StaffingPartner

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and your position there.

I’m Andriy Zhuk, a VP of Engineering at Inventify. Inventify is a Swiss software company with a development office in Lviv, Ukraine. We build a next-generation no-code platform with enterprise-grade architecture and highly scalable infrastructure.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

For what projects/services did your company hire StaffingPartner?

We were looking for .NET developers in the highly competitive environment in Lviv and the StaffingPartner team offered their recruitment services.

SOLUTION

How did you select this firm and what were the deciding factors?

Their sales representatives contacted us by email and offered recruitment services. We scheduled a call to discuss our hiring needs and started working with them. The main deciding factor was their recruitment expertise in this location.

Describe the project in detail and walk through their service package.

The recruiters studied our needs in detail and took a responsible approach to select candidates. The StaffingPartner's team showed us 11 candidates that fit our requirements, and we hired 3 of them. We noticed that all candidates presented were an excellent fit for the vacancies.

How many resources from the vendor's team worked with you, and what were their positions?

Three recruiters have been working on our vacancies for three months.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

Can you share any outcomes from the engagement that demonstrate progress or success?

We hired one senior and two middle .NET developers in cooperation with StaffingPartner.

How effective was the workflow between your team and theirs?

The workflow was good. They collected all the necessary information about our requirements and kept us posted on the recruitment process.

What did you find most impressive or unique about this company?

Recruiters at StaffingPartner have good tech knowledge, which is vital for successful recruitment in IT. They are local experts and know much about the IT labor market, rates, tendencies, etc. We noticed that the team works fast and efficiently, paying tremendous attention to clients’ requirements.

Are there any areas for improvement or something they could have done differently?

None.

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and your position there.

I am a System Architect in a relatively young UK-based digital medical company C the Signs which I joined almost from the very beginning and work here for more than the last 4 years. We develop a decision support system for clinicians for the early diagnosis of all varieties of cancer.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

For what projects/services did your company hire StaffingPartner?

We got funding and started growing our R&D team with a clear understanding of what kind of people we are welcoming into our company and how many of them we need.

SOLUTION

How did you select this firm and what were the deciding factors?

We’ve read reviews on Clutch. We saw the top quality of StaffingPartner was their hiring speed and quality of candidates.

Describe the project in detail and walk through their service package.

We aimed to find 15 people in total (basically double our tech team): 4 FE React, 4 BE Java, 6 AQA, and a .NET engineer. We expected all of the specialists to have a senior or strong middle level. In two days, we got the first candidate and started our tech screening interviews with the assessment.

How many resources from the vendor's team worked with you, and what were their positions?

As far as I know, there was a team of 6 recruiters working on our vacancies actively but in the Slack channel, I created for screening the candidates and there were definitely more recruiters joined. Also, each week I had a meeting with the project manager to discuss all the questions, feedback and updates.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

Can you share any outcomes from the engagement that demonstrate progress or success?

StaffingPartner recruiters were really successful in finding all the candidates we were looking for in a short period of time. Even despite the fact that our interview process filtered nearly 90% of sourced candidates, the recruiters continued diligently to source the candidates further. And that enabled us to find really the best people.

How effective was the workflow between your team and theirs?

Their recruiters were very quick and flexible in finding candidates. We got the first candidates in just 2 days.

What did you find most impressive or unique about this company?

We were impressed with their speed of work and clear communication. Feeling of the constant meeting of our needs according to changing priorities.

Are there any areas for improvement or something they could have done differently?

All good. Just makes sure to keep communication looped when screening sourced candidates, preferably via more interactive tools like Slack or other corporate messaging, not email. In the end, it is always a matter of taste.

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and your position there.

I’m the Recruitment Lead at Scelex. Our company works with clients in the US to help them with software development and design projects.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

For what projects/services did your company hire StaffingPartner?

We needed to quickly find a DevOps Engineer to join a project for a client from the United States. The candidate had a lot of requirements for technical skills, which made it difficult to close the vacancy.

SOLUTION

How did you select this firm and what were the deciding factors?

