cord
23 quality hires made this financial year
"We've had a great return on investment. cord has been game-changing"
23 hires
in under a year~50%
positive response rate from Engineerscord usage
23 direct hires
57 positions
7 users
About Kainos
Kainos use technology to solve real problems for their customers, overcome big challenges for businesses, and make people’s lives easier. They reimagine how organisations operate, creating new ways of working that improve people’s experiences and lives. Their two specialist business areas, Digital Services and the Workday Practice, work globally for clients across healthcare, commercial and the public sector to make the world a little bit better, day by day.
View websiteView cord profileOur Goal
We wanted a fresh bank of quality talent to expand our high-priority engineering capabilities
Our Situation
A new lease on sourcing
Our team was facing several challenges in our recruitment efforts. We were struggling to gain sufficient traction, as we had limited resources in terms of the platforms we could use to source new Engineers. Our top priority was to find quality talent to meet our engineering and platform capability goals. Fortunately, our situation changed when we discovered cord, which gave us a new lease on sourcing and helped us overcome our recruitment obstacles.
Using cord
Direct lines of communication
Personalised message templates
Best of both worlds
By logging in at least once a day, we can ensure that we are responsive to any messages or inquiries from potential Engineers. This proactive approach also enables us to set up interviews and calls quickly, ensuring we can move the recruitment process forward efficiently. If someone accepts our message request, we gain access to all their contact details, including their number, email, and CV. This feature has significantly increased our response rate as we have all the necessary contact details to get in touch with potential Engineers, allowing us to be proactive in continuing the dialogue. That being said, we have found that those who accept our message request on cord are genuinely interested in the position and will log into the platform to respond to us promptly, making the recruitment process much smoother and more efficient. Engineers on cord are active and engaged, leading to swift replies and high response rates. Compared to other platforms we have used, cord has been highly effective in connecting us with quality Engineers, helping us to fill positions quickly.
Personalised message templates
cord’s message templates streamline our recruitment efforts and allow us to reach out to potential Engineers quickly and efficiently. With this feature, we can create multiple templates that allow us to send personalised messages to potential Engineers at a much faster rate. The templates are highly customisable, allowing us to input the Engineer’s name, job title, tech stack, current experience, and other essential fields that we can tailor to our needs. I find this increases the likelihood of a response as this personalised approach also shows Engineers that we have taken the time to review their profiles and have a genuine interest in their skills and experience. Moreover, with the ability to create multiple templates, we can reach out to a broader range of Engineers and positions, maximizing our outreach efforts and ultimately reducing the time it takes to source Engineers.
Best of both worlds
cord's streams are particularly powerful. The streams use an algorithm to quickly finds Engineers that match my specific criteria, something which drastically reduces the time we spend sourcing talent. With just a few clicks, we can input the required skills, experience, and other requirements, and cord will provide us with a list of potential Engineers who meet those criteria. But what I personally really appreciate is the ability to still boolean search. While the streams are great for finding Engineers who match specific criteria, sometimes I need to cast a wider net. That's where boolean search comes in. It allows me to search for Engineers using a combination of keywords and Boolean operators like"AND"and"OR". With this feature, I can find Engineers who might not show up in the streams but who still have the skills and experience I'm looking for. Having both of these features in one platform is incredibly valuable - I feel like I have the best of both worlds and can be confident that I'm finding the right Engineers for our hiring demands.
Game-changing filters
As a woman of an ethnic minority, I greatly appreciate the diversity filters offered by cord. It's a powerful tool that has been really beneficial to our organisation. With these filters, we can quickly and easily grow our talent pool in specific areas and find Engineers who might not show up on other platforms. It's a game-changer because most other platforms don't offer this filter. It's important to us to have a diverse and inclusive workplace, so the ability to use these filters is not just a nice-to-have feature, but a crucial tool that helps us find the best Engineers for our organisation.