Stop Wasting Engineering Time on Unqualified Tech Candidates
Your engineers' time is your most valuable asset. Every hour they spend interviewing a candidate who can't write a simple `for` loop or explain the difference between `let` and `const` is an hour not spent building your product. The traditional resume screen simply doesn't work for technical roles.
The Problem: Resumes Can't Code
Keywords like "React," "Python," or "AWS" on a resume are meaningless without proof. You're forced to schedule expensive, time-consuming technical screens with candidates who often lack the fundamental skills for the job, leading to a slow hiring pipeline and a frustrated engineering team.
Common Tech Screening Challenges:
Wasted Engineering Hours
Senior engineers spend hours in first-round interviews with candidates who can't pass basic coding challenges.
High Volume of Unqualified Applicants
"Easy Apply" floods your pipeline with candidates who have resume keywords but no practical experience.
Inconsistent Evaluation
Different interviewers use different screening questions, leading to a biased and inconsistent process.
The Solution: Screen for Skills, Not Keywords
Sift allows you to build a simple, automated screening quiz that acts as your first-line technical filter. Before you ever see a resume, you can verify a candidate's actual abilities. See our lists of technical screening questions for inspiration.
Sample Knockout Questions for Tech Roles:
"In JavaScript, which method would you use to iterate over an array and create a new array with the results?"
Tests: Core language knowledge (Multiple Choice)
"Do you have 2+ years of professional experience with cloud infrastructure (AWS, GCP, or Azure)?"
Tests: Non-negotiable experience level (Yes/No)
By automating this initial filter, you ensure that every candidate your engineering team speaks to has already passed a baseline of technical competency.