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Innovating with Ease: Scaling Hiring with hackajob at The Access Group

Applicable Industries

Education

Applicable Functions

Procurement
Quality Assurance

Use Cases

Time Sensitive Networking

Services

Testing & Certification

About The Customer

The Access Group is a leading provider of industry-specific software solutions, including education, not-for-profit, health and social care, finance, legal and HR. They aim to streamline everyday processes for medium-sized UK and Asian Pacific organisations. Over the past decade, The Access Group has experienced significant growth as they continuously evolve their product offering to design intuitive solutions that change the way people work. However, like many organisations in the IT services and consulting industry, they faced challenges in hiring quality tech talent, especially during the pandemic.

The Challenge

The Access Group, a leading provider of industry-specific software solutions, faced significant challenges in hiring quality software engineers with relevant experience. The company's small in-house tech recruitment team was spending a considerable amount of time reaching out to and qualifying passive talent, many of whom did not possess the necessary technical expertise or had mismatched salary expectations. Additionally, the candidates' knowledge about The Access Group was often minimal, requiring additional time to drive engagement towards the company’s product offering and company culture. The team was also managing an increased number of software developer and quality assurance vacancies due to company growth. In a market where the average cost per tech hire can be as high as £15,000 via external sources, they were in search of a solution that would provide a positive return on investment without adding extra burden on their day-to-day operations.

The Solution

The Access Group turned to hackajob, a platform that allowed them to engage with pre-vetted, active tech talent that matched their vacancies based on salary expectations and technical skill-set. After successfully hiring three software developers during a 30-day trial, hackajob became a part of the recruitment team’s daily workflow. The team found they were having increasing numbers of valuable conversations with candidates who had already accepted their invitation to interview and had some prior knowledge of the company. This solution freed up their time, allowing them to focus on other responsibilities such as improving and streamlining their interview process. The reduced sourcing time resulted in the Access Group being able to progress candidates through their interview process more quickly and efficiently than before. A lower time to hire also contributed to increased interview engagement, with fewer candidates choosing to progress forward with other employers.

Operational Impact

The Access Group experienced significant operational improvements as a result of using hackajob. They no longer had to spend time sourcing tech talent, instead, they had access to a greater pool of active candidates and a consistent interview pipeline for their software developer and QA positions. The solution also allowed them to have more valuable conversations with candidates who had already accepted their invitation to interview and had some prior knowledge of the company. This not only improved their hiring process but also allowed them to focus on other responsibilities such as improving and streamlining their interview process. The reduced sourcing time and lower time to hire also contributed to increased interview engagement, with fewer candidates choosing to progress forward with other employers.

Quantitative Benefit