cord
Making 15 hires and improving our response rate to 57%
"cord's been a big help since we've been using it"
15
direct hires57%
positive response rate from Engineerscord usage
15 direct hires
21 positions
3 users
Greater London
About Airwalk Reply
Airwalk are a 180-person technology consultancy, focussed on delivering technology transformation projects for clients such as HSBC, Mastercard, London Stock Exchange, DWP, Refinitiv, UK Parliament, Ministry of Housing and a whole host of other well-known financial services and public sector clients.
They've also been voted one of the Top 20 Workplaces 2022, and one of the Top 30 Workplaces for Wellbeing 2022 by Great Place to Work.
Our Goal
As a leading consultancy in our field, we're always on the lookout for the best DevOps and Cloud Engineers in the market.
Our Situation
One-sided
Prior to joining cord we'd do a lot of cold-sourcing on tools like Linkedin, but we really struggled with response rates. We'd send 100s of messages but get very few responses, if any. We needed a tool that would help us start conversations with quality Engineers, without having to worry about sending a huge amount of outreach.
Using cord
A new stream
On cord it's really easy to find people to reach out to - we have pre-built streams for each position we have live and each stream searches for people with the exact requirements we have, from primary and secondary technical skills to salary expectations and remote working preferences.
cord has also opened us up to inbound applications, with Engineers being able to get a better picture of who we are as a business via our profile. On top of this, Engineers on cord are actively looking for work, which means I'm not spending time finding someone that wouldn't be interested in the first place.
Easier outreach, more responses
When we've found someone we want to reach out to, I have the option of sending a message using a pre-built message template which also gives people the option to book a meeting with me directly - I no longer have to speak to people on the phone to find a time that works for the both of us.
Because Engineers on cord are actively looking for work, and I'm reaching out to people that I know are a good fit for our roles, our response rate has increased by 20-30% to 57% on average.
Fast, efficient
There is very little time wasted on cord, we can spend as little as 15-20 minutes a day fielding replies to incoming messages and finding new people to message. I'm also able to spend less time sourcing as I know I'm more likely to get more positive responses for the same amount of outreach, due to cord's high response rates. Because our process on cord is more efficient, our time-to-hire is much better - we've even made a hire in just one week, from initial message to offer accepted.