18 hires including a Principal Architect

Prior to joining cord, we used job boards to advertise our positions, however, we'd often find that the people applying to our roles were unsuitable. In instances where we would search for people ourselves, we'd get very low response rates to our outreach. We needed a tool that would allow us to speak to relevant Engineers without having to rely on high-volume outreach to get the results we were looking for.

On cord, one of the key differences that sets it apart from other tools is clearly displayed on the profile of Engineers - I can see that people are 'active' and ready to switch roles, rather than looking for work passively, or not at all. This alone saves so much time as I know I'm not reaching out to people that are secure in their current role. On cord I'm presented with a stream of Engineers which I can filter down to match my exact requirements, using variables such as primary and secondary skills, salary requirements and remote preferences. This makes my sourcing decisions about who I reach out to a lot more efficient. Relevant Engineers, more replies

As soon as I've found someone who I want to message, I have the option of reaching out with a pre-built message template. Because I know the person I'm about to message is actively looking for work and matches the requirements I have, the likelihood of getting a positive response back is much higher - our average positive response rate on cord is over 50%. Time efficient, cost-efficient

cord has helped make our sourcing process quick and efficient, the time that I spend using cord is well spent - each morning I can field incoming messages, check our streams for new Engineers and send messages to potential hires in what feels like five minutes. As well as being more efficient with our time, we know we won't end up paying any hiring fees which makes cord a much more cost-efficient tool for us - we don't have to worry about paying a recruitment agency a large fee for what we can do ourselves for a fraction of the cost.