. This might include adding questions on topics like

Debug and troubleshoot issues using OpenEdge debugger
Understand and manage the scope of frames in Progress development
Execute frame-specific tasks in OpenEdge debugger
Understand and apply Frame execution concepts in Progress development

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The hiring managers felt that through the technical questions that they asked during the panel interviews, they were able to tell which candidates had better scores, and differentiated with those who did not score as well. They are highly satisfied with the quality of candidates shortlisted with the Adaface screening.

85%

reduction in screening time

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Progress Developer Hiring Test FAQs

Can I combine multiple skills into one custom assessment?

Yes, absolutely. Custom assessments are set up based on your job description, and will include questions on all must-have skills you specify. Here's a quick guide on how you can request a custom test.

Do you have any anti-cheating or proctoring features in place?

We have the following anti-cheating features in place:

Non-googleable questions
IP proctoring
Screen proctoring
Web proctoring
Webcam proctoring
Plagiarism detection
Secure browser
Copy paste protection

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How do I interpret test scores?

The primary thing to keep in mind is that an assessment is an elimination tool, not a selection tool. A skills assessment is optimized to help you eliminate candidates who are not technically qualified for the role, it is not optimized to help you find the best candidate for the role. So the ideal way to use an assessment is to decide a threshold score (typically 55%, we help you benchmark) and invite all candidates who score above the threshold for the next rounds of interview.

What experience level can I use this test for?

Each Adaface assessment is customized to your job description/ ideal candidate persona (our subject matter experts will pick the right questions for your assessment from our library of 10000+ questions). This assessment can be customized for any experience level.

Does every candidate get the same questions?

Yes, it makes it much easier for you to compare candidates. Options for MCQ questions and the order of questions are randomized. We have anti-cheating/ proctoring features in place. In our enterprise plan, we also have the option to create multiple versions of the same assessment with questions of similar difficulty levels.