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 […]

Founded in 1832 in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Scotiabank is a leading bank in Canada and a leading financial services provider in the Americas, with over 23 million customers, assets of approximately $1.1 trillion (as of October 31, 2022), and approximately 90,000 employees around the world. With employees spread across 30 countries, Scotiabank needed an employee engagement solution that could go […]