Overwhelmed with a high volume of applications with unsuitable working rights, we have now made 4 hires through quality conversations

We were only able to hire in the UK, but when we posted job listings on other sites, we received a large number of applicants from all over the world. Because of this, very few of them were actually suitable for the position. For one particular position we had a total of 130 applicants, but we were only able to have a meaningful conversation with one of them. It was a lot of noise, with Engineers coming from all different directions and applying en mass without even reading the job description.

Once a week I log into cord to review new Engineers who have joined and see if they are someone I’d like to engage with. The user experience on cord really stood out to me because of its ease of use and intuitive design. As I navigated through cord, I found that all of the information I needed was easily accessible in an Engineer’s profile. This made it easy for me to review a large volume of Engineers quickly and determine if they were a good fit for my needs, ultimately making the process of bringing potential hires into my pipeline much more efficient. The search functions and filtering systems on cord are extremely useful, allowing me to filter Engineers based on various criteria such as primary and secondary skills, location, salary expectations and work eligibility. The latter especially is extremely important to me after I struggled for so long to find a pool of Engineers with UK work eligibility. With cord, I have a lot of flexibility in finding the right fit for my needs.

In addition to the practical aspects of the platform, I also appreciated the casual chat feature, which allows for a more relaxed and comfortable communication style between myself and engaged Engineers who are actively looking for work. This made the hiring process feel less formal and allowed me to build a rapport with Engineers before even making an offer. I could see if they would be a good culture fit for the business, alongside being experienced in the skillsets we require. I believe it’s this instant messaging feature that lends itself to quick response times. I’ll get messages back often within a day or two and sometimes even within half a day. This speed enables me to quickly start the hiring process and get a new employee on board as soon as possible. In one instance I managed to go from an initial reach out to an offer within a week, much faster than I could on any other hiring platform.