cord
Hiring a QA Test Engineer and increasing our response rate to 66%
"cord is a very helpful tool for companies, enabling them to build candidate pipelines, engage with people directly at a very fast pace as well as scale the recruitment process"
66%
Positive response rate from engineers1
QA Test Engineer hiredcord usage
About Socios.com
Socios.com is the world’s first fan voting and rewards app and a fintech product based on blockchain technology. They have partnered with more than 120 of the most recognisable sports and esports brands in the world to provide a blockchain-backed solution to boosting fan engagement. Their partners include - The Los Angeles Lakers, New England Patriots, Paris Saint-Germain, Juventus, FC Barcelona, Atlético de Madrid, UFC, Brooklyn Nets, Galatasaray, Golden State Warriors, Manchester City FC, Davis Cup, and many more.
Our Goal
We are in a scaling-up phase at Socios.com and have big hiring requirements. We really needed to find resources helping us build steady candidate pipelines.
Difficulty engaging candidates
LinkedIn was one of the main tools we used previous to cord, but a lot of the people we came across weren’t necessarily actively looking for work. I found it relatively difficult and time-consuming to find and engage with active candidates.
Highly active engineers, speedy sourcing
As soon I joined cord, I immediately noticed that everyone on the tool is highly responsive. Because people on cord are active and ready to switch roles, I generally get replies within a few minutes of messaging engineers - they are already engaged and quickly provide their availability for a first interview. The sourcing process is significantly faster than any other portal I’ve tried before. cord has helped us build a network of candidates and strong pipelines for any specific role we had.
Flexible hiring
We have a flexible remote working policy and are open to hiring people from anywhere across Europe or within a reasonable distance and time-zone, which you can set using the filters at hand. It’s easy to find people willing to work remotely within a time-frame matching our working hours.
The candidates on cord are diverse in terms of background and location. The variety of candidates and locations on cord is another aspect that I’ve enjoyed.
Targeted sourcing
The filters on cord have provided added value as they’ve enabled us to build custom searches by selecting any specific requirements for our roles, such as engineers’ primary and secondary skills including languages and frameworks, people’s levels of seniority, and the salary range for a particular position.
Despite having specific set requirements for certain roles, I have been able to find a high volume of candidates matching my searches. Intuitive UI, useful integrations
As a tool, cord is a quality product with very intuitive UI/UX. It offers integrations such as Google Calendar and Slack, where you can have people directly book into you calendar and see new candidates joining your streams. The direct messaging tool features various outreach message templates tailored to various roles, which enables you to quickly make contact with candidates and maximise the value of having direct access to active candidates without wasting any time.
Support from the cord team has also been great in helping us maximise the return we are getting from the tool through our usage. I would recommend cord if you have a lot of tech talent to hire.