Discover Early-Career Talent at Live and Virtual Events

Finding high potential early-career candidates can be challenging—resumes rarely capture the full picture of skills, creativity, and problem-solving ability.

With CareerGuard, you can assess talent live at career insight days, hackathons, workshops, and virtual events, giving you a clear view of what candidates can actually do.

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Assess Early-Career Talent Anywhere

Engage candidates, assess skills in real time, and spot top talent for internships or full-time roles.

With CareerGuard, you can set up assessments for in-person or virtual events using our 350+ pre-built tests or your own custom assessments. Candidates complete them on-site or online, and you receive real-time insights into their skills. Identify top performers instantly and follow up for internships, apprenticeships, or full-time roles—making your talent pipeline faster, fairer, and data-driven.

Why Employers Choose Event Assessments

Improve quality of hire by recruiting diverse candidates fairly.

Teams love event assessments because they provide immediate visibility into candidates’ skills, going beyond what resumes can show. They make screening more efficient, allowing you to identify high-potential talent on the spot, and are designed to be inclusive and fair, accessible to neurodiverse candidates and those with limited formal experience. Plus, the platform is scalable, working seamlessly for both small career fairs and large virtual events with hundreds of participants.

Trusted by Employers for Event-Based Talent Screening

See how hiring teams are using CareerGuard to assess early-career candidates at in-person and virtual events, identifying top performers and making data-driven hiring decisions.

"CareerGuard’s event assessments transformed our campus recruiting. We could evaluate hundreds of students in real time and instantly spot the most promising candidates." — Daniel Reed, Campus Recruitment Lead, TechNova

"Using CareerGuard at our virtual hackathon made screening simple and objective. We identified top performers quickly and confidently, without relying on resumes alone." — Sofia Martinez, Talent Acquisition Manager, FinTech Solutions

"The platform made our career fair assessments seamless and fair. Even candidates with non-traditional backgrounds could showcase their skills effectively, giving us access to talent we might have otherwise missed." — Liam Chen, HR Director, Global Marketing Co.

Essential Resources for Diversity Recruiting Success

Diversity Recruiting Software FAQs

What are Skills First Career Insight Days?

Skills First Career Insight Days allow you to evaluate candidates’ skills in real time at in-person and virtual events using CareerGuard’s 350+ pre-built tests or your own custom assessments.

Yes. Candidates can take assessments on-site or remotely via secure links, tablets, or laptops, making it flexible for any event format.

Absolutely. Event Assessments are designed to be accessible and unbiased, including for neurodiverse candidates and those with limited formal experience.

You receive real-time, objective insights via AI-generated reports, highlighting strengths, gaps, and potential. Your team retains final decision-making authority.

Yes. The platform is fully scalable, suitable for small career fairs or large virtual events with hundreds of participants.

Yes. They are specifically designed to help you identify high-potential early-career talent for internships, apprenticeships, or full-time positions.

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