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cord accounts for 50% of all our technical hires
"On cord we found people in tech that were at the higher end ability-wise, and actively looking to engage with us as a business. If you're looking for those people as well, cord is for you. "
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direct hires made on cord72%
positive response rate from Engineerscord usage
13 direct hires
6 positions
16 users
Greater London
About Holland & Barrett
Holland & Barrett International is one of the world’s leading health and wellness retailers and the largest in Europe, existing to enhance the well-being of our customers around the world by delivering the highest quality, best value nutritional supplements and wellness products.
Holland & Barrett have been rebuilding their tech department from the ground up, and have needed to make multiple Engineering hires of varying levels.
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We've been rebuilding our tech department from the ground up. We needed to make multiple Engineering hires and keep costs down.
Our Situation
Building from the Ground Up
Over the past year, we've been rebuilding Holland & Barrett's entire tech function, all the way from Engineers to the CTO. This has meant we've needed to hire Java Engineers, React Engineers, Data Engineers and SDETs at volume. Having used cord at other companies, we knew that it would help us across all these technical positions.
Scaling our team, not our costs
Hiring at volume meant we needed to use a tool that didn't break the bank. We knew cord's flat pricing would give us the ability to hire at scale, without worrying about cost. Even if we made one hire a year on cord's subscription fee we'd be saving money. It turned out that on average we made 4 hires a month. It's a great return on investment.
Using cord
Finding quality, responsive Engineers
As soon as we started using cord we recognised the main benefit - the engagement you get from quality Engineers. Sourcing on Job Boards or Linkedinhad had become looking for one quality profile in 50,000.
On cord, we found we wanted to message nearly everyone we saw. Of the 100+ people I've messaged in the past few months, 72% responded positively.
50% of all our technical hires
50% of all our technical hires
Over the course of our first three months, cord had accounted for 50% of all our technical hires, which was 4 per month since signing up.
I have really strong relationships with people that we've hired through cord. They're people I love talking to and people that I now hire for. I tend to make better relationships with people on cord.