Case Study: Zalando achieves a more inclusive tech hiring process with Codility

Zalando achieves 40% female tech workforce with Codility

Zalando, Europe's leading online platform for fashion and lifestyle, faced the challenge of building an inclusive recruitment process that would not compromise on candidate quality or experience. To battle unconscious bias and efficiently handle a surge in applications, their Global Head of Tech Talent Acquisition sought to automate and standardize their technical screening. They turned to Codility to help achieve this.

Codility implemented its CodeCheck and CodeLive services to create a standardized process. Candidates first complete a take-home CodeCheck assessment, after which top candidates are interviewed in a shared, live coding environment with CodeLive. This solution helped Zalando assess over 26,000 candidates fairly, mitigate bias, and increase the quality of their candidate pool. A key result was Zalando's achievement of a 40% female tech workforce by 2023. Codility enabled them to judge candidates by their skills rather than their CVs.

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