--- title: "How to spot early-career potential beyond the resume | CoderPad" description: "This 45-minute live session helps HR and talent acquisition leaders turn those findings into practical hiring changes. Explore how observed work and clear" canonical: "https://coderpad.io/events/how-to-spot-early-career-potential-beyond-the-resume/" last_modified: "2026-10-05 06:46:11" --- Upcoming Webinar # How to spot early-career potential beyond the resume Wednesday, October 28 th 2026 12:15pm – 1:00pm PDT ## About - AI can polish an application in seconds. But an application alone cannot show you how a candidate learns, adapts, or handles a mistake. The answer is not to penalize candidates for using AI. It is to give them clear rules and opportunities to demonstrate real skills. - Kyle & Co’s CoderPad-sponsored survey of 271 HR and talent acquisition leaders reveals a gap between what employers value and what they assess: - 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—knowing when AI is wrong—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. This 45-minute live session helps HR and talent acquisition leaders turn those findings into practical hiring changes. Explore how observed work and clear AI-use guidance distinguish employers reporting stronger early-career outcomes. The findings show associations, not proof of causation. You’ll leave ready to: - Audit your screening process using the “tell, talk, do” framework to identify 1 gap where documents substitute for demonstrated skills. - Draft candidate AI-use guidance covering resumes, take-home work, and live exercises, so candidates know what is permitted before they participate. - Outline 1 observed exercise on a realistic problem, with clear criteria for interviewers to evaluate problem-solving, AI-output checking, and responses to mistakes. ## Speakers ![Kyle Lagunas](https://coderpad.io/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/kyle-lagunas.jpg) Kyle Lagunas Founder Kyle & Co ![Vivian Chen](https://coderpad.io/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/vivian-chen.jpg) Vivian Chen Senior Early Talent Recruiter Lyft ![Catherine Hill](https://coderpad.io/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/catherine-hill.jpg) Catherine Hill VP of Marketing CoderPad ## Register for webinar This form needs analytics cookies to load. 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