Success Stories | Streamlining Recruitment Screening

Enabling Asynchronous Recruitment Screening Through AQuiz

Axelerant is constantly hiring adept talent from around the world. However, it’s hard to find software engineers who can up their game when tasked with critical projects from our diverse client portfolio. Unsurprisingly, the recruitment process consumed many billable hours. The recruitment team also realized the need to improve candidate screening quality.

The solution was to create AQuiz, a time-bound platform to test candidates for technological proficiency. AQuiz allows the development team to skip initial screening calls. Once candidates pass the technical screening, Axelerant's recruitment team handles the cultural fit, saving billable hours and expediting the recruitment process.

About The Customer

Axelerant is a digital experience agency that offers integrated strategy, design, and engineering services. Customers include software partners like Acquia and Red Hat, digital agencies like Blue State and Wunderman Thompson, and institutions like Stanford University, The United Nations, and Doctors Without Borders.

Customers rely on Axelerant for custom development, cloud infrastructure management, and quality assurance, using leading Cloud and open-source technologies to build scalable, secure platforms.

Headquartered in India, with subsidiaries in the U.S., Canada, the U.K., and the E.U., Axelerant has a uniquely empowered workforce of 200+ fully distributed team members connected across six countries.

500+
Projects Delivered
200+
Team Members
12+
Years Of Service Excellence
9/10
Net Promoter Score Average

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The Challenge

We faced several challenges while handling client calls and a lengthy developer recruitment process:

Decline In Billable Hours

The engineering team spent valuable time screening candidates who often lacked basic skills, significantly reducing billable hours.

Developer-Recruiter Alignment

The recruitment team couldn't process candidates quickly enough due to limited developer availability for collaboration.

Measuring Candidate Efficiency

As a remote-first organization, it was nearly impossible to measure how long it took a developer to solve a given problem.

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The Solution

We deployed a modern web application using Laravel, React, Inertia, Digital Ocean, and Laravel Forge.

The goal was to streamline the screening process, enable asynchronous collaboration between the development and recruitment teams, and measure candidate efficiency in a remote-first setup.

Questionnaire Platform

We built a platform for managing questions across any technology stack that Axelerant uses or may use in the future.
Asynchronous Collaboration And Validation

The platform allows Axelerant’s development team to validate candidates asynchronously in minutes, moving them swiftly to the next step.
Time-Bound Tests

The recruitment team can set time limits for tests, preventing candidates from submitting answers after the time expires.

The Result

Axelerant now has a robust developer screening platform with intuitive navigation and a timer to evaluate candidates’ potential precisely. This has led to:

Reduced Screening Time: Turnaround time improved significantly, with screening time dropping from days to minutes, as Axelerant could send the questionnaire/quiz to candidates immediately upon application.
Faster Developer Recruitment: Hiring goals were achieved more quickly by scheduling interviews with pre-screened candidates.
Asynchronous Collaboration: The recruitment team no longer depended on the engineering team's bandwidth, reaching their goals sooner.
Prioritized Product Development: Developers saved several hours each week on screening, allowing more focus on product development.
Increased Scope/Bandwidth: With a larger pool of engineers, Axelerant was able to take on more IT projects.

Onboarding Stakeholders
Creating Job Roles and Descriptions
Setting Up Questions
Analyzing Candidate Performance
Facilitating Asynchronous Collaboration

Onboarding Stakeholders

Both the recruitment and engineering teams are successfully onboarded into the platform. This activity ensures that all relevant parties are well-versed in utilizing the system for their respective functions, fostering a collaborative environment from the onset.

Creating Job Roles and Descriptions

The recruitment team can create job roles and descriptions based on specific requirements, allowing them to define clear expectations and criteria for each position. This enables hiring managers to focus on crafting relevant and effective tests for candidates.

Setting Up Questions

Engineers can now set up questions that test candidate proficiency as per their expertise level across various software development technologies. This feature ensures that the screening process is thorough and tailored to assess the necessary skills for the job.

Analyzing Candidate Performance

The recruitment team can analyze candidate performance at a glance using intuitive dashboards and reports. This functionality streamlines the decision-making process, allowing recruiters to efficiently identify candidates who are qualified for the next round of interviews.

Facilitating Asynchronous Collaboration

The platform supports asynchronous collaboration, allowing recruiters, developers, and candidates to complete the screening process without the need for real-time meetings. This flexibility reduces scheduling conflicts and accelerates the overall recruitment timeline.

Streamlining Axelerant’s Developer Screening Process With AQuiz