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title: "Early-Career Hiring Survey Report | CoderPad"
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# Early-career hiring: what 271 HR and TA leaders told us

Kyle & Co's CoderPad-sponsored survey reveals a gap between what employers value in early-career candidates and what they actually assess.

AI can polish an application in seconds, but an application alone cannot show you how a candidate learns, adapts, or handles a mistake.

Inside the report:

- 93% agree that nearly every role now carries a technical skill requirement, not just engineering roles
- 87% agree that underlying skill and judgment matter more than AI tool fluency, yet judgment ranks near the bottom of what employers screen for
- 1 in 3 hire early-career candidates without anyone watching them do the work before an offer

Want to put the findings into practice? [Join the live webinar on October 28](https://coderpad.io/events/how-to-spot-early-career-potential-beyond-the-resume/).

## Download the report

[Download the PDF](https://coderpad.io/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/coderpad-the-raw-materials-early-career-hiring-in-the-ai-era.pdf)