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Your CV tells your story.Gainday proves your ability.

Show employers what you can actually do through role-based challenges built for real hiring.

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Profit & Loss
Month 04 · FY26
Revenue£85,000
Cost of goods sold£12,000F
Gross profit£61,000
Operating expenses£18,000
Net profit£43,000
Junior finance challengeShort answer
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Hiring managers·Founders·Recent grads·Early-career candidates
How it works

The CV process is broken.
Here's what replaces it.

When every CV looks polished, how do you know who can actually do the job? Too many applications. Too little proof. Gainday helps candidates demonstrate capability and helps employers identify it faster.

Real work, not keyword matching

Candidates complete a role-based challenge built from actual job tasks not a quiz, not a keyword filter.

Built for signal, not busywork

Most challenges run 45 to 90 minutes enough to reveal real capability, short enough to respect everyone's time.

Capability first. Context second.

Employers see demonstrated performance first, then use CVs as supporting context not the other way around.

Most early-career hiring still relies on CVs, keywords, and luck. Gainday replaces that with proof: candidates complete a role-specific challenge as their application, performance is scored, and employers see a ranked list of people who've already shown they can do the work.

Reduce bias. Increase signal.

Try the 3-minute challenge.See what hiring feels like when proof comes first.

You've just joined a small London startup as a junior finance assistant. Your manager pings you the numbers and asks you what you think. You have a blank box and a few minutes show, on the record, how you think.

Format
Short answer
Level
Junior
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Opens in a Google Form. No sign-up.

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Your manager· 09:42Memo
From: Your Manager

"Quick one I've pulled our numbers from last month. Can you take a look and tell me: which number looks off to you, why you think that, and what you'd do next?"

Your task

In three to four sentences what looks wrong, why, and what you would do next.

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Which side are you on?

Gainday is opening its first cohort. Tell us where you sit and we'll be in touch when your side goes live.

For candidates

I'm a candidate.

Skip the CV black hole. Show employers what you can actually do through real-world challenges that reveal how you think.

  • —Your CV provides context. Your capability score is your actual application.
  • —Get matched with employers who've seen your reasoning, not just your résumé.
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For employers

Stop guessing from CVs.
Start hiring from proof.

See ranked candidates based on demonstrated capability not formatting, buzzwords, or confidence theatre.

  • —From applicant overload to proven shortlist.
  • —Custom challenges for your team and role.
  • —Ranked candidates based on demonstrated capability, not just CV polish.
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Common questions

Good to know.

Do I need a CV?

Yes. Your CV provides context. Your challenge demonstrates capability and is the first thing employers see.

Who creates the challenges?

Challenges are built from real job requirements and tailored to each role. AI assists with generation and scale; every challenge is reviewed by humans to ensure relevance and quality.

How are candidates scored?

Each submission is assessed against structured, role-specific criteria with human oversight built in to ensure quality and fairness.

Built for proof,not paper.

Show employers what you can actually do not just what your CV says you've done. Try the live challenge andget on the waitlist for what's next.

Preview the future of hiring.

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