cord
£15,000 saved on external costs and making 2 direct hires
"cord has made my life considerably easier. It's given me access to more active candidates, and ultimately allowed me to make more direct Engineering hires."
£15,000
Saved in external costs2
Hires made directly through cordcord usage
2 direct hires
328 people sourced
8 positions
11 users
Greater London
About Codurance
Codurance build well-crafted software and help development teams to get better at continuously delivering software through the application of Extreme Programming practices and Software Craftsmanship values.
View websiteView cord profileSoftware Craftsmanship is at the heart of our company. In 2010, the founders started the London Software Craftsmanship Community (LSCC) which has grown to become the largest and most active Software Craftsmanship community in the world, with more than 3,500 developers that meet a few times a month to share and learn.
Codurance was founded in 2013 and inherited the same community spirit. Since 2013, they have been organising SoCraTes UK—an International Software Craftsmanship Gathering that attracts software craftspeople from all over Europe.
They hire exceptional Engineers, who are passionate about Extreme Programming principles.
Our Goal
I wanted to increase the number of direct hires we were making, and reduce our reliance on recruitment agencies as we grew our Engineering teams.
Our Situation
We wanted to reduce our reliance on agencies
Before we started using cord we were using recruitment agencies, direct applicants and referrals. We wanted to diversify a pool of active candidates, who were maybe considering another job, but hadn't yet heard of Codurance.
Hiring quality Engineers
Codurance hire exceptional engineers, who work with cutting edge development practices, so it was important that we found a source of active Engineers that could reach our high bar.
Using cord
Sourcing Active Candidates
cord has allowed us to reach out to people who are open to opportunities, which means they are responsive and engaged. Typically we get a response from a candidate within 24 hours, which is fantastic when you compare it to something like LinkedIn where you just don't know the candidate's status.
Attracting Active Candidates
We have a Codurance profile on cord, and we know thousands of Engineers are going to cord to discover which companies interest them. So it's great to know that we have that level of exposure for candidates to see.
We made a direct hire on cord though an Engineer finding our profile and reaching out to me directly.