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Karat announced today that Werner Koepf has joined Karat as SVP of Engineering. Werner will lead Karat’s rapidly-growing engineering organization as the company increases investments in its products and Interview Engineering platform. Werner joined Senior Interview Engineer, Tyler Henderson, for a video Q&A as part of his onboarding. Watch the two discuss Werner’s background as […]

At Karat our mission is to make every interview predictive, fair, and enjoyable. As a company, we spend a lot of time talking about how to make interviews more predictive. We also spend a lot of time sharing how we’re making hiring more fair and inclusive. But what makes a candidate experience “enjoyable”? We have […]

Here at Karat, we’re wrapping up the end of the fall interviewing season which is the busiest time of year for companies hiring early career talent. As we reflect on what we learned this year, we’re are especially reminded of the dangers of pedigree bias, resume screens, and limiting early career hiring to a select […]

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 […]

Hypergrowth is a buzzy term these days. We’ll spare you the financial definition of “hypergrowth” and focus on what it means for engineering organizations. For most engineering orgs, hypergrowth hiring means they are growing their team by more than 50% per year, which is a tipping point in terms of interviewing capacity. This is obviously an […]

Key takeaways about tech recruiting operations:  Pivotal to designing effective hypergrowth hiring processes across tech and business Supports recruiter performance management by standardizing data and developing easy-to-use dashboards Reduces bias in the hiring process using structured processes that provide accountability and measure impact As the world turns digital, technical recruiting is becoming the lifeblood of […]

SEATTLE, October 14, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Karat, the industry standard for technical interviewing, today announced that Goldman Sachs (NYSE:GS) is recognizing Karat co-founder, Mohit Bhende, as one of the 100 Most Intriguing Entrepreneurs of 2020 at its Builders + Innovators Summit. Goldman Sachs selected Mohit as one of 100 entrepreneurs from multiple industries to be […]

Next week, Karat is hosting a free webinar on tech recruiting operations. Building efficient, effective, and fair hiring infrastructures is key to landing the best developer talent, and today’s recruiting operations leaders are turning to strategic analytics to help their business partners meet their goals. More than building networks and sourcing talent, technical recruiting operations […]

In 2017, Karat launched Real Talk: Diversity in Tech. The objective was simple: create a space for DEI, engineering, and TA leaders to openly discuss what they’ve experienced as underrepresented minorities working in tech—and what companies can do to truly create diverse teams and inclusive environments. To date, we’ve partnered with Dropbox, Chan Zuckerberg Initiative, […]