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Critical Tech Talent Sourcing for Global E-Commerce Innovator

This Fortune 50 E-commerce giant is in a brutal and constant battle with immense hiring competition for skilled technology specialists. Finding these sought after candidates is hard enough, but capturing their attention is the real challenge with recruiting for tech candidates. In 2016, this client turned to Sevenstep to build a true talent attraction program that would successfully engage this elusive tech talent pool. Read more about how Sevenstep’s deep heritage in tech recruiting helped to build a rich pipeline of mission critical software engineering talent…

Challenges

Hiring Volume: ~180 hires

Roles: Software Development Engineers (e.g. Object oriented, .NET, JAVA, Python, Perl, C++, C#)

Geography:  US with a primary focus on Seattle and remote sourcing in other markets for relocation: San Francisco, Atlanta, Philadelphia, Dallas, Los Angeles, Boston,  New York City, Portland, Pittsburgh, Minneapolis, Austin (US), Vancouver, Calgary (Canada), Mexico City (Mexico) and Perth (Australia)

Challenges:

  • Fast-scaling requisition requests requiring rapid deployment of Sevenstep resources and strategies
  • Highly competitive marketplace with heavy compensation pressure
  • Highly specific and less flexible job profile requirements
  • Local market saturation – high % of local candidates likely already touched by client
  • High reliance on engagement innovation given strong composition of passive candidates

Approach

Solution Type: Project – Staff Augmentation

Delivery Model: Source and Screen

Highlighted Strategies:

  • Sales-based Recruitment: Heavy focused on “hunting” approach (compelling outreach and sell on the opportunity)
  • Off-shore Support: Bangalore and Manila sourcing teams to increase upper funnel sourcing efforts
  • Process Optimization: Recommended alternative interview process structure to decrease wait time for candidates
  • Advanced Team Segmentation: Pivoted focus on key business lines
  • Custom Recruiting Program: Custom-built, two-week recruiter onboarding program for faster ramp up of expertise

Results

  • Successfully supplemented client’s understaffed internal recruiting team
  • Averaged 30,000 unique profiles monthly
  • Expansion of recruiting scope beyond U.S. and into Canada, Mexico, Australia and Argentina
  • Average interview to hire ratio of 6:1 achieved (within highly competitive hiring landscape)
  • SOW expansion into project engagements – 1st Generation active Sevenstep client
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