Goodbye Proxies.
Hello Proof.
Winning talent teams have found a way to let candidates prove they can do the work before anyone forms an opinion.
THE REALITY
Maybe this feels familiar
Your ATS is bursting at the seams. Every resume is polished, every candidate looks qualified, and your team is spending more time screening and feeling less certain.
THE INSIGHT
Your process was built to create confidence, not evidence
For a long time the tools you had were close enough. The right resume usually meant the right candidate, and that feeling was usually earned. It isn’t anymore.
This is what that looks like in practice
Job posted
Hundreds of AI-generated applications by morning.
Foundation
Resume filters
Your ATS matches what candidates built their resumes to match.
Proxy
Resume screening
Manual review. Hundreds of polished, identical resumes.
Proxy
Manual phone screens
30 minutes each. Dozens of candidates. Weeks of recruiter time.
Proxy
Traditional assessments
Question banks candidates can find online or paste into ChatGPT.
Proxy
First round interviews
Screening for culture fit and basic qualifications. Again.
Proxy
Second round interviews
Technical deep dives. Still measuring how well someone talks about work.
Proxy
Final interviews
Leadership sign-off. Based on impressions from every stage before this.
Proxy
Best guess
The process isn't broken. The inputs it runs on are.
And it's getting worse
182%
Increase in applications per role since 2021. The average posting now pulls 340 applicants.
93%
Of hiring managers say it takes longer to hire than two years ago. Screening time up, certainty down.
65%
Of hiring managers have caught candidates using AI deceptively. Hidden prompts, live scripts, fake work samples..
5x
Skills-based hiring is more predictive of job performance than credentials. The teams that switched aren’t guessing anymore
Proof-based hiring replaces the inputs
Same goal. Fewer steps. Better signal.
Job posted
Define the role and the skills required to do it.
Foundation
AI screener
Structured, skill-relevant evaluation before anyone reads a resume.
Proof
Candidate review
Your review scorecards, not resumes. Evidence, not opinions.
Proof
Certified Assessment
Real work in a proctored environment. Harder to game. Easier to trust.
Proof
Final interviews
Leadership sign-off. Based on impressions from every stage before this.
Proof
Proven hire
Fewer rounds. Better hires. A shortlist the hiring manager trusts on first pass.
CodeSignal is the proof layer
One platform. Proof at every stage.
AI Interviewer
Your first proof point
Every candidate gets a structured, skill-relevant evaluation before the shortlist is built. An actual scored assessment, not a summary.
Certified Assessments
Your real-work stage
Candidates prove they can do the job in proctored, role-aligned environments designed to mirror the actual work. Harder to game. Easier to trust.
Live Tech Interviews
Your interview upgrade
Watch candidates solve real problems in real time. Structured. Comparable. Your hiring manager sees evidence, not opinions.
You've been meeting proxies long enough
See what proof-based hiring looks like.