Hi-Tech Company Recruiting Challenge

In an acutely candidate-short market, the company faced several problems in recruiting for its manufacturing and sales department in Shanghai, China. The USA-based Global Human Resources Director needed a solution to improve the company's processes, maximise candidate reach and clear up a substantial backlog of unfilled positions.

This technology company is an innovator in many areas. Whenever you view a web site, click a mouse, make a cell phone call or turn on a TV, you are using their products. Despite being a world leader in the Hi-Tech area, they struggled with recruitment challenges in the competitive Chinese market.

China Payroll provided an onsite team to streamline the company's recruitment functions and maximise its ability to attract and source specialist employees directly from the local market.

The comprehensive solution included:
- Delivering 30-40 multi-category open job requisitions on a monthly basis through direct to market strategies
- Managing a panel of preferred vendors
- Focusing on increasing awareness of the company's employment proposition and job opportunities through a comprehensive sourcing strategy that includes employee referral programmes, online user group forums and industry journals
- Process Outsourcing with dedicated onsite recruitment team

- Placement of more than 70 hires in six months, significantly reducing the backlog of unfilled positions
- 60% of hires achieved through direct to market recruitment strategies
- Critical senior positions filled in a short time frame
- Substantial improvement in candidate reach and recruitment process efficiency