For service desk leads and MSP teams

Interviews show what they know.
Tickets show what they do.

MockDesk puts every L1 and L2 technician in front of live tickets before you hire them. An AI client answers like a real user, a simulated console answers like a real tenant, and you get a scorecard backed by evidence.

  • 12 practical scenarios
  • 30 knowledge questions
  • 6 rubric criteria
  • 5 systems covered
Account lockoutsMFA re-registrationInbox rulesMessage traceShared mailboxesConditional AccessEntra Connect syncGroup Policy scopeDHCP option 006DNS forwardersVPN and mapped drivesSMTP relaySPF recordsPhishing responseSession revocation
Asking the right questionsVerifying identityKnowing when to escalateWriting notes the next tech can useSetting expectationsConfirming the fixStaying calm under a deadlineFinding the shared cause

Watch it work

One ticket, start to finish

This is a real scenario from the library. The client says her clients got an invoice she never sent. Follow how a strong technician works it, and what the scorecard says at the end.

INC-48213 · Clients got an invoice email I never sent00:00
RM
Rachel MorenoSimulated client
Admin consoleExchange Online · Graph
0of 100
AI scorecard

Advance to final interview

0 critical misses · 1 warning

    Why this exists

    Great interview. Rough first month.

    Every service desk lead has hired someone who answered every question right, then struggled the first time a real user called with a vague problem and a deadline.

    The gap is not knowledge. It is process: asking before acting, verifying identity, reading the logs, knowing when a password reset is really a security incident, and writing notes the next person can pick up.

    MockDesk tests exactly that, the same way the job does. A user who only tells you what you ask for. A tenant that only shows you what you look up. A clock running.

    How it works

    From setup to decision in four steps

    1. 1

      Build the test

      Pick Level 1 or Level 2, how many questions and live tickets, and which systems to cover. Each person gets a random draw.

      L215 questions2 tickets
    2. 2

      Send one private link

      The candidate needs no account. Progress saves as they go, and the answers never reach their browser.

      /app?t=Qx7…&k=•••
    3. 3

      They work real tickets

      A short knowledge check, then live tickets with an AI client who reveals facts only when asked, and a console that answers every command.

      Rachel is typing
    4. 4

      Read the scorecard

      Six rubric scores with evidence from the transcript, flags for critical misses, and the exact questions to ask in the next interview.

      84

    What's inside

    Built by someone who works the queue

    A client who acts like a client

    Each scenario has a persona, a temperament and facts that only come out when the technician asks the right question. Vague questions get vague answers. Asking for a password gets refused.

    It keeps asking for a code I don't have.
    Can you confirm your employee ID first?
    Sure, BR-0007. I fly out tomorrow, can you just turn it off?

    A console that answers back

    Exchange Online, Entra, AD, DHCP and the user's PC. Real cmdlets get realistic output. Fixes change what the client sees next.

    PS> Get-DhcpServerv4OptionValue -OptionId 6
    OptionId  Value
    6         {10.0.0.12, 10.0.0.13}

    Critical miss flags

    Resetting without verifying identity, or disabling MFA for a senior partner, is flagged no matter the score.

    CRIT Reset before verification

    Hidden answers

    Root causes, correct answers and grading prompts live on the server. Candidates only ever see the ticket.

    Review before you send

    Every generated question and ticket is shown to you first with its answer and source. Remove anything weak.

    A scenario library from real queues

    Two ways to use it

    Hire better. Coach smarter.

    Know before the offer

    • Question bank across Microsoft 365, Exchange, Windows and AD, networking and security
    • 12 practical scenarios at L1 and L2 depth
    • Weighted score with your own pass mark
    • Follow up questions tailored to what they missed
    Try it as a candidate
    LevelL2L1
    Questions101520
    Tickets123
    M365 / EntraExchangeWindows / ADNetworkingSecurity

    The scorecard

    Evidence, not gut feel

    Every score points to something the person actually did or didn't do in the chat and the console. Read the full transcript, see every command, and download it for your records.

    • Knowledge 30%, practical 70%
    • Scores by topic to spot gaps fast
    • Transcript and console log for every ticket
    84of 100
    Advance to final interview

    Example candidate · L2

    Knowledge 12/15 · Practical 84, 88

    Information gathering4/5
    Identity and security5/5
    Technical accuracy4/5
    Resolution and escalation4/5
    Client communication5/5
    Documentation3/5
    WARN Revoked sessions after the reset, not before.

    Plans

    Start free. Connect your tools when you're ready.

    Free

    Coming soon

    Try it with the built-in library

    • 3 tests a month
    • Up to 10 questions and 1 live ticket
    • Sample client for employee evaluations

    Starter

    Coming soon

    Your own tickets, small team

    • 25 tests a month
    • Upload your own tickets by CSV
    • Up to 200 tickets per client
    • Tests of up to 10 questions from your tickets
    Most popular

    Growth

    Coming soon

    Connect your ticketing tool and KB

    • 100 tests a month
    • 1 ticketing system connection
    • Knowledge base as the grading standard
    • Audit of 10 of their own tickets
    • Up to 2,000 tickets per client

    Pro

    Coming soon

    No limits

    • Unlimited tests
    • Unlimited connections
    • Unlimited KB articles
    • Audit of up to 25 tickets
    • Up to 10,000 tickets per client

    Works with Jira Service Management, ServiceNow, Freshservice and Zendesk. Any other tool works through CSV.

    I lead a team of service desk technicians. I built this because I kept seeing the same thing: people who interviewed well and then froze on their first messy ticket. I wanted a way to see how someone works before day one.

    Henri Zavala, creator of MockDesk

    Questions

    Good to know

    Does the candidate need an account?

    No. They open one private link. Their chat, commands and notes save as they go, so a reload doesn't lose work.

    Can candidates find the answers in the page?

    No. Root causes, correct answers and grading instructions stay on the server. The browser only receives the ticket and the questions.

    Which systems does it cover?

    Microsoft 365 and Entra ID, Exchange Online, Windows and Active Directory, networking basics, and security response. Evaluations built from your own tickets cover whatever those tickets cover.

    What happens to ticket data I upload?

    It is stored in the site's database and sent to the Claude API to write the test. Emails and phone numbers are stripped on import, names are replaced with fictional ones in what the AI writes, and connection credentials are encrypted. Only upload data you are allowed to process.

    Which ticketing systems can it connect to?

    Jira Service Management, ServiceNow, Freshservice and Zendesk, with a read-only account. You pick the support groups and date range, and it pulls resolved tickets with their replies and notes, drops thin and duplicate ones, and sorts them by issue type. Anything else works through a CSV export.

    Why add a knowledge base?

    Tickets show how someone did the work, not always how it should be done. With your runbooks loaded, answers and expected steps follow the documented procedure, and issue types with no article are flagged so you know what to write next.

    How is it graded?

    An AI grader scores six criteria from 0 to 5 using the full transcript, the console log and the close out notes, compared against the scenario's expected path. You can read every piece of evidence and regrade.

    Work a ticket yourself

    Take the free demo: 5 questions and 1 live ticket, then see the same scorecard a hiring manager gets. About 15 minutes.

    Start the free demo