A head of recruitment in one of the biggest international IT companies recommended StaffingPartner as a reliable recruiting agency that has been helping them to hire software engineers for years now. That’s why we decided to try working with them as well, and it was definitely the right decision.

Describe the project in detail and walk through their service package.

In December, we сooperated with StaffingPartner to close a Senior DevOps vacancy urgently. We were pleasantly surprised that literally 2 days later we received detailed information about the first interested candidate and invited him for an interview. In total, we met 4 skilled candidates, and one of them was the perfect match for our company (in just 2 weeks). He’s already accepted the job offer from us and will start with us soon.

How many resources from the vendor's team worked with you, and what were their positions?

At first we worked with Julia, the Recruitment Team Lead at StaffingPartner. She gathered all the necessary information from us and helped to sign the contract. After that, we were in direct contact with Anna. Both of them were very easy to work with.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

Can you share any outcomes from the engagement that demonstrate progress or success?

Senior DevOps is one of the most complicated vacancies to fill nowadays, so being able to hire one within just 2 weeks feels like a miracle to us. It helped our company to maintain a good reputation for the US client.

How effective was the workflow between your team and theirs?

The workflow was very effective, nothing to complain about.

What did you find most impressive or unique about this company?

We would like to evaluate the speed (which we needed so much) and the professionalism of the recruiters who worked with our vacancy. The pleasant experience of working with StaffingPartner has shown us that they can be trusted and, of course, we will be happy to work with them again.

Are there any areas for improvement or something they could have done differently?

No, everything was super-professional.

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and your position there.

I am a recruiter, our company provides services in the field of innovative technologies and development of cloud solutions

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

For what projects/services did your company hire StaffingPartner?

StaffingPartner has allowed us to close many vacancies, ranging from Middle level and above, to various projects.

SOLUTION

How did you select this agency and what were the deciding factors?

They were recommended to us by the partners of our cowsheds. Among the main factors was their excellent reputation and speed in closing difficult positions

Describe the project in detail and walk through the stages of the project.

They closed for us: React, Node.js, React Native, Java and full stack developers, Devops, as well as Delivery and project managers for various projects: media, fintech, medicine.

Describe the recruitment process in detail.

We start by clarifying the basic requirements for the vacancy and the project, clarifying the main issues. StaffingPartner also conducts a preliminary interview with the candidate to determine his / her goals and expectations, as well as to test his / her knowledge of English.

They are always in touch and supported at all stages of the interview. Creation a separate chat with each candidate to communicate. Assisting in the decision of the candidate to persuade him to our side

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

Can you share any outcomes from the engagement that demonstrate progress or success?

With their support, we closed difficult vacancies: Senior / Lead Developers, Delivery Manager in a very short time. They also help us a lot when the candidate hesitates to accept the offer, and always lean him to our side.

How effective was the workflow between your team and theirs?

They are in touch with us 24/7. We also have meetings with them on skype / google meet.

What did you find most impressive or unique about this company?

They are always ready to help not only in recruiting. They also collected for us analytics for the IT market, salary data. They hired external technical interviewers when we didn't have our own and did so very quickly.

Are there any areas for improvement or something they could have done differently?

We really like communication and processes with them. We have never had any comments on their work.

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and your position there.

I’m Anna Ponomarenko, and I’m the Recruitment Lead at Wargaming. Our company is an award-winning game developer and publisher.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

For what projects/services did your company hire StaffingPartner?

We needed to staff our team with more developers.

SOLUTION

How did you select this firm and what were the deciding factors?

We came across The Manifest list of top IT recruiting companies and saw StaffingPartner among the first ones with a 5-star rating. We have read some of the reviews, visited their website, and decided to try their services.

Describe the project in detail and walk through their service package.

We were looking for two C++ developers to add to our team.

How many resources from the vendor's team worked with you, and what were their positions?

Recruiters from StaffingPartner actually did all the job. They had it all handled, and we didn’t have to intervene with the process.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

Can you share any outcomes from the engagement that demonstrate progress or success?

They found great developers super fast. We would have spent way more time on that.

How effective was the workflow between your team and theirs?

We liked it so much! The workflow was very smooth, they are true professionals.

