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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…

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Codility has proven to be an effective tool in streamlining the recruitment process and improving the efficiency of hiring teams. Users …
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September 19, 2022
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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…

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Product Details

What is Codility?

Codility is a technical assessment tool primarily used for initial screening and video interviews of candidates for technical positions. By using Codility, companies can confidently hire candidates that they know have the skills required for their roles and can reduce the time required for the hiring process. Codility’s built-in anti-plagiarism tools ensure that assessment results reflect the coding skills of the applicant.

Recruiters without a technical background can also benefit from Codility. Codility scores the assessments completed for the recruiter who can then offer interviews to qualified candidates without taking time from someone on the engineering team. This reduces the time required to screen candidates for technical roles, regardless of the technical skills or knowledge of the recruiter.

On the candidate side, Codility offers advantages to those with strong technical skills, regardless of background. Assessment results are anonymized and personal identifiable information (PII) is removed. Decisions are made based purely on skill, and unconscious bias is removed from the process.


Overview of Features

Codility’s platform consists of three different offerings: CodeCheck, CodeLive, and CodeChallenge to be used at different points of the recruiting process. CodeCheck is the first step of the hiring process, where coding skills are assessed. Applicants for a technical role will receive an invitation to an assessment. Upon completion, the assessment is automatically scored and the recruiter will see a detailed report and can decide whether or not the candidate should move forward in the process. CodeCheck flags suspicious activity and checks for plagiarism to ensure accurate results. CodeCheck allows for custom coding exercises in this step, but also has a library of tools that can be utilized for live interviewxs.


In CodeLive, a member of the engineering team can do a live coding interview with the candidate. Notable is that there is no download or setup required to participate in the call. Through CodeLive’s interface, the applicant and interviewer can write code together in real-time. CodeLive allows for custom coding exercises in this step, but also has a library of tools that can be utilized for live interviews.


CodeChallenge is a recruitment tool where companies can run virtual coding challenges as part of their hiring campaigns. Challenges can be customized based on company goals and run from 2 hours to 2 weeks. Featuring a virtual leaderboard and real-time reports of results, companies can quickly follow up with challenge participants who may be good candidates for available roles. While not a part of the hiring process, this feature can help feed candidates into the pipeline.


Roles Codility Can Help Hire For

With assessments in over 40 coding languages, Codility can help hire for a number of technical roles, including:

  • Back-End Developer

  • Cloud Engineer

  • Data Scientist

  • DevOps Engineer

  • Front-End Developer

  • Full-Stack Engineer

  • Future Developers

  • Technical Intern

  • Mobile Developer

  • Security Engineer

  • Software Engineer

  • Software Testers / Quality Assurance

Codility can also be an asset for hiring interns, entry or junior-level positions, and recent graduates, since their initial assessments can be used in place of a resume screen for candidates with the necessary skills but limited experience.


Codility Features

  • Supported: Anti-plagiarism toolkit
  • Supported: Custom tasks and questions
  • Supported: Pre-built integrations and API access
  • Supported: Custom user permissioning
  • Supported: SSO via SAML
  • Supported: Dedicated account management
  • Supported: On-demand technical support
  • Supported: ISO 27001 Compliant
  • Supported: US or EU-based data hosting
  • Supported: Whiteboard interview interface
  • Supported: Anonymized scoring
  • Supported: Instant scoring
  • Supported: Assessment playback

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Codility Technical Details

Deployment TypesSoftware as a Service (SaaS), Cloud, or Web-Based
Operating SystemsUnspecified
Mobile ApplicationNo
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Codility has proven to be an effective tool in streamlining the recruitment process and improving the efficiency of hiring teams. Users have reported that it saves engineering time by automating the initial technical testing of software engineers, allowing for faster assessment and reducing the need for lengthy submission reviews. The platform also helps in filtering out candidates who are not serious about the role, ensuring that only qualified candidates move forward in the hiring process. By offering a wide range of coding topics and customizable tests, Codility enables employers to evaluate candidates' technical skills before bringing them in for interviews. This saves time and ensures that candidates who come on-site meet the minimum bar of skills required by the company. Additionally, Codility has provided valuable insights into candidates' coding abilities, helping in the selection of top-level talent and reducing the risk of bad hires based on ability mismatch. Overall, Codility has been well-received by HR, hiring managers, candidates, and IT departments, contributing to a more efficient and reliable recruitment process.

Easy and Effective Interview Process: Users find the interview process on Codility to be easy and effective for verifying candidates' technical abilities. They appreciate the simplicity and thoroughness of the instructions, which prevent issues with copy/paste or cheating. The platform is user-friendly and easy to set up, even for non-technical individuals.

