GameStudio's creative approach to technical evaluation

ApexHire Team8 min read
GameStudio's creative approach to technical evaluation

Case Study Overview

Company
GameStudio
Industry
Game Development
Team Size
80+ employees
Challenge
Evaluating both technical skills and creative problem-solving

Key Results

  • Better identification of creative technical talent
  • 30% improvement in new hire performance
  • Candidates praise the engaging assessment experience

GameStudio needed to find engineers who weren't just technically skilled, but also creative problem-solvers who could contribute to game design.

The Challenge

**Dual Skills**: Game development requires both technical excellence and creative thinking.

**Standard Assessments**: Traditional coding tests didn't reveal creative abilities.

**Candidate Experience**: Boring assessments deterred creative candidates.

The Solution

GameStudio designed custom assessments that evaluated both technical and creative skills.

Game-Based Challenges

Candidates worked on actual game development scenarios that required both coding and creative decisions.

Creative Evaluation

AI analysis identified candidates who approached problems with innovative solutions.

Results

GameStudio found the creative technical talent they needed:

- **Better identification** of creative technical talent

- **30% improvement** in new hire performance reviews

- Candidates **praised the engaging** assessment experience

- **Reduced turnover** among creative technical roles