Tech hiring insights

Karat blog

Filter

How to conduct a successful remote technical interview image

Interview Insights

03.24.2021

Will your team ever go back to the office? For many, the answer is “no.” This seismic shift means many business processes must go completely virtual, including interviewing and hiring software engineers. Karat has conducted over 100k technical interviews — all remotely — and established the following best practices on how to conduct remote technical […]

How to improve onsite-to-offer ratios for more efficient hiring image

Interview Insights

11.13.2020

It’s not uncommon for us to start working with a new client and discover that onsite-to-offer ratios are in the 5:1, 10:1, or even 15:1 range. For engineering teams, high onsite-to-offer ratios represent a massive tax. Having a 10:1 ratio means that for every new hire, you’re conducting 10 onsite interview loops, each with somewhere […]

How a more human approach to hiring engineers helped Ethos Life accelerate growth image

Interview Insights

08.25.2020

In March 2019, Ethos Life was rapidly hiring engineers to accelerate an ambitious product development roadmap. The goal was to deploy new predictive analytics and data technologies to break down the barriers keeping people from getting life insurance coverage. “Ethos is a modern solution for life insurance and we’re leveraging advanced technologies such as machine […]

Building Diverse Engineering Teams with University Recruiting and Inclusive Interviewing image

Interview Insights

08.18.2020

Diversity, engineering, and talent leaders from Karat, Databricks, and Lowe’s share their core University Recruiting and inclusive interviewing tips for building diverse engineering teams The approach most companies use to hire software engineers is broken. At Karat, we’ve been helping organizations hire the best engineers for their teams for years. But one of the most […]

Interviewing 101: handholding image

Interview Insights

08.05.2020

Last month, we explored some of the perils of automated code tests. The data shows that reliance on absolute completeness and correctness not only blocks great engineers from getting job offers, but it does so in a way that disproportionately harms underrepresented minorities and women. This should be a red flag for every organization that […]

Are code tests undermining inclusive hiring? image

Industry Trends & Research

07.07.2020

Last month we shared a number of programs as part of our commitment to Black software engineers. One of these initiatives is to use our interview data and research to develop new formats that reduce bias. Today’s research shows that the emphasis code tests place on absolute completeness and correctness is failing to produce a […]

Are your code tests blocking 1 in 3 potential hires? image

Industry Trends & Research

05.21.2020

A few weeks ago we connected with Claus Moberg, Roblox’s VP of Engineering, to get his thoughts on the state of hiring software engineers. One theme that came up is the impact of false positives. He noted that live first-round technical interviews showed “…a dramatic improvement over [code tests] and our own emailed questions. Without […]

Highlighting strengths makes interviewing more enjoyable image

Interview Insights

05.19.2020

By, Adam Dangoor As a candidate, some of the least enjoyable interview experiences I have had are those after which I felt that I did not get across what I could bring to the team. The interviewer didn’t walk away knowing what I could do, only what I could not do. Software engineering is such […]

Tips for making remote technical interviews enjoyable image

Interview Insights

05.12.2020

Interviewing is stressful enough without having to contend with WFH distractions, bad lighting, spotty WiFi, and a bunch of job candidates who are in the exact same boat heading into your remote interviews. “You’re not hiring a file or a folder, you’re hiring a person. Code comes from people.” – Brian Holland, Karat Interview Engineer […]

Ready to get started?

It’s time to start
hiring with confidence

Request Demo