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Interview Insights
04.23.2020
As organizations reevaluate hiring plans for the COVID-19 world, many job candidates are being left without resources. To support job seekers, the National Society of Black Engineers will be taking their annual career fair virtual for the first time next week, providing a vital lifeline for both software engineers seeking jobs, and for tech companies […]

Industry Trends & Research
04.14.2020
Over the past few weeks, I’ve been talking with our partners across industries about how COVID-19 is affecting them at home and at work. I’ve been inspired to see so many leaders — some of them friends — making decisions with profound thoughtfulness, demonstrating resilience, and an eagerness to help others. While most companies are […]

Industry Trends & Research
04.09.2020
The unofficial motto of 2020 may well be “adapt and innovate.” All of us have been challenged to respond nimbly to a world that didn’t exist six months ago. Sectors like gaming, streaming services, and workforce productivity are seeing unprecedented demand. To meet consumer expectations these organizations need to achieve uptime targets, ship new features, […]

Industry Trends & Research
06.11.2019
A successful University Recruiting program can drive innovation, shape a culture, and set a company apart from its competitors. However, the path to get there can take many twists and turns. At URx 2019, we asked University Recruiting leaders Caroline Cunningham at Intuit, Paul Sledd at BCG Digital Ventures (BCGDV), and Brooke Simpson at Microsoft to share their insights and […]

Recruiting Insights
03.25.2019
Each fall, university recruiting teams race their peers to hire promising software engineering talent into intern and new graduate roles. Strong university recruiting programs have the opportunity to grow careers and put intellectual horsepower behind innovation. However, three obstacles often get in the way of achieving university hiring targets: Lack of recruiting resources to go […]

Industry Trends & Research
10.15.2018
University recruiting season is a stress test for your recruiting and hiring engine. Your recruiting team and software engineers will need to conduct hundreds or even thousands of technical interviews in just a few short months. Right now you might be optimistic, but still wondering: are we going to reach our recruiting targets? According to […]

Recruiting Insights
10.09.2018
Fall recruiting season is in full swing. Every campus is buzzing with the excitement of back to school, new course loads, and of course, career fairs. As Director of Talent Acquisition at Karat, I’ve recruited dozens of students and new grads into our software engineering team over the years. Prior to Karat, I spent four […]

Industry Trends & Research
09.04.2018
A 2017 PwC study showed that 77% of HR directors felt that failure to hire tech talent would be a threat to their business. Any recruiter or hiring manager will tell you: software engineering roles are painfully difficult to fill. The demand for this skillset shows no signs of slowing and the supply shows no signs of […]