Case Study: Fandom achieves faster candidate vetting and stronger recruiter-engineering collaboration with Codility

How Fandom Cultivated Collaboration to Ignite Tech Recruiting

Fandom, the world’s largest entertainment fan site, needed a faster, more effective way to vet coding candidates and understand their problem‑solving. They rolled out Codility’s programming assessments but initially struggled with low engineering buy‑in and limited rapport between recruiting and hiring managers, which hindered adoption of the platform.

Fandom used Codility to run internal coding competitions (US vs Poland) and standardize assessments; with over 60% engineering participation they were able to benchmark programmers, build empathy for candidates, and unite recruiting and engineering. Codility became a staple of Fandom’s tech hiring—speeding up vetting, empowering recruiters to screen more effectively, and providing test results to fuel deeper onsite interview discussions.

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Beth Sallomi

Global HR, Telent Operations Director