Alva tests are sent through the Lever integration either by a) moving candidates to the designated trigger stage or b) assigning a tag to the posting or opportunity. Below you will find guides detailing each of these methods.

This option allows you to choose a stage in your pipeline where the candidates automatically will get sent the tests upon entry.

Step 1: In Alva, go to your company Settings (1), click Integrations (2), then click Add integration (3).

Step 2: A pop up menu will appear. Scroll down until you see the stage settings. Choose at what stage you want the tests to be sent and to what stage candidates will be placed once they have completed their assessments:

Finally, click Save to save these settings.

Beyond moving opportunities to the defined trigger stage, a number of tags can be assigned to send the Alva tests to a single opportunity or all opportunities in a posting. If a tag is applied to a posting, all opportunities in that posting get it.

In the integration settings in Alva (see above) you can define Blocked origins, meaning that no opportunities of a specific origin will receive the tests. This is useful if you want to always exclude a certain group of candidates, e.g. internal or sourced. Two tags on a posting override that setting:

In addition to moving opportunities to the defined trigger stage, the following tags are available in order to send tests through the integration.

Ensure the stack matches the requirements of the role for accurate evaluation.

An overview of available tags can be found in the end of this help center article.
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The tag "Alva: Screening" allows you to automatically send the Alva tests as soon as a candidate applies to the position.

Step 1: First you need to access the job settings. Click on "Jobs" (1) and then click on the Job posting that you want to send the tests in (2).

Step 2: In the job posting settings, click on "tags" and type "Alva: Screening" (1) then press enter. Finally click "SAVE CHANGES" (2).

For coding tests, make sure to add the tag "Alva Coding Test: {{coding test name}}".

If you want to specify a technology stack, use "Alva Coding Stack: {{coding stack name}}".

To create new tags, please contact the Customer Support team in the bottom right of your page or follow How to create coding test tags in Lever.

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This option allows you to manually send test to any individual candidate.

Step 1: Click on "Candidates" (1) and then click on the candidate that you want to send the tests to (2).

Step 2: Now scroll down until you spot the field that is marked in red. Type "Alva: Send Tests" in this field then press enter. If done correctly the tests will be sent within an hour. Please note that this tag will override both blocked origins and the tag "Alva: Skip Assessment".

Step 1: Choosing a test profile is done in the Alva website. Starting from there click on the relevant job.

Step 2: In the job menu, click Assessments (1). Then click on the three dots (2) which opens a drop down menu, and click Change test profile (3).

Please note: The same tests are sent to all candidates. The option to change test profile only changes how the results are interpreted, for more information on test profiles see Alva's Default Test Profiles.

Select the desired test profile from the pane on the right. This choice applies to the current position only — to set a default for every new position instead, go to Settings > Default settings > Default Test Profile.

Step 1: Choosing a personality profile is done in the Alva website. Starting from there click on the relevant job.

Step 2: In the job menu, click Assessments (1). Then click on the three dots (2) which opens a drop down menu, and click Change profile (3).

Please note: The same tests are sent to all candidates. The option to change personality profile only changes how the results are interpreted, for more information on personality profiles, see How to choose the right personality profile

Select the desired personality profile from the pane on the right. This choice applies to the current position only — to set a default for every new position instead, go to Settings > Default settings > Default Personality Profile.

You can access a candidates test results by clicking on a candidate that has completed their tests and then scrolling down until you see the dialogue box "Test results available from Alva". In this dialogue box you can see a summary of the assessment (1) but you can also access the detailed results in the Alva website by clicking the link under "See full test results in Alva" (2).

All tags are case sensitive, and apply to both Postings and Opportunities. A tag applied to a Posting applies to every Opportunity in it.

If you need any more help, please contact the Customer Support team by using the chat in the bottom right of your page, or reach out to your Customer Success Manager for troubleshooting assistance.