What did you find most impressive or unique about this company?

They managed to close hard to fill roles very fast.

Are there any areas for improvement or something they could have done differently?

Everything was perfect.

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and your position there.

I'm the Talent Acquisition Team Leader for a leading mobile gaming company and monetization platform with over 35 million monthly active users.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

For what projects/services did your company hire StaffingPartner?

We needed help with faster and more efficient staffing for our company.

SOLUTION

How did you select this firm and what were the deciding factors?

StaffingPartner is the top recruitment company in Ukraine and it was recommended to us by many HR managers from other companies, so we decided to try working with them too.

Describe the project in detail and walk through their service package.

We needed developers for different departments - QA Dep, Data, Core R&D/games (Slotomania, House of Fun). StaffingPartner has already hired 14 Senior and Middle specialists for us, and now there are about 20 more vacancies in progress.

How many resources from the vendor's team worked with you, and what were their positions?

Not sure how many recruiters worked on vacancies for our companies, because we only communicated with their Recruitment lead. It was very convenient as we didn’t need to micro-manage the workflow.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

Can you share any outcomes from the engagement that demonstrate progress or success?

They hired top-notch developers for us very fast. The average time of closing a vacancy was about 3-4 weeks, and we got the first candidates within 3 days. So the results are pretty impressive for us.

How effective was the workflow between your team and theirs?

The workflow was just outstanding. We simply provided the requirements and then received the relevant candidates in a few days.

What did you find most impressive or unique about this company?

Their company has an enormous talent pool and the ability to find rare tech employees. They also have thorough processes that are very convenient. The recruiting process at StaffingPartner is fast, easy, and well-organized.

Are there any areas for improvement or something they could have done differently?

No. 

BACKGROUND

Introduce your business and what you do there.

I’m the CEO at Altigee, an outsourcing firm. We provide our clients with access to remote engineers in Ukraine.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

What challenge were you trying to address with StaffingPartner?

We needed recruitment services for our company.

SOLUTION

What was the scope of their involvement?

StaffingPartner provides recruitment services for us; we engage them when we don’t have enough resources at our departments and need extra hands. They look for people for us, do the pre-screening part, apply our filters to their recruitment techniques, and pass only relevant candidates.

We give them job descriptions with the details of what skills we’re looking for. On top of the recruitment, sometimes we don’t have enough resources to do the technical interviews. For example, if we’re looking for an iOS engineer and don’t have an experienced iOS engineer who can interview from our side, we will ask StaffingPartner to do this for us.

What is the team composition?

I have one main point of contact, but about six people are working with us.

How did you come to work with StaffingPartner?

They were referred to us by someone who already worked with them.

How much have you invested with them?

We've spent $80,000 with them so far.

What is the status of this engagement?

We started working together in December 2019, and the engagement is ongoing.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

What evidence can you share that demonstrates the impact of the engagement?

We’re delighted with 99% of the people they recruited for us. We only had to have one replacement in two years. If the person we hire doesn’t pass the probation period, we terminate the person, and StaffingPartner does a free recruitment service to replace this person — that’s helpful, and they do a good job.

How did StaffingPartner perform from a project management standpoint?

They always stick to the budget and provide candidates quickly — I’m delighted. In terms of communication, we use Slack.

What did you find most impressive about them?

They’re very reliable whenever we need help and always available for us.

Are there any areas they could improve?

Even though their costs are very competitive in the market, it’d be awesome if they lowered their rates. T

Do you have any advice for potential customers?

They’re doing an excellent job on the communication engagement part — I suggest stopping looking because they’re a perfect partner.

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and your position there.

UKEESS Software House, Ukrainian IT software development company, specializing in big cloud enterprise projects. I'm representing UKEESS as HR Generalist.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

For what projects/services did your company hire StaffingPartner?

Collaboration regarding staff augmentation. The goal was to find a Senior Developer for one of our projects.

SOLUTION

How did you select this agency and what were the deciding factors?

We got acquainted with the company thanks to the referral. So our final choice was based on a comparison with other companies and their services, also took into account the feedback of people who previously worked with a Staffing Partner.

