RESOURCING

This leading global FoodTech provider needed additional support in their Data and Engineering hires.

 

Dragonfly People were engaged to place 30 technical resources ranging from engineers to data scientists over a 1-year period.

CLIENT PROFILE

  • Global online food order and delivery services

  • Attractive technical landscape

  • Several acquisitions during the period of service

  • Challenging hiring conditions due a very competitive market

  • Internal recruitment team was in place.

SOLUTION

  • Contingency recruitment offering with RPO components - including a dedicated internal account manager to enable us to truly understand the business, technical landscape and requirements

  • Used several methods to attract passive candidates including hosting events and webinars

  • Influenced the interview process to create hiring efficiencies to ensure the successful securing of desired candidates

 

  • Used our entire team, with each consultant trained in their respective technical market, to achieve complete market coverage

  • Through their specialism in their respective technical vertical (e.g. JavaScript) our consultants are highly networked and knowledgeable and were able to quickly approach suitable candidates.

OUTCOME

  • 35 technical hires were made over a 1 year period

  • Significant time saved for hiring managers through a CV submission to hire ratio of 2:1 (well above the industry standard)

  • Contingency recruitment fees were reduced in stages as more placements were made – this saved the company 25% based on standard contingency fees.