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Think back to high school math. Remember when the teacher handed out a test? Inside you would beg "No word problems - please, no word problems." If the test was just multiple choice...

What is IPES?

IdopI Programmer Evaluations Services or IPES is a software developer evaluation service offered by IdopI Technologies, Inc.

IPES evaluations are unique among software developer evaluations in that they require the taker to complete an actual programming assignment and then defend his or her solution via short answer and essay questions.

Why IPES?

1IPES focuses on software development only - most competitors offer evaluations for many career types.
2IPES evaluations are specific to a technology / language - most competitors offer evaluations that may be specific to a programming language but are general in nature.
3Unlike its competitors IPES evaluations are not geared toward mass screening but are focused on identifying that a candidate can actually write a computer program in a specific language and technology.
4IPES requires an evaluee to complete a real world programming assignment and defend his or her solution via open ended, short answer / essay questions instead of completing a multiple-choice test.
5IPES evaluations are scored by a panel of senior software developers - not by a computer

How does it work?

The IPES Process

What evaluations are available?

Web-Services / SOA:

C#.NET
VB.NET

ASP.NET:

C#.NET
VB.NET

Web-Forms:

C#.NET
VB.NET

Database Maintenance:

C#.NET / Sql Server
C#.NET / Oracle
VB.NET / Sql Server
VB.NET / Oracle

How much does it cost?

Consider that:

Contract Software developers cost $75.00 an hour or greater.
It will take you a minimum of three weeks to determine that the software developer is able to perform the job for which he or she was hired.
The cost associated with interviewing and hiring new software developers is not cheap.
The longer an inexperienced / incapable software developer works on a project the higher the chance that defects will enter project source code, the further behind a project will fall, and the greater the chance a project will fail.

Yet... for about the cost of employing one contract software developer for a week you could:

Administer three IPES evaluations - identifying the best of your top candidates.
Realize a savings of more than $10,000.00 by hiring a competent developer and circumventing the above mentioned problems.
Increase the reliability of your software and reduce the time required to complete mission critical software projects.

IPES Evaluation Pricing:

Number of Evaluations	Cost Per Evaluation
1	$1,200.00
5	$1,150.00
10	$1,100.00

Please call customer service for other volume and / or contract pricing.

Evaluations can be purchased through your IPES account.

If you do not have an account yet, please sign up

Please contact customer service for any questions concerning pricing or take a look at our Frequently Asked Questions page.