COST SAVING SOLUTIONS – EXPLORE

Our client, a leading stainless-steel manufacturer, needed to appoint three Process Engineers: one junior, one mid-level, and one senior. Candidates were required to hold a BSc/BEng in Metallurgy, Chemical, or Mechanical Engineering, with 1–5 years’ experience in a similar environment. Skills for these roles were scarce, and previous contingent recruitment attempts had been unsuccessful. They needed a proactive search to identify candidates from similar companies open to a career move, but their budget could not accommodate the typical 25% search fee charged for a retained search assignment.

Our fixed cost search solution EXPLORE was the best way to fill these roles quickly and cost-effectively. EXPLORE delivers exceptional value, as it is not priced on the annual Total Cost to Company. The focus is to identify candidates working at direct competitors or in similar environments. Candidates are identified based on their qualifications and sector experience and are proactively approached and “Nticed” to consider a career move. An experienced technical recruiter led the campaign, targeting passive candidates, screening and assessing them. A shortlist of suitably qualified candidates was then shared with the HR team for interview.

The technical recruiter presented five qualified candidates to the HR team, resulting in the successful appointment of three Process Engineers. By choosing the EXPLORE solution instead of a traditional search, which would have been charged at 25% per hire, the client saved R407,692. This represents pure savings, as our EXPLORE fee has already been deducted from this calculation.