Michael Laithangbam

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Michael Laithangbam

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Michael Laithangbam is a senior writer & editor at ProProfs with over 12 years of experience in enterprise software and eLearning. His expertise encompasses online training, web-based learning, quizzes & assessments, webinars, course development, LMS, and more. Michael's work has been featured in industry-leading publications such as G2, Software Advice, Capterra, and eLearning Industry. Connect with him on LinkedIn.

Articles by Michael Laithangbam

What Is a Cognitive Assessment Test & How to Create One

Recruiting can be a nail-biting experience, with the wrong hire potentially costing companies a fortune. Can you avoid this fate? Absolutely! Cognitive assessment tests can help recruiters find a needle in a haystack and ensure that candidates possess the necessary skills to succeed. Gone are the days of guesswork and gut-feeling hiring decisions. With cognitive...
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13 Best Career Assessment Tools to Guide Smarter Decisions in 2026

The best career assessment tools do more than label personalities. They help people make clear, confident decisions about where to focus their time, skills, and energy. While building a career program for mid-level professionals, I noticed that uncertainty often showed up after the learning began—not before. Some participants were progressing just fine but weren’t convinced...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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?...
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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....
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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...
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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...
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