Valuable Learning Opportunities: Users find the practice problems on Codility with detailed explanations and diverse test cases to be well-liked, offering valuable learning opportunities. They appreciate that solutions to predefined tasks are difficult to find on the internet, making it challenging and unique. This helps users improve their own skills while also assessing candidates effectively.

User-Friendly Interface and Tools: The user interface of Codility is highly intuitive, requiring no navigation help during tests. Users find it easy to set up tests and appreciate features like the 'Have test created' function that speeds up the process. The tools, IDE, performance results, and tasks provided by Codility are particularly liked. The code test IDE is solid and usable without being intimidating. Overall, users praise the simplicity of the user experience and interaction with Codility's platform.

Offline Mode: Some users have expressed the need for an offline mode, as they feel that the complete dependence on the internet limits their ability to enjoy the features of Codility. They find it inconvenient when they don't have access to a stable internet connection or want to work in environments with limited connectivity.

Timed Tests: Several reviewers have mentioned that the timed nature of the tests makes it difficult for developers to complete tasks within the given timeframe. They feel rushed and pressured, which can hinder their ability to showcase their true skills and abilities.

Plagiarism Tracking: Users have raised concerns about plagiarism and find it difficult to track. They worry about candidates copying code from external sources without proper attribution, compromising the integrity of the evaluation process.

Users recommend Codility for ATS integration and the depth and breadth of its question banks. They believe that Codility can help companies shorten the hiring process, eliminate biases, and improve overall company performance. Additionally, users suggest seeking help from the community and on Github repos if struggling with exercises.

Users also consider Codility to be a must-have platform for technical assessments. They recommend using it for technical screening, virtual hiring, end-to-end recruitment activities, tracking recruitment progress, technical interviews, and pair programming. Users find Codility to be a solid tool with great customer care and a good candidate experience.

Furthermore, users recommend Codility for quick evaluations and making better hiring decisions in engineering. They suggest comparing Codility with other solutions before making a decision and recommend requesting a demo to be impressed with Codility's functionality.

Overall, users think Codility is very effective in testing programmers' abilities and recommend using it as a platform for candidates to solve real programming problems. They also suggest using Codility to create tests for developers to create useful applications. Users particularly recommend Codility for companies facing issues with handling case studies/tech evaluation and consuming developer time. In their opinion, Codility is an essential tool for pre-screening candidates.

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Julia Vessoni | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
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.
  • 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
  • Could describe the tests easier for layman to understand
  • Could update tasks more often to prevent copies
Codility is a great tool to use for candidates' technical assessments of our selection processes. It is easy for recruiters to use, friendly to the people that are tested, and easy to manage. The test report is great. As a recruiter with limited technical knowledge, I wish it could be easier for me to build a test by myself (understand the tasks easier - there could be a bigger description or training for us) without depending on the hiring managers who aren't always available. Also, most times the invitation e-mail to take the test ends up in the candidates' spam box.
  • Wide task library
  • Easy to manage candidates
  • Possibility to make asynchronous assessment
  • 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
September 19, 2022

Tech talent hiring

Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
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.
  • Live coding
  • Technical screening
  • Coding challenge
  • Reports could be more detailed
Codility is very suitable where we need to hire in bulk for tech roles. The coding assignment is very good for software engineering and DevOps roles. There are no scenarios where I feel it is less appropriate to use Codility. Overall I find it useful and helpful in hiring tech talent.
  • Live coding
  • Whiteboarding
  • Coding assignment
  • Positive impact: helped in tech hiring
  • Overall quality has increased
The UI of Codility is very user-friendly. Reports of assessment are very detailed, but they can be more detailed. The database of Codility is very huge, but I still fill more questions that can be added.
Gal Avraham | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
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.
  • Run Tech exams for remote candidates.
  • Allow Exam planning.
  • Let managers easily check the exams.
  • Make sure candidates can't cheat during the exam.
  • Integration with additional Talent Acquisition tools
  • More templates
Planning an Exam Scheduling and running the exam Taking the exam Assessing the exam results All done for remote candidates. While working remotely from home during the pandemic many managers found it harder to examine techie talents. Right after when the market started to boil and competition for talent rose, we all tried ways to make it easier for talents, so remote exams become more common and friendly. The ROI, while not always quantified, is in candidate experience, and hiring manager satisfaction as per recruiting talents.
  • Shorten the talent acquisition process.
  • Enhance the assessment process, candidate and employee experience.
  • Self service exams
  • Taking the exams faster
This was the best that integrated with our TA system (Greenhouse) and we got positive recommendations. At a time we considered other talent acquisition systems, such as Success Factors, the integration was insufficient. Other than that, the talent acquisition Director was bios, based on previous experience, so as IT, we didn't have much of discovery or selection to make.
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