Even in today’s uncertain economic climate, the demand for senior-level software engineers is on the rise. To attract and secure top candidates, companies must create a positive candidate experience throughout the hiring process. In this resource, Industrial-Organizational Psychologist Hayley Walton, MA, from CodeSignal’s Skills Evaluation Lab, provides research-backed best practices to improve candidate experience when using a technical assessment.

As the demand for skilled tech talent continues to rise, the role of software engineers in interviewing and assessing candidates has become increasingly important. However, the amount of time that engineers spend on recruitment-related tasks such as interviews, creating technical questions, and evaluating candidates is no longer sustainable. Recent research has shown that engineering managers can spend up to 15% […]

Despite the growing focus on diversity, equity, and inclusion (DE&I) in many companies, engineering continues to lag behind other job types. One major contributor to this ongoing problem is the bias-laden methods used in technical recruiting, such as traditional resume reviews and interviews, that fail to promote diversity. While early-career candidates from renowned universities like MIT are highly sought after […]

Have you ever applied for a job only to never hear back? Chances are, this experience made you less likely to recommend the organization to a friend—and to think twice before applying there again. This is just one example of how candidate experience, also known as candidate reactions, has major implications for your company’s hiring processes and beyond. In this […]

It’s a complicated time to be hiring software engineers. Even with today’s uncertain economic climate and highprofile layoffs, companies continue to recruit aggressively for specialized and senior-level technical roles. Yet, technical hiring is harder than it should be. Resource strapped recruiting teams struggle to source qualified talent for high-priority tech roles, engineers are stretched thin by spending too much time […]

This guide will take you through everything you need to know to choose a technical interview & assessment vendor, including: • Defining your current technical hiring needs• Mapping key recruiting metrics to vendor requirements• Identifying common red flags in the live sales demo Your guide also provides a free, fully customizable RFP template that makes it easy to evaluate & […]

Fact: Companies that are racially and ethnically diverse outperform industry norms by 35%. This guide brings together proven strategies from leaders in engineering and talent acquisition at leading companies for increasing diversity on your engineering team. These include: • Avoiding bias in technical questions• Conducting structured interviews• Leveraging expertise from IO Psychologists• And more

In 2018, Greenhouse—the industry-leading applicant tracking system (ATS)—had a technical interview problem. Lots of candidates were making it through to the onsite interview phase, and many of them were unqualified. On top of that, the onsite interview itself wasn’t providing great insight into candidates’ skills or potential. That’s when they turned to CodeSignal for help. Here are 3 benefits Greenhouse […]