Case studies
Graduates & future leaders

Client: Leading-edge technology provider to the global construction industry

OBJECTIVE

The aim was to hire five potential candidates in specific countries in the USA and Asia for its Outperformer Programme (a two-year development course for high achievers). Candidates had to be mobile, multilingual and have a successful academic track record in business or engineering.

CHALLENGES

  • The client was not perceived as a well-known employer brand.
  • There was a talent shortage and fierce competition from well-known brands for top graduates
  • The programme geography was extremely wide

SOLUTION

The client decided to use jobinar to boost its attractiveness among top graduates in key countries and bring a number of them to assessment centres organised throughout the world.

7000

web visitors

212

applications

313

pre-selected by CI

139

pre-selected by the client

15

invited to assessment centres

7

received an offer

6

accepted the offer


94% of candidates enjoyed the online event and the client attractiveness versus competitors increased by +35%.

Client: Major pharmaceutical company

OBJECTIVE

Hire 25 high potential candidates matching four different profiles (commercial, R&D, medical, manufacturing).

CHALLENGES

The Client does not have the time and the expertise to handle 1,000+ international applications and hundreds of interviews in a short period of time.

SOLUTION

The client asked Careers International to handle the applications from CV screening to telephone interviews and online tests to select the best talent, who were then invited to ten assessment days. Careers International was also in-charge of sourcing difficult profiles who would not normally spontaneously apply through the client’s marketing campaign.

1405

applications

513

pre-selected by CI after telephone interviews and online testing

130

invited to assessment centres

25

hires

Client: Leading energy group

OBJECTIVE

Potential candidates had to match four different profiles, including commercial and R&D. The objective was to hire twenty top talents with three to seven years of professional experience in specific roles and with an international background.

CHALLENGES

To handle a very big volume of applications from all over the world, guarantee the respect of homogenous quality standards and strict deadlines and to co-ordinate the involvement of line managers in 8 different locations.

SOLUTION

The client asked Careers International to handle the entire process, from CV screening to telephone interviews and online testing as well as the organisation of six assessment days on three continents.

3950

applications

378

pre-selected by CI after telephone interviews

58

invited to assessment centres

24

hires