{"id":2127,"date":"2021-07-23T13:34:51","date_gmt":"2021-07-23T20:34:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/coderpad.io\/?page_id=2127"},"modified":"2024-01-05T09:12:17","modified_gmt":"2024-01-05T17:12:17","slug":"focus-time","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/coderpad.io\/features\/focus-time\/","title":{"rendered":"Focus Time"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"\n\tfeature-hero-v2-block\n\t\n\"data-block-name=\"coderpad-feature-hero-v2\" data-block-margin-bottom=\"extra-extra-large\">\n\n\t<div class=\"inner\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"the-image\">\n\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" width=\"1024\" height=\"912\" src=\"https:\/\/coderpad.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/coderpad-focus-time-lets-you-pause-the-interview-while-the-candidate-collects-their-thoughts-1024x912.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"Focus Time lets you pause the interview while the candidate collects their thoughts\" loading=\"eager\" decoding=\"sync\" srcset=\"https:\/\/coderpad.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/coderpad-focus-time-lets-you-pause-the-interview-while-the-candidate-collects-their-thoughts-1024x912.png 1024w, https:\/\/coderpad.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/coderpad-focus-time-lets-you-pause-the-interview-while-the-candidate-collects-their-thoughts-300x267.png 300w, https:\/\/coderpad.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/coderpad-focus-time-lets-you-pause-the-interview-while-the-candidate-collects-their-thoughts-768x684.png 768w, https:\/\/coderpad.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/coderpad-focus-time-lets-you-pause-the-interview-while-the-candidate-collects-their-thoughts-13x12.png 13w, https:\/\/coderpad.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/coderpad-focus-time-lets-you-pause-the-interview-while-the-candidate-collects-their-thoughts.png 1147w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"the-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"headline\">Focus Time<\/h1>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"description\"><p>Focus Time is an industry-leading feature that gives candidates 5 minutes of quiet time to gather their thoughts and begin work on a solution. It gives them the space and comfort they need to do their best work \u2013 helping to offset unconscious bias and ensuring fair technical assessments.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n<section class=\"\n    feature-content-block\n    feature-content-block--align-left\n        \n\" data-block-name=\"coderpad-feature-content\" data-block-margin-bottom=\"extra-extra-large\">\n\n    <div class=\"inner\">\n        <div class=\"media\">\n            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"983\" height=\"935\" src=\"https:\/\/coderpad.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/coderpad-focus-time-timer-active.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/coderpad.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/coderpad-focus-time-timer-active.png 983w, https:\/\/coderpad.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/coderpad-focus-time-timer-active-300x285.png 300w, https:\/\/coderpad.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/coderpad-focus-time-timer-active-768x730.png 768w, https:\/\/coderpad.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/coderpad-focus-time-timer-active-13x12.png 13w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 983px) 100vw, 983px\" \/>\n        <\/div>\n\n        <div class=\"content\">\n                                        <h3 class=\"headline\">\n                                            Create an Inclusive Interview Experience\n                                    <\/h3>\n            \n            <p>Don\u2019t fail a candidate because they froze or couldn\u2019t instantly articulate the best answer in the first 30 seconds. You\u2019re hiring developers \u2013 not public speakers. By using Focus Time, you give each candidate the opportunity to get organized and think about the technical problem \u2013 without feeling like they\u2019re being judged.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>5 minutes of quiet time for candidates<\/li>\n<li>Candidate work is blurred and video\/audio is paused<\/li>\n<li>Ability to review recorded Focus Time work after each interview<\/li>\n<li>More inclusive developer experience<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n<section class=\"\n    feature-content-block\n    feature-content-block--align-left\n        \n\" data-block-name=\"coderpad-feature-content\" data-block-margin-bottom=\"extra-extra-large\">\n\n    <div class=\"inner\">\n        <div class=\"media\">\n            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"928\" src=\"https:\/\/coderpad.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/coderpad-interviewer-focus-time-illustration-1024x928.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/coderpad.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/coderpad-interviewer-focus-time-illustration-1024x928.png 1024w, https:\/\/coderpad.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/coderpad-interviewer-focus-time-illustration-300x272.png 300w, https:\/\/coderpad.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/coderpad-interviewer-focus-time-illustration-768x696.png 768w, https:\/\/coderpad.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/coderpad-interviewer-focus-time-illustration-13x12.png 13w, https:\/\/coderpad.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/coderpad-interviewer-focus-time-illustration.png 1050w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\n        <\/div>\n\n        <div class=\"content\">\n                                        <h3 class=\"headline\">\n                                            Reduce Unconscious Bias\n                                    <\/h3>\n            \n            <p>In a\u00a0<a href=\"\/blog\/interviewing\/interview-with-chris-parnin-mahnaz-behroozi\/\">study conducted by scientists at NC State<\/a>, candidates who did a traditional interview while being watched by an interviewer performed half as well as those who solved the problem alone with space to think. The largest negative impact was on women. By utilizing Focus Time, you can give each candidate the space they need \u2013\u00a0 and help reduce unconscious bias in your interview process.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Backed by\u00a0<a href=\"\/blog\/interviewing\/interview-with-chris-parnin-mahnaz-behroozi\/\">technical interview research<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Reach diversity hiring goals<\/li>\n<li>Create a more fair process<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n<section class=\"\n    feature-content-block\n    feature-content-block--align-left\n            feature-content-block--no-image\n        \n\" data-block-name=\"coderpad-feature-content\" data-block-margin-bottom=\"extra-extra-large\">\n\n    <div class=\"inner\">\n        <div class=\"media\">\n            \n        <\/div>\n\n        <div class=\"content\">\n                                        <h3 class=\"headline\">\n                                            Offer an Industry-Leading Coding Interview\n                                    <\/h3>\n            \n            <p>CoderPad is the only technical interview platform that offers a feature like Focus Time. This industry-leading feature will differentiate your technical hiring process and help you reach your Diversity and Inclusion goals.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>First- and best-in-class feature<\/li>\n<li>Technical hiring differentiator<\/li>\n<li>Better candidate experience<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":319,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-2127","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/coderpad.io\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2127","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/coderpad.io\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/coderpad.io\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/coderpad.io\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/coderpad.io\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2127"}],"version-history":[{"count":14,"href":"https:\/\/coderpad.io\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2127\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":37985,"href":"https:\/\/coderpad.io\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2127\/revisions\/37985"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/coderpad.io\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/319"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/coderpad.io\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2127"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}