{"id":297,"date":"2021-01-15T14:00:48","date_gmt":"2021-01-15T22:00:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/coderpad.io\/?page_id=297"},"modified":"2022-02-08T12:05:52","modified_gmt":"2022-02-08T20:05:52","slug":"coder-platform-to-use-for-interviews","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/coderpad.io\/resources\/learn\/coder-platform-to-use-for-interviews\/","title":{"rendered":"Coder Platform for Interviews"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Most technical assessments follow a common pattern\u2014a technical phone screen that uses an online text editor, and then an in-person interview that uses a whiteboard. By coincidence, most job-seeking developers&nbsp;<em>hate<\/em>&nbsp;technical assessments. When you force applicants to use more limited tools for a technical interview, you add unnecessary stress to the application process\u2014without revealing anything helpful about their skills and abilities. Instead, why not use an online coding platform that gives applicants every tool they\u2019re used to using?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The average developer hasn\u2019t used a whiteboard or a text editor since college\u2014instead, they\u2019re used to using coding platforms online. With the features of full-fledged IDEs at their fingertips, paired with the ability to use any programming language they\u2019re fluent in, developers can keep up with the extremely rapid release cadence required by methodologies such as Agile or DevOps. Taking these tools away might reveal how many functions a developer has memorized, but it doesn\u2019t really simulate how a developer operates in a real-world context.<\/p>\n\n\n<aside class=\"\n    cta-banner\n        \"\ndata-block-name=\"cta-banner\">\n    <div class=\"inner\">\n        <div class=\"content\">\n                            <h2 class=\"headline\">Need a better way to interview candidates? Try CoderPad.<\/h2>\n            \n                            <div class=\"cta-buttons\">\n                                    <a href=\"\/demo\/\" class=\"button  js-cta--get-a-demo\"  data-ga-category=\"CTA\" data-ga-label=\"Need a better way to interview candidates? Try CoderPad.|Get a demo\">Get a demo<\/a>\n                                <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n<\/aside>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"common-coder-platforms-vs-whiteboards-and-text-editors\">Common Coder Platforms vs. Whiteboards and Text Editors<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>If you want to hire the best employee for your position, your goal should be to simulate (to the best of your ability) what an hour of challenging work would look like at their job. This is where hiring managers run into a dilemma.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Most developers write code using online coding platforms that provide fully integrated development environments. These platforms are difficult to use in a hiring context. You need to provide your candidate with temporary access to your existing development environment, screen recording software to let you play back and review their interview, and so on. This makes it difficult to homebrew a decent technical assessment platform.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Therefore, most interviewers resort to using text editors and whiteboards\u2014anyone can use them. The problem is that this simplification causes interviewees to lose so many features that the interview process is no longer an accurate representation of the work environment. Interviewees lose:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>The ability to highlight syntax, which makes it easier and faster to read code by highlighting strings, variables, and other elements of a program<\/li><li>The ability to use any coding language they want, not just a one that they\u2019ve memorized<\/li><li>The ability to autocomplete complex functions instead of having to memorize them<\/li><li>The ability to build executables and run programs to see if they work<\/li><li>The ability to write test cases and check code quality<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>In a job interview, you often see promising candidates come to a crashing halt in the middle of an exercise because they typed an underscore instead of a semicolon. This isn\u2019t ideal. You might think that a candidate who remembers to type a semicolon might be better than one who doesn\u2019t, but this kind of thinking selects for rote memorization abilities as opposed to creativity and problem solving.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Instead of making life more difficult for your candidates, it may be best to look for a different kind of coding platform online, one that\u2019s designed to facilitate the interview process without limiting your candidates.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"practice-better-interviews-with-our-coder-platform\">Practice Better Interviews with Our Coder Platform<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Enter CoderPad\u2014an online coding platform that\u2019s designed to accurately assess technical candidates throughout the hiring stages. With all the features of an IDE, CoderPad is designed to give candidates the space to do their best work\u2014 and interviewers the information they need to hire the right person.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>By giving candidates the tools they\u2019re normally used to, applicants will be able to solve interview problems faster. This is, on balance, a good thing. You can interview more candidates in the same period, making it more likely that you\u2019ll find a good hire. If technical recruiting isn\u2019t your full-time position, you\u2019ll be able to get back to your normal role faster, making the hiring process a smaller distraction. Meanwhile, our platform is designed to give you rich insights into the technical interview itself with a number of innovative features.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"coder-platform-features\">Coder Platform Features<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>CoderPad works like an IDE to enable both developer candidates and interviewers to write and run code together in over 30 languages. This means that you can opt for code autocompletion, bracket auto-closure, and syntax highlighting\u2014features built in to make interviews easier and more accessible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For example, interviewers can build their own questions ahead of time, or even construct take-home projects for screening interviews. These questions can be as detailed as you like\u2014CoderPad even allows you to upload custom files and database environments. This means that you can ask candidates to perform everything from image recognition challenges to SQL queries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Once it comes time for a more in-depth interview, interviewers can perfectly replicate the experience of an in-person technical assessment. Instead of having to work with screen sharing or video conferencing apps, the interviewer can start a video call from directly inside the application. If the candidate needs to create a system architecture or describe their thought process in a freeform manner, then they can switch over to Drawing Mode as easily as using a whiteboard.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"use-our-coder-platform-for-remote-hiring\">Use Our Coder Platform for Remote Hiring<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>With CoderPad, tech recruiters can use an easy online coder platform to conduct in-depth assessments that work better than traditional interviews. You\u2019ll be able to more accurately simulate the challenges inherent to the position, and you\u2019ll be able to better assess the way candidates work in response to these challenges. At the end of the day, you\u2019ll be able to hire better candidates, faster.<\/p>\n\n\n<aside class=\"\n    cta-banner\n        \"\ndata-block-name=\"cta-banner\">\n    <div class=\"inner\">\n        <div class=\"content\">\n                            <h2 class=\"headline\">Need a better way to interview candidates? Try CoderPad.<\/h2>\n            \n                            <div class=\"cta-buttons\">\n                                    <a href=\"\/demo\/\" class=\"button  js-cta--get-a-demo\"  data-ga-category=\"CTA\" data-ga-label=\"Need a better way to interview candidates? 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