Sponsored Challenge by CodeEval Brings in First Hire
CodeEval offers an interesting take on sourcing great talent. Instead of posting regular job descriptions, employers and recruiters instead post complex challenges which candidates attempt to solve. The site focuses on hiring technical talent and gives support to technical recruiters looking to pre-screen for technical competency. The new start-up offers an interesting hybrid model of job board and assessment software.
But don’t worry, you don’t have to think of the puzzlers yourself. The site offers pre-made coding challenge templates. Additionally, it screens for code “plagarism” (copying other people’s answers from the web).
The start-up job board recently cited its first hire made using the unique candidate sourcing methodology. The post references the graphic to the right, which depicts the interview funnel. At least for this hire, CodeEval generated a highly focused recruitment channel. A seven candidate pipeline to one hire is quite unheard of – it will be interesting to see how the metrics hold up over time.
Jimmy John, the self described Founder and Janitor of CodeEval, said “CodeEval is a technical sourcing platform wherein employers can place a programming challenge and candidates who solve it can have their solutions/profiles sent directly to the hiring manager. Using this platform, PeanutLabs made a hire in just three weeks. Their challenge resulted in 7 leads and 3 phone screens. After onsite interviews with 2 candidates, 1 hire was made. A great testament to the value addition CodeEval provides to hiring managers.”