Case Study: Randstad Sourceright hires top tech talent with HackerRank

Randstad Sourceright hires top engineering talent with HackerRank after a 14-year gap on the resume

Randstad Sourceright faced a challenge in sourcing and objectively evaluating non-traditional tech talent for a data science role. They needed to look beyond resumes that often showed employment gaps or lacked specific traditional experience to find candidates with the right underlying skills. HackerRank provided a platform for skills assessment.

HackerRank's solution involved a customized, multi-faceted coding challenge that accurately represented the job's requirements. This allowed Randstad to quantitatively assess candidate Adriana Rivera, whose resume showed a 14-year career gap. The data-backed results proved her skills were superior to other candidates, leading directly to her hiring. The tool gave the recruiter the validation needed to successfully advocate for this high-potential, non-traditional candidate.

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