“We were able use the Catalyst to build quickly and deploy a cloud-based job evaluation portal that has greatly improved the reach of our solution among the job seeking community. We’re highly impressed with the technical support offered by the Catalyst team, and the robustness of the platform that’s housing our crucial application. We outgrew what the server world offered to, us and it was the right time for us to switch over to a provider like Catalyst.”
NJ Lakshmi Narayan, Founder and CEO - BuildHr
The solution
In order to empower candidates to take the test from anywhere, at any time, an online evaluation application was built and hosted using Catalyst. The solution consists of two parts: a login portal for the candidate to take the test, and an admin console for the HR team from BuildHr to manage the assessment and student profiles.
Catalyst components used
- Catalyst functions
- User authentication
- Data store
- File store
- Web Client Hosting
Catalyst functions
Catalyst’s scalable advanced functions unlocked the power of modularization for BuildHr—it enabled them to create reusable functions that could be triggered from any process. Advanced I/O functions were also used for executing backend operations like serving questions, adding assessments to the portal, and managing the user profiles.
User authentication
The sign-in feature of the user authentication component was used to permit HR admins to log in to the portal. The feature makes sure that only authenticated users have access to crucial data.
Data store
The data storage component plays an important role in this data-heavy application, by storing and managing candidate data, questions, and assessments on the platform. The tables option in the data store module was used to define and build the data routine.
File store
File store folders were used to save evaluation certificates, profile pictures of applicants, and diagrams uploaded by candidates for evaluation. The advanced folder-level permission system enabled them to allow authorized access only.
Web Client Hosting
The entire application is hosted using the Catalyst serverless platform. The application can be accessed and viewed from anywhere across the globe.