Anyone can write a great CV, only few can do the job.
Save your company time spent identifying the best candidates and move straight to interviewing the best of the bunch. Gainday turns your job description into a maximum 30-minute work simulation, then scores every submission using a specified, fair rubric.
Posting is free, you only pay when you like a candidate's output and want to interview or speak to them.
Live shortlist
Finance AnalystCandidate A41
Top 3% this month
89
-88%
Screening time
£0
Cost to post
See it work
Both sides of the hire, screen by screen.
A role becomes a work simulation assessment, and that assessment becomes a ranked shortlist. Click any step to explore it.
Employer · step 1 of 7
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Name, company, email, phone. No KYC, no documents, no cost to post.
The output
300 applicants in. Three people worth your time out.
Gainday scores the work using a specified, fair rubric, so employers shortlist on evidence. The same rubric applies to every candidate and every role, and each score carries the evidence behind it.
- Ranked by demonstrated performance, not keywords
- Evidence attached to every score
- Names and contact details hidden until you choose
Shortlist · Finance Analyst
RankedCandidate A41
89Found the root cause before proposing a fix.
Candidate B12
81Clear executive summary, strong trade-off logic.
Candidate C07
74Solid execution, lighter on commercial context.
You unlock the profiles of the candidates you want to speak to.
For employers
Stop guessing from documents. Start deciding from evidence.
Less time screening
No CV pile. The ranking is done before you look.
Fewer mis-hires
You have seen their work before the first interview.
Faster decisions
Shortlist ready as soon as the window closes.
Lower cost per hire
Free to post. Pay only when you want to interview someone.
The Capability Passport
This is what an employer actually sees.
Every assessment a candidate completes adds evidence to one portable record. Scores are a rolling weighted average, so recent work counts most and one bad day does not define anyone.
- Anonymous until the employer chooses to unlock
- Every dimension backed by quoted evidence
- Stacks across every role the candidate applies to
Capability Passport
Amara O.
Shown to employers as Candidate A41 until they unlock you
84
Overall
Problem Solving
88Execution
82Judgement
86Communication
79Commercial Awareness
81Role Expertise
83Evidence
- Finance Analyst · NorthbankJun 202689
- Revenue Operations · LatchApr 202684
- Commercial Analyst · Wex GroupFeb 202678
Rolling weighted average over 18 months. Recent work counts most.
For candidates
Your application is never wasted again.
Every challenge you complete adds to a Capability Passport that proves your ability, and keeps working for you long after the role is filled.
Before Gainday
- Apply with a CV
- Filtered by software before a human reads it
- Rejected with no feedback
- Nothing gained, start again
With Gainday
- Apply by doing real work
- Judged on capability, not credentials
- Full score breakdown and feedback
- Result added to your Capability Passport, permanently
- Land jobs quicker
The scoring
One framework. Every role.
Scores stay comparable across candidates and jobs, and each one comes with the evidence behind it.
Problem Solving
Analyses situations, finds root causes, makes decisions.
Execution
Answers the task, follows instructions, delivers completely.
Judgement
Prioritises correctly, spots risk, decides sensibly.
Communication
Clear, structured, explains reasoning.
Commercial Awareness
Understands customers, stakeholders and trade-offs.
Role Expertise
Demonstrates the craft the role actually requires.
Not just assessments. Workdays.
Gainday is not another job board or testing tool. It is the infrastructure for capability-first hiring, built to make demonstrated capability the global standard.