TL;DR One of the largest utility providers in the United States partnered with Pontoon and Glider AI to modernize hiring for its high-volume customer care program. The company first introduced skill assessments to ensure candidates had the right capabilities before moving forward. While this improved candidate alignment, in-person interview no-shows still caused delays and wasted […]
TL;DR Skill assessment software helps recruiters go beyond resumes by testing real-world skills through fair, simulation-based assessments. It improves quality of hire, reduces bias, and speeds up hiring while building a reliable skills inventory for workforce planning. Modern platforms like Glider AI combine talent assessment tools, CEFR-based language testing, AI proctoring, and scalable reporting—making it […]
Test Skills, Not Resumes Recruiters today face a common challenge: how to separate real skills from resume claims. A SHRM study found that 78% of recruiters believe candidates exaggerate their skills. This leads to hiring bias, wasted time, and costly mis-hires. That’s where skill assessment software comes in. By testing candidates on the actual skills […]
Live interviews are one of the most important parts of hiring, but they’re also one of the least consistent. Two recruiters can run completely different interviews for the same role, leading to uneven candidate experiences and unreliable data. Hiring managers often struggle to compare results, and recruiters are left without the confidence that every skill […]
Recruiters today are asked to do more with less. High candidate volumes, lean hiring teams, and pressure to move quickly often make it impossible to give every applicant a fair, structured interview. That’s where agentic AI interview software come in. Instead of relying on manual phone screens or waiting for SMEs to be available, agentic […]
Hiring technical talent has never been more competitive. Resumes and multiple-choice tests often fail to reveal whether a candidate can actually code under real-world conditions. That’s why companies are increasingly turning to live coding interview software. In fact, according to our research, 76% of recruiters say traditional interviews don’t reliably measure coding ability, while 65% […]
Early-stage interviews are where most hiring processes start to slow down. Recruiters spend hours coordinating calendars, only to have conversations that don’t always produce consistent results. For candidates, the process can feel rushed and inflexible, with little room to put their best foot forward. One-way video interview software is a format where candidates record responses […]
Ask any recruiter what slows them down, and interviews are usually near the top. Scheduling eats up hours, questions vary wildly from one hiring manager to the next, and feedback is often based on gut feel. The result? A process that’s hard to scale and even harder to trust. Studies from Kyle & Co. show […]
The Challenge: Hiring at Speed and Scale in Campus Recruiting Every year, Big 4 management consulting firms face one of the toughest hiring challenges in the world: recruiting thousands of top technical candidates straight from university campuses. For one global consultancy, the stakes were especially high. They needed to elevate their employer brand with tech […]
The Challenge: High-Volume Healthcare Recruiting Under Pressure Healthcare organizations across the US are still scrambling to keep up with hiring, especially when open enrollment season turns up the heat. Many are still recovering from pandemic-era staffing losses, and the demand for patient care keeps climbing. Take Glider AI customer Highmark Health, part of the Blue […]
Hiring Challenges in FinTech The payments industry is under constant pressure to innovate, secure transactions, and deliver seamless digital experiences. For one of the world’s largest digital payment enterprises—headquartered in Silicon Valley—scaling tech hiring was a critical challenge. Despite its global reputation, the company’s hiring process was broken. Each hiring manager defined roles differently, creating […]
The Challenge of Airline Hiring The world’s largest international airline—based in the Middle East and globally recognized for luxury travel—faces an enormous challenge: hiring and training thousands of cabin crew each year while maintaining the highest service standards. Recruiting at this scale demands more than volume management; it requires an aviation talent assessment process that […]
