Karat’s 2023 Technical Hiring Guide
How to hire software developers using best practices
throughout every step of the process
Download the ebook to explore best practices for the software engineer hiring process.
Recruiting and hiring for technical roles is complex
You're looking for someone who has the skills and experience you need, but a resume and code test may not accurately reflect a candidate’s true potential. Additionally, each interview conducted eats away at your engineering team’s bandwidth, so you may not be interviewing as many strong candidates as you’d like.
This ebook outlines best practices for every step of the technical hiring process, including how to:
- Write an effective job posting
- Source top-performing candidates
- Screen candidates (but avoid over-screening)
- Conduct fair and effective live technical interviews
- Track hiring funnel KPIs
- Make offers and onboard new hires
The four advantages of the Interviewing Cloud
Increase engineering performance
Hire developers who can take your business where you want to go. With accurate signals, actionable insights, and industry benchmarks, you can continuously find, measure, and close
on top talent that will help you meet your engineering goals.
on top talent that will help you meet your engineering goals.
Improve the candidate experience
Ensure every candidate is engaged and has a positive experience to give you an edge as you compete for talent. Our expert-led interviews, combined with 24/7 scheduling and the option for a redo, ensure engineering candidates feel heard and valued.
Get top talent fast and efficiently
Reduce the burden on engineering resources and improve the overall productivity of your recruiting organization by letting Karat take care of initial interviews and assessments. Karat’s data-driven, predictive signal also helps you reduce the number of onsite interviews required to get the right hire.
Fair and equitable hiring
Let candidates schedule interviews at their convenience and show what they can do - reduce bias and create more equitable opportunities and assessments with a resume-free process. Karat’s unique analysis can help you further improve your hiring to be more diverse and inclusive.