Michael Laithangbam, Author at Quiz School Blog

Articles by Michael Laithangbam

Last modified: 29/05/2026

Cognitive Test Online: Why I Stopped Relying on Resumes After 11 Bad Hiring Decisions

Resumes tell you where someone worked. Interviews tell you how well they rehearsed. Neither tells you how they think when the answer isn’t obvious, and no one’s watching. I started using a cognitive test online after realizing my shortlisting process was essentially a confidence contest. The most articulate candidate kept winning. The best thinker kept...

Last modified: 22/05/2026

10 Best Career Evaluation Tools for Coaches, HR Managers, and Workforce Teams

I’ve watched a hiring manager eliminate a finalist because her MBTI type “didn’t match the team.” I’ve sat with a coachee who paid $200 for a report that told him he’s a “Creative Thinker who thrives in collaboration.” He already knew that. What he needed was a decision. That’s the gap most career evaluation tools...

Last modified: 03/03/2026

Quiz Funnel: Examples, Benefits, & Steps to Create One

In this competitive business world, the success of an enterprise depends a lot on the efficacy of its marketing funnel. A well-executed marketing funnel can consistently bring in relevant leads and sales, whereas a flawed one can make it difficult to close deals. The act of expanding a business through an effective quiz funnel has...

Last modified: 16/04/2026

How to Improve Employee Engagement in Training Programs

Your training completion rate is 94%. Your employees forgot 80% of it by Friday. That gap is the employee engagement problem nobody talks about. While most guides on how to improve employee engagement focus on perks, pulse surveys, and pizza Fridays, the real disengagement crisis is happening inside your training programs. People are clicking through...

Last modified: 02/03/2026

Top 6 FlexiQuiz Alternatives and Competitors for Quiz Creation in 2026

Why are online assessment platforms growing popular? Mostly because of their advanced features. As someone who has been working in the SaaS industry for years, I got up close and personal with many assessment tools. If you’ve been using FlexiQuiz and are looking for better options, you’re in the right place. In this blog, I’ve...

Last modified: 24/04/2026

10 Best ClassMarker Alternatives & Competitors in 2026

ClassMarker has been a go-to platform for online tests. It’s straightforward and reliable, which is why many educators and trainers start with it. But as testing needs evolve—whether it’s AI-powered quiz creation, interactive formats, or in-depth analytics—instructors begin looking for ClassMarker alternatives that can do a bit more. From what I’ve seen, the best ones...

Last modified: 01/05/2026

12 Best SurveyMonkey Alternatives & Competitors in 2026

Online quizzes provide a flexible, convenient, and cost-effective way to assess competency and engage audiences. SurveyMonkey is a popular option for creating professional-looking quizzes. It offers many top features, such as diverse question types, automated scoring, custom themes, and more. With that said, you may be better off with a SurveyMonkey alternative. Why, you ask?...

Last modified: 22/04/2026

How to Create an Engaging Matching Quiz

Matching questions were my favorite type of questions in school. Frankly, they seemed more like an interesting game than a test. Even today, whenever I come across an online matching quiz, I feel compelled to check it out. I also realize now that such quizzes and questions played an important role in my early education....

Last modified: 26/03/2026

How to Conduct an Effective Skills Gap Analysis

With a seismic shift in how we work, businesses worldwide have to confront a growing new problem — skills gaps. This breeds the need for skills gap analysis. Have you heard of the recent case where Boeing suffered significant financial losses due to production delays and quality issues with its new 787 Dreamliner aircraft? And...

Last modified: 20/04/2026

10 Best Typeform Alternatives in 2026 for Effective Quizzes & Assessments

If you’re building quizzes for training, classrooms, or customer engagement, chances are you’ve tried Typeform. It’s sleek and conversational—but when it comes to deeper quiz needs, many teams start looking for alternatives. Why? Because they want richer question formats, real-time tracking, stronger security, and more powerful analytics. The best Typeform alternatives don’t just copy its...