Talis
Chris Clarke, The Scale Up CTO (formally Talis)
Our client’s experience with recruitment agencies was proving challenging. Learn how we help them bring recruitment in-house, improve time to hire, the quality of hires and retention. Chris would prefer to keep The Talent Hackers a secret, but the secret is out now!
When our client initially approached us, they recently struggled to hire a Senior Developer to the team. The usual agency suppliers were not effective, and managers were using non PSL suppliers at different costs.
The Talent Hackers proposed that the most effective approach would be to internalise all hiring managed through them, revamp the careers site to a microsite and implement a new ATS.
Over the next four years, the company grew across multiple operational areas, Engineering, Product, Marketing, Sales, Account Management from a team of 15 to 25 until recently they were acquired by another company.
The key impacts from using The Talent Hackers were a massive reduction in the cost of hiring, consistent hiring processes and a direct sourcing model that reflected their employer brand in the tech community.
The figures: 15 hires, £1500 cost per hire, 45% time to hire reduction
“His model enables him to give us impartial advice on candidates, developing our talent brand, even advising existing staff on interview techniques and design of the recruitment process, as well as bringing our attention to some of the best and newest recruitment tech.
As a result, we have been able to attract and more importantly retain some exceptional candidates in what is a very competitive marketplace. Furthermore, I am convinced we have avoided some bad decisions as a result of this approach.
As a result I’ve been trying to keep his services quiet from my external network for years!”
– Chris Clarke, CTO, Talis
