Sevenstep understands that hiring volumes can and will fluctuate greatly due to both internal and external forces. Designed to offset this workforce volatility, Sevenstep’s Project RPO Solutions offer companies scalable and specialized recruitment services that support and extend internal talent acquisition programs.
Project RPO Solutions
Targeted Recruitment Outsourcing
Sevenstep’s project-based solutions produce realized business gains that help clients to:
- Effectively manage seasonal hiring surges
- Strengthen hiring results in challenging recruitment categories
- Proactively support planned new hiring projects
- Reprioritize and redirect talent acquisition strategies
- Improve recruitment Key Performance Indicators (e.g. time to hire, fill rate, new hire retention)
Case Study: Critical Tech Talent Sourcing for Global E-Commerce Innovator
This e-commerce giant faces brutal and immense hiring competition for skilled technology specialists. Finding sought after tech candidates is hard enough, but capturing their attention is the real challenge. 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, Vancouver, Calgary, New York City, Portland, Pittsburgh, Minneapolis, Austin, Vancouver, Calgary, Mexico City 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
Key Strategies:
- Sales-based Recruitment: Heavy focus 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: Recommendation of 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
The Talent Behind Project RPO Solutions
Mike Vecchio
Mike’s RPO career began at Sevenstep at its inception over 10 years ago as a recruiter. As the business has grown, Mike has held roles as a Lead Recruiter, Team Manager and Senior Manager before moving into his current role as Executive Director, Client Services. As an Executive Director, Mike oversees multiple client accounts while providing strategic consultation to client stakeholders across the globe. He and his teams have delivered top talent to Sevenstep clients in nearly 40 countries across diverse role profiles. Mike’s recruitment expertise includes complex IT/technical recruiting, manufacturing and engineering, high volume recruiting, compliance, global recruitment delivery, and talent analytics.
Sevenstep is part of the Motion Recruitment Partners LLC family of innovative recruitment companies.