How CLU Customized Language Assessments While Reducing Costs by 30%
50%
Faster candidate evaluations
Custom
Assessment Development
30%
Reduction in costs
INDUSTRY
Linguistic Services
REGION
Latin America
COMPANY SIZE
Small Business
HALLO PRODUCTS USED
Language Assessments
THE CHALLENGE
Balancing Assessment Quality, Flexibility, and Cost
CLU needed a language assessment solution that could support its unique evaluation requirements while maintaining quality, consistency, and affordability. Like many organizations working with language professionals, the team required more than a standard off-the-shelf assessment. They needed a platform flexible enough to incorporate their linguistic expertise into the testing process itself.
At the same time, CLU was looking for ways to reduce the time and resources required to evaluate candidates without sacrificing the quality of their assessments.
As assessment volumes grew, maintaining a highly manual evaluation process became increasingly difficult. The team needed a solution that could streamline operations while still allowing for meaningful customization.
THE SOLUTION
A Tailored Assessment Framework Designed Around CLU’s Needs
After evaluating available options, CLU selected Hallo because it combined affordability with a level of flexibility they had not found elsewhere.
The ability to work directly with Hallo’s team to customize assessments proved especially valuable. Rather than forcing CLU into a fixed testing framework, Hallo collaborated closely with the organization to adapt assessment content based on CLU’s linguistic expertise and evaluation requirements.
According to the team, “The possibility of collaborating closely with the [Hallo] team to adjust the test based on our expertise as linguists was genuinely unique.“
This partnership allowed CLU to build assessment experiences that better reflected their goals while still benefiting from Hallo’s automated evaluation infrastructure.
The team also cited the overall depth and capability of the platform as a major advantage.
By combining assessment customization, automation, and direct access to the Hallo team, CLU was able to implement a solution tailored to its workflow rather than redesigning its workflow around a tool.
THE RESULTS
Faster Evaluations, Lower Costs, and Greater Alignment
By moving to Hallo, CLU reduced the time required for candidate evaluations by approximately 50%, allowing the team to review candidates more efficiently and accelerate decision-making.
At the same time, the organization achieved roughly 30% savings in assessment-related costs while maintaining the quality standards required for language evaluation.
The combination of automation and customization enabled CLU to scale assessments more efficiently without losing the specialized evaluation criteria that are important to their business.
Beyond the product itself, CLU highlighted the responsiveness and partnership provided by the Hallo team throughout the process.
“We want to thank [The Hallo] team for understanding our needs and making all the necessary adjustments to make our test pool more aligned to our needs and goals.”
-Whitman Suarez, CLU
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