Case studies
Talent sourcing

Client: German Food Company

OBJECTIVE

Hire three IT professionals with specific technical backgrounds and coming from a predefined list of companies.

CHALLENGES

  • Very limited target group which is bombarded with job postings
  • Limited geographic scope (Munich) and short timeframe (6 weeks)

SOLUTION

The Client decided to outsource candidate sourcing and phone qualification to CI. The sourcing was reinforced by a pre-recorded Q&A video chat proactively answering many of the candidates’ questions about the company and the jobs.

190

applications

65

pre-selected by CI afterphone interviews

50

retained by client forfurther interviews

5

offers

3

hires

Client: Patent protection inter-governmental organisation

OBJECTIVE

The objective was to hire 15 engineers with a range of technical backgrounds (from 3 to 15 years of experience) and a specific diversity requirement to work in The Netherlands.

CHALLENGES

  • The Client was not well-known among the target population
  • Target population would be expected to move to another country at short notice

SOLUTION

The client decided to work with Careers International for candidate sourcing, attraction, online testing, telephone interviews and supervision of assessment days.

771

applications

205

pre-selected by CI afterCV screening

78

pre-selected by CI after telephone interviews and online testing

58

invited to assessment centers

15

hires

Client: Banking post-trade service provider

OBJECTIVE

To hire at short notice, 25 graduates from all over Europe to work for its operations division in Brussels.

CHALLENGES

  • The Client was not well-known amongst the target population
  • Hired candidates were expected to move to another country at short notice

SOLUTION

The client decided to work with Careers International for candidate sourcing, attraction, telephone interviews and supervision of career days.

750

applications

167

pre-selected by CI afterCV screening

81

pre-selected by CI after telephone interviews and online testing

70

invited to assessment centers

25

hires