--- title: "How IT Consulting Firm, HN Services, Reduced Time to Hire By 20% | CoderPad" description: "Learn more about How IT Consulting Firm, HN Services, Reduced Time to Hire By 20% from CoderPad." canonical: "https://coderpad.io/case-study/how-it-consulting-firm-hn-services-reduced-time-to-hire-by-20/" last_modified: "2025-10-25 12:12:39" --- Case Study # How IT Consulting Firm, HN Services, Reduced Time to Hire By 20% Key Highlights - HN Services reduced time to hire by 20% and saved 2+ hours per candidate using CoderPad’s streamlined assessments and interviews. - CoderPad improved candidate experience and diversity, enabling skill-based screening that supports non-traditional backgrounds and broader technical profiles. - Offer acceptance rates and retention improved, as realistic interviews ensured better job fit and alignment between candidates and roles. [Request a Demo](https://coderpad.io/sales/) [HN Services](https://www.hn-services.com/) is a large European IT consulting firm that recruits a wide range of technical profiles from data scientists to DevOps engineers to front end developers. With almost 2,000 technical employees spread across the European continent, the company is always hiring for a diverse range of technical talent. ## Before CoderPad: A Slow, Inconsistent, and Imprecise Hiring Process Prior to using CoderPad, the technical hiring process lacked structure and standardization. It also was incredibly time consuming. Furthermore, the platforms the company were using were not interactive, making it difficult to assess candidates’ true capabilities and skills. Get a personalized walkthrough of our platform ## The Search: Finding a Tool That’s Simple, Scalable, and Skill-Centric HN Services set out on a search for a tool that would unlock a seamless, reliable, and engaging way to evaluate candidates in realistic scenarios. Top of mind for the company was also the ability to evaluate candidates across a comprehensive range of technical skills given their need to hire for such a wide array of technical profiles. ## The Solution: Asynchronous Assessments + Live Interviews in CoderPad > We considered other tools but CoderPad stood out for several reasons. First, its simplicity and ease of use. Second, its reliability–we can administer interviews seamlessly at any time. And third, the breadth of technologies it allows us to evaluate candidates’ on Ornella Gianessi Recruitment Manager, HN Services CoderPad code interview all ## The Impact: 20% Faster Time to Hire, 2+ Hours Saved Per Candidate Leveraging CoderPad, HN Services is able to easily and accurately understand a candidate’s skills via asynchronous technical assessments and live collaborative coding interviews. As a result, the company has been able to cut down the number of steps in the hiring process. With CoderPad, HN Services time to hire has reduced by 20%. The company saves 2+ hours per candidate – a welcome relief to busy engineering managers and talent acquisition teams. > CoderPad significantly improved our ability to quickly and objectively assess candidates’ skills. CoderPad has really simplified our interview process CoderPad code interview all ## Better Candidate Experience = More Diverse Talent and Higher Retention The candidates in HN Services’s funnel have also benefited from a materially improved process. > Our candidates really appreciate that they are able to show their skills. The more interactive experience keeps candidates so engaged throughout the funnel CoderPad code interview all A better candidate experience has unlocked HN Services’s ability to recruit more diverse profiles and empowered non-traditional candidates to have success in the process. Screening on skills – not resumes – allows for this. ## A Stronger Funnel, From First Touch to Final Offer > We have seen a 10% increase in the diversity of recruited profiles and a 10% increase in candidates from non-traditional backgrounds passing technical assessments. With CoderPad, we can build more well rounded teams. CoderPad code interview all CoderPad has not only helped HN Services to retain top talent at higher rates throughout the hiring funnel, but also increased the rate at which clients are extending offers to those candidates by 10%+. The company believes that the realistic nature of CoderPad interviews is what makes candidates more attracted to the role and clients more attracted to the candidate. It also ensures better fit so that when the candidate accepts the offer, they are likely to stick around for a longer tenure. > We have seen reduced turnover because CoderPad helps us to ensure true alignment between candidates and job roles Ornella Gianessi Recruitment Manager, HN Services CoderPad code interview all ## A Transformed Process With Meaningful Results With CoderPad, the HN Services team has benefited via: A reliable platform > The tool has such high uptime and never crashes during evaluations CoderPad code interview all A way to evaluate a breadth of technical talent > CoderPad supports a huge number of programming languages without complex configurations CoderPad code interview all The ability to streamline the interview process and save time > We don’t have to do as many interviews with CoderPad because the quality of interviews is so much more higher and more effective CoderPad code interview all A higher offer accept and a lower turnover rate > The increased candidate to hire conversion rate and lower turnover rate is due to candidates really getting to see what working like would be here via the CoderPad interview process CoderPad code interview all ## Transform Your Technical Hiring Today [Get a demo](https://coderpad.io/sales/)