Case Study: UK-based Global Fintech Company achieves 79% higher assessment completion and more diverse hiring with HackerRank

A UK-based Global Fintech Company’s Approach to Diversity Recruitment with HackerRank

A UK-based global fintech committed to inclusive hiring faced a major recruiting challenge: an overwhelming volume of technical applications (around 14,000 annually) and systemic barriers that reduced diversity in their talent pipeline. Their Early Careers team needed a fair, scalable way to assess technical skills while maintaining open access for candidates from varied backgrounds and education paths.

They adopted HackerRank, integrating it with their ATS and working closely with account managers and engineers to optimize workflows and candidate communications. By personalizing outreach, running preparatory sessions for underrepresented groups, and using HackerRank’s reporting to track progress, they boosted test completion rates by 79%, improved candidate engagement, and created a more diverse, data-driven hiring funnel.