Company Overview
About PTC
PTC is a global leader in digital transformation, empowering companies across industries to achieve breakthroughs with cutting-edge technology. With a robust portfolio in CAD, IoT, AR, and PLM, PTC helps enterprises redefine their innovation processes and accelerate productivity. Known for its visionary approach, PTC enables organizations to drive efficiency, reduce costs, and deliver outstanding value by integrating physical and digital worlds seamlessly. PTC’s commitment to transforming the way we create and operate products has made it a trusted partner for industry leaders worldwide.
The Challenge
Prior to adopting HackerRank, PTC’s hiring process for technical roles was manual and cumbersome. Managers created custom tests, leading to a fragmented approach across different departments. The HR team struggled to effectively support technical hiring because they lacked coding expertise, making it challenging to align with hiring managers. As a result, time-to-hire stretched out, and ensuring that candidates possessed the right skills before moving forward was difficult.Additionally, ensuring the integrity of the assessments was a concern, as candidates could easily search for answers online.
The Solution
By implementing HackerRank, PTC transformed its approach to hiring technical talent. The platform enabled PTC to standardize technical assessments, ensuring consistency and fairness in evaluating candidates. This shift allowed the HR team to collaborate more effectively with hiring managers, reducing the friction caused by technical complexities. HackerRank’s user-friendly interface provided a positive candidate experience, allowing them to complete tests with ease.
One standout feature for PTC was HackerRank Interview [CodePair] which enabled live coding sessions between candidates and hiring managers. This interactive format allowed managers to engage candidates in real-time problem-solving discussions, gaining deeper insights into their thought processes, critical thinking, and technical capabilities. It allowed managers to ask candidates about their decisions on the spot, providing a richer understanding than a pre-recorded test could offer.
“Before we had HackerRank, our managers and our technical roles were sort of creating their own tests, which obviously took a lot of time… once we got HackerRank in place, we were able to streamline the process… we were also able to speed up the time to hire between the hiring managers and my team in HR because we don’t speak coding.”
– Joshua Bellis, Global Head of Talent Attraction & Programs, PTC
The Results
The impact of HackerRank on PTC’s hiring process was significant:
- Reduced Time-to-Hire: The streamlined testing process sped up the time to hire, allowing PTC to move candidates through the pipeline faster. The HR team and hiring managers were able to collaborate more efficiently, even without technical expertise.
- Improved Candidate Experience: Candidates appreciated the well-organized and professional assessment process, especially when compared to the manual tests previously used. The positive feedback highlighted the ease of use and the intuitive interface of HackerRank.
- Better Quality Hires: HackerRank’s assessments helped PTC identify candidates who truly possessed the skills needed for mid-level technical roles. This was especially valuable in roles where gauging the depth of a candidate’s experience through interviews alone was challenging.
“HackerRank definitely helped us narrow down candidates who we know for a fact have the skills, because sometimes it is hard in an interview process to really understand the depth of someone’s experience.”
– Joshua Bellis, Global Head of Talent Attraction & Programs, PTC
Conclusion
With HackerRank, PTC has enhanced the efficiency, fairness, and overall experience of its technical hiring process. The solution has enabled them to focus on what matters most—finding and hiring the best talent to drive innovation in the manufacturing industry.