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Codility

Score6.8 out of 10

30 Reviews and Ratings

What is Codility?

Codility is a recruitment tool for tech recruiters, aimed at automating the recruitment process by pre-screening candidates for the technical skills required for the position in question. By only offering interviews to the most qualified candidates, the hiring process is faster and easier for recruiters and candidates alike.

Great tool for IT candidates technical assessment

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

We use Codility in the selection process for most of the open positions in the organization (at least in the Americas region). It's sometimes used as a screening tool (to filter candidates by skill level) or to complement the technical assessment. It really helps to have an idea of the candidate's technical level and make decisions based on that.

Pros

  • Easy to use
  • Good interface (for the ones that take the test)
  • Many options of tests to use or build
  • Clear and complete test report

Cons

  • Could describe the tests easier for layman to understand
  • Could update tasks more often to prevent copies

Most Important Features

  • Wide task library
  • Easy to manage candidates
  • Possibility to make asynchronous assessment

Return on Investment

  • Being able to asses the technical skills of candidates in a hands-on way, with scores
  • Easy to manage, does not take much time form recruiters

Other Software Used

Linkedin Recruiter, Microsoft Teams, SAP SuccessFactors

Codility - get the job done

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

It allows faster recruitment of developers, they can take tests remotely, and the experience is good. The solution offers various options, with automations, and easy evaluation of the exam, so that the recruiting manager is also happy. In a nutshell, both HR, hiring managers, candidates, and IT like it much. The ROI was fast and especially clear when interviewing candidates remotely during the pandemic.

Pros

  • Run Tech exams for remote candidates.
  • Allow Exam planning.
  • Let managers easily check the exams.
  • Make sure candidates can't cheat during the exam.

Cons

  • Integration with additional Talent Acquisition tools
  • More templates

Most Important Features

  • Shorten the talent acquisition process.
  • Enhance the assessment process, candidate and employee experience.

Return on Investment

  • Self service exams
  • Taking the exams faster

Alternatives Considered

Greenhouse

Other Software Used

Calendly, monday.com, monday sales CRM, WordPress, eLuminate

Tech talent hiring

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

Hiring top-notch tech talent is always a challenge. Codility helps us to filter the candidates and helps us in making a decision to hire the best talent available. We usually use Codility for screening the candidates before the interview, and also we use it for live coding. The set of questions for coding is great, the database of the question bank is great, and we love it.

Pros

  • Live coding
  • Technical screening
  • Coding challenge

Cons

  • Reports could be more detailed

Most Important Features

  • Live coding
  • Whiteboarding
  • Coding assignment

Return on Investment

  • Positive impact: helped in tech hiring
  • Overall quality has increased

Alternatives Considered

HackerRank