As the year winds down, it’s a good time to reflect on our accomplishments and set goals for the next year.  We hope 2022 was full of good surprises, positive changes, and good hires. For CodinGame, we were very busy! We released more than 20 major features and have scheduled stunning features for 2023.  Let’s review the ten features that we feel will make the biggest impact on your screening process. 1. Team workspaces If you’re like many CodinGame customers, you have a ton of users and a ton of tests – this can get messy. Enterprise accounts can now create separate teams where use ..read more

We’ve selected 6 essential tech recruiting metrics. For each metric we’ll answer these questions: How can I calculate this metric? Why is it important to track this metric? How can I improve my results in this area? Top 6 recruitment reporting metrics to monitor Application completion rate How successful is your application process? Source of hire Which of your hiring sources are most effective? Interviews per hire How many candidates, on average, do you need to interview before hiring “the one”? Time to fill How long does it take you to fill a vacant position? Quality of hire What value do ..read more

Pre-employment talent assessment software can help you make the right hiring decisions. The purpose of such software is to reduce your overall interview load, fill roles faster and avoid mis-hires. There are an overwhelming number of options on the market to choose from, so finding the right fit for your organization can be a daunting task. What to Look For in a Talent Assessment Tool The assessment tool you choose needs to filter out unsuited candidates more rapidly than you could by handling the screenings yourself.  The tool should make your initial screenings more hands-off and allow ..read more

Front-end developers are one of the top 10 In-Demand IT Jobs in 2022 but identifying the best candidates can be a challenge when it comes to finding the right mix of hard and soft skills, not to mention individuals that will fit into your company’s culture. Your interview needs to cover a particular set of technologies that are core to doing front development. It’s also important to move from the realm of the theoretical to the practical — solving problems and asking questions that pertain to particular instances of code is much more useful for gauging the depth of an interviewee’s knowledge ..read more

When it comes to scaling your software engineering team, there are many advantages to hiring junior developers, whether they come from an academic background or are self-taught.  However, your organization must be prepared to bring on these sorts of resources. Plus, interviewing junior developers can be challenging. Here’s an overview of how best to make use of the skills of a junior software engineer as well as what to look for in candidates. The Role of a Junior Engineer Within an Organization There are many good reasons why companies should hire junior developers.  You may want to ..read more

According to wordpress.org, WordPress powers more than 43% of the web. This includes many well-known brands such as Sony Music, The New York Times, and The Walt Disney Company. This means there is a high demand for WordPress developers. In this article we’ll discuss what to look for in a WordPress developer and how to overcome the challenges when hiring for WordPress jobs. The Importance of WordPress to an Organization As a Content Management System (CMS), WordPress sits at the heart of your company’s marketing and communication strategy. WordPress allows you to present your brand and offering ..read more

Assessing programmers’ coding skills has become an essential step in any technical recruitment process. In our 2022 tech hiring survey, we found that the number one challenge met by recruiters when hiring developers was to find sufficiently qualified candidates. Indeed, the majority of mis-hires in tech recruiting come down to a lack of technical skills. I can hear you thinking: “Wait, can’t you rely on developers’ resumes?”. Well, no. Firstly, because developers aren’t necessarily good at selling themselves – you could end up missing out on great applicants because they fail to stand ou ..read more

Doctolib is now officially France’s highest-valued startup after recently raising €500 million to reach a €5.8 billion valuation. A tech health platform, Doctolib provides various services, such as online appointment booking and telehealth services. The platform is a huge success. Over 300,000 healthcare workers and 60 million patients use Doctolib and the company continues to rapidly expand. While it currently employs 2300 people, there are plans to hire another 3500 in the next 5 years. Roughly a quarter of these positions will be in the tech field.  Being able to scale at a fast pace i ..read more

Java is one of the languages most sought after by recruiters in 2022, according to our Tech hiring survey. The key to hiring success is knowing where to look and what the options are for finding high quality developers with the right number of years of experience in technologies you are looking for whether that is full stack development, web services, or mobile applications. There are a variety of different sites that you can use to hire developers, depending upon the approach you want to take and your budget. Job Boards Job Boards are a traditional means for hiring both full-time as well as c ..read more

When it comes to hiring a software engineer, Java is one of the languages most sought after by recruiters in 2022. Indeed, 43% of recruiters who responded to our Tech hiring survey said they were seeking to hire Java developers. Hiring a high quality Java programmer requires looking for candidates who not only have at least a minimum base level understanding of the language itself, but also candidates whose thinking lends itself to utilizing the Java language to its fullest. Moreover you’re undoubtedly looking for candidates with experience related to specific Java technologies who are also go ..read more