cord
Making 16 hires at pace
"What I love about cord is the diversity of the talent pool, the quality of engineers and how responsive they are. cord is now our main sourcing tool."
18
Engineers hired, including 16 within 6 months44%
Positive response rate from direct messages sent to engineerscord usage
18 direct hires
17 positions
13 users
Greater London
About Slalom
Slalom Build is a part of Slalom, a global consulting firm that focuses on strategy, technology, and transformation.
View websiteView cord profileSlalom Build co-create modern technology and software products with clients who are ready to accelerate their digital transformation. Slalom Build choose to imagine things made better, and then set out on a journey to realise what’s possible. By blending design, product engineering, analytics, and automation, they build the custom-built software and data products of tomorrow.
Our Goal
We joined cord in September 2021 when our Engineering team was roughly around 50, with the intention of growing to 100+ engineers, doubling our development capacity.
Our Situation
As a business, Slalom Build hire for a wide range of roles across Development, Cloud, DevOps, Product and Design. Previously, we were hiring using traditional means, such as LinkedIn, but we struggled with candidate engagement and response rates. It could sometimes take up to a couple weeks to get a response from a prospective engineer.
We were looking for a tool that would support our scaling efforts as well as help us combat problems we were facing with our existing hiring process.
Using cord
Quality, active Engineers
cord’s focus on Engineering and Development makes it a unique community to turn to when looking for quality candidates. We’re easily able to view relevant information allowing us to make a quick sourcing decision, such as primary and secondary tech skills, previous experience, salary expectations, remote working preferences and visa requirements.
Due to the fact that Engineers on cord are active and looking to switch roles, the response rate is higher than we’ve encountered on different platforms. Not only can we expect a response when we reach out to an engineer, we also have visibility on other companies and competitors they are speaking to through cord, which helps us move quickly as a business.
Features that fit
As a tool, cord provides innovative filters which tackle challenges we aim to overcome as a company. Not only is the talent pool on cord diverse, we also have the option to only view people from underrepresented backgrounds in tech.
cord’s remote-working and location filters also allow us to target specific engineers that fit our global hiring requirements. We’re able to see whether an engineer is open to remote work, whether they’re open to hybrid roles and what their preferred timezone to operate from is.
After having shortlisted candidates that are a good fit for our roles, our internal hiring managers have access to our cord account and are able to enjoy greater visibility on the people we’ve found, allowing us to make better hiring decisions.
Significant ROI
The return on investment since joining cord has been significant, making it our main sourcing tool for Tech & Product roles. Not only have we made hires on cord, it has reduced our cost-per-hire and time-to-hire. Considering the level of success we’ve experienced, we have recommended cord to our own clients as well as fellow colleagues based in offices around the globe.