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Featured Blog | Global Hiring
08.19.2024
Attracting Engineering Talent in India: 4 Tips From Talent Leaders
India has become a leader in great engineering talent, causing more companies to flock there and open Global Capability Centers (GCCs). As a result, the market for software engineers there is now highly competitive for all types of organizations, including corporations, startups, companies with an established presence in India, and those that are entering India […]
Featured Blog | Global Hiring
08.12.2024
4 Top Challenges in Global Hiring and How to Overcome Them
Global companies have access to a larger talent pool and they’re able to reduce costs by hiring in areas with a lower cost of living. While these are some of the benefits that make global hiring advantageous, there are also challenges that come with hiring internationally. Organizations need to navigate the unique characteristics of each […]
Featured Blog | AI Hiring
08.02.2024
Why AI Won’t Replace Software Engineers
AI’s ability to do what humans can do has drastically expanded over the last few years. As AI becomes more powerful, there are more and more questions about whether AI is able to replace workers and to what extent. For software engineers, generative AI can already write code and documentation, generate test cases and automate […]
Featured Blog | Interviewing Tips
08.02.2024
3 Ways to Make Your Interview Process More Effective
Interviews are incredibly important for hiring the most qualified candidate, as they’re the main method of evaluating candidates and narrowing down your pool of applicants to just one person. Good interviews are predictive, fair, and enjoyable, and achieving this requires carefully and scientifically designing your interview process. There are many ways to improve your interview […]
Featured Blog | Inclusive Hiring
07.22.2024
Creating an Inclusive Candidate Experience for Diverse Engineering Talent
In today’s world, fostering diversity in recruitment is important for businesses. Diverse teams create different perspectives, bring innovative ideas, and have much better problem-solving capabilities. The goal here is to make sure that every candidate is valued regardless of their background, and there are a few steps you need to follow to make this happen. […]
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News & Events
07.28.2022
According to new research from Karat and The Harris Poll, the top technical hiring leaders interview more, prioritize speed, and benefit from diversity, equity, and inclusion investments SEATTLE – July 28, 2022 – Karat, the world’s largest interviewing company, today released its 2022 Tech Hiring Trends report to help companies continue to hire strong technical […]
Interview Insights
05.04.2022
Business and technology leaders frequently ask how they can hire faster AND make progress on critical diversity, equity, and inclusion goals. In fact, they usually talk about these goals as mutually exclusive. But I believe this is a false tradeoff. At Karat, we’ve found that the redo – offering every candidate the opportunity to redo […]
News & Events
04.20.2022
Something magical happens when Black people put in work. This fact should surprise no one. Hard work has always been the required wage demanded to justify the existence of the African American, lest the Black tax go unpaid. It is common knowledge amongst Black folks that we must work, at minimum, twice as hard as […]
News & Events
04.19.2022
(Seattle, WA — April 19, 2022) – Karat, the world’s largest interviewing company, today announced a strategic investment from Serena Williams to significantly scale Brilliant Black Minds, a program that improves access and inclusion across the technology industry. By opening the program to all current and aspiring Black software engineers and serving as Karat’s “Champion of […]
Candidate Resources
04.18.2022
My name is Darius Faison, and I’m a senior at Morehouse College graduating this spring. I’ll be starting as a software engineer at Microsoft this summer in Atlanta, Georgia. But trust me, my journey wasn’t at all linear. This is my story about the power of practice and Brilliant Black Minds. Growing up, I was […]
Interview Insights
04.01.2022
In a world where software engineering time is becoming more valuable every day, consistent interviewing is essential for hiring at scale. Improve your hiring signal with these three tips: Develop questions that accurately assess specific competencies Use structured scoring rubrics calibrated to your role Train interviewers to deliver questions with clarity and empathy This blog […]
Industry Trends & Research
03.24.2022
Last week we covered the top ten in-demand skills for software engineers. This week we’re following it up with the ten most common software development technologies found in job descriptions. We’ll also cover a few tips for how hiring managers can assess proficiency with these and other technologies. Ten most common software development technologies #10 […]
News & Events
03.22.2022
Last week, Karat had the opportunity to bring our Real Talk: Diversity in Tech series to SXSW in Austin, Texas with a twist. Karat Co-founder and President Jeffrey Spector joined Head of DEI Portia Kibble Smith alongside Zillows Head of Tech Recruiting Roz Francuz-Harris and Redfin Recruiting Manager Rafael Williams to discuss the current state […]
Industry Trends & Research
03.17.2022
Imagine for a moment that you’re a contractor hiring carpenters for a construction site. What tools do you expect them to bring with them on day one? Now I’m no expert in the construction field, but I’ve never seen a carpenter without a toolbelt. It allows them easy access to all their essentials: hammers, screwdrivers, […]