cord
Our response rate increased to 90% and recruitment costs were reduced by £60,000
"cord connects relevant companies and Engineers"
90%
positive response rate from Engineers on cord6
direct hires madecord usage
6 direct hires
136 people sourced
15 positions
7 users
Greater London
About Insurwave
Insurwave is a London-based, client-centric, tech-focused, disruptive company that connects the speciality insurance market. They have developed a platform that uses leading cloud and cryptography technologies to reduce the distance between corporate risk and insurance capital. One of the major benefits it offers is enabling insurers and brokers to innovate, bring new products and services to market fast, and develop a competitive edge.
View websiteView cord profileOur Goal
We wanted to find a place where there was a good volume of quality Engineers without the overwhelming competition and noise that came with job adverts.
Our Situation
The search for relevance and quality
Before cord, our primary method used for sourcing Engineers was job advertisements on LinkedIn. However, these job adverts never yielded enough relevant and high-quality Engineers. What’s more, because on LinkedIn you have the same recruiters all vying for the same Engineers, piling messages into their inboxes, there’s a lot of competition, which drastically slows down our time to source. Agencies were an alternative, but a far too expensive one. When making multiple hires at once, which we intended to do, it simply wasn’t feasible to outsource such a demand to an agency.
Using cord
Fast and engaged messaging
In my experience, Engineers on cord are typically more open to work and more likely to respond to outreach compared to other platforms. The Engineer's profile on cord displays their typical response time, which is incredibly useful as it helps me to know when to expect a response to my outreach. It's worth noting that the majority of the profiles on cord state a response time of under an hour. Additionally, I have found that 90% of the messages I send out on cord receive a response, which is much higher than the response rates on other platforms such as LinkedIn.
cord operates more like a direct messaging system, as opposed to LinkedIn, which is more of an email inbox. This key distinction results in faster response times and a more efficient way of building rapport with Engineers. My favourite thing about cord is that it allows Engineers to reach out directly to me, which saves me so much time and effort. With cord, I’m receiving an influx of messages from relevant, engaged and high-quality Engineers who are interested in discussing the job opportunities I have available.
Efficient filtering
One of the key advantages of using cord is its user-friendly search and filter systems. I find that these systems are incredibly intuitive and easy to use. They allow me to keep things simple and search for job titles and specific tech stacks that are relevant to the roles I am looking to fill. With just a few clicks, I can filter down to a targeted stream of Engineers who possess the skills and experience I require. Every day new Engineers enter these streams, so I always have a high volume of constantly refreshing Engineers that I can message and progress with into interviews. This streamlined approach saves me time and allows me to focus my efforts on moving the most qualified Engineers through the hiring pipeline.