Describe the project in detail and walk through the stages of the project.

They provided to one of our teams the Senior Developer. During our cooperation, StaffingPartner was responsible, showed their high level of competency, and gained fast results in terms of candidates' availability. SP was efficient with the search and providing more people if needed.

Describe the recruitment process in detail.

First, we discussed our project and our expectation from the future teammates. After few days we've got from the Staffing Partner a shortlist with candidates with screenings (check of hard skills, English level, soft skills, salary expectations).

We planned with them an introduction interview and after the interview's results planed the final technical interview to evaluate their skills. If in one of our stages we saw that candidate is not suitable enough for the position, SP provided new candidates to us.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

Can you share any outcomes from the engagement that demonstrate progress or success?

With their support, our team acquired one highly skilled Senior React Native developer.

How effective was the workflow between your team and theirs?

Our workflow communication was very effective and easy. Everything was at a high level. :)

What did you find most impressive or unique about this company?

Staffing Partner heard our needs and brought to us the best result.

Are there any areas for improvement or something they could have done differently?

None.

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and your position there.

Head of Capacity and TA Office at ELEKS ELEKS is a global IT outsourcing company

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

For what projects/services did your company hire StaffingPartner?

We cooperated on the search of different IR specialists

SOLUTION

How did you select this firm and what were the deciding factors?

Speed of staffing - comparing to other companies and service Staffing Partner showed very good results in terms of speed and availability of high-quality talents

Describe the project in detail and walk through their service package.

We have worked on couple of positions including Java direction. We have set up comfortable cooperation and gained fast results in terms of candidatates availability. Staffing partner was efficient with the search and always available in terms of giving feedbacks on candidates and providing more people if needed

How many resources from the vendor's team worked with you, and what were their positions?

We have worked with 5+ sourcing specialists. Also Account Manager was involved to help us with any questions that appear

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

Can you share any outcomes from the engagement that demonstrate progress or success?

We have hired few people including Java developer. New specailists succesfully joined the company and are working

How effective was the workflow between your team and theirs?

I consider forkflow to be very effective, everything was fast, cooperation was comfortable and productive. We felt that our needs were met and the company really heard us out.

What did you find most impressive or unique about this company?

The yare not asking too many qyations but deliver great results. Before SP we have faces few other agencies and all of them were taking much time with no great results. Here we had the opposite situation. Also, they are alsways available and ready to help. Creative approach to any difficult situations

Are there any areas for improvement or something they could have done differently?

Grow larger and hire more people to cover more of our needs :)

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and your position there.

N-iX is a Ukrainian provider of software development outsourcing services with delivery centers in Ukraine, Poland, Bulgaria, and Belarus, and over 1500 expert software developers. I am representing N-iX company as Talent Acquisition Program Specialist

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

For what projects/services did your company hire StaffingPartner?

StaffingPartner provides us with services related to the search and selection of subcontractors for software development services

SOLUTION

How did you select this firm and what were the deciding factors?

We considered HR consulting firms based on:

1. Good expertise in such technologies as .NET, Java, Front-End, etc.
2. Relevant price policy
3. Level of communication
4. Company size and general experience in the recruitment market
5. Some important terms of conditions that had to be followed up.

StaffingPartner met the conditions described above, that's why we decided to cooperate

Describe the project in detail and walk through their service package.

For the whole period of cooperation, StaffingPartner helped us with about 30+ positions. Different projects (in the fields of mobile connection, smart telematics solutions, global electronics repair, etc) and different technologies (Java, .NET, Front-End, AQA, Data, IOS, Android) Main services: search and selection of candidates according to our business requirements, screenings (check of hard skills, English level, soft skills, salary expectations)

How many resources from the vendor's team worked with you, and what were their positions?

We have an account manager who works directly with us and 10+ responsible recruiters assigned for different vacancy positions

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

Can you share any outcomes from the engagement that demonstrate progress or success?

We started cooperating with StaffingPartner in December 2020 and continue our partnership now. I would like to emphasize on such key points:

1. High rate of closed positions, for example, thanks to StaffingPartner 6 professional developers joined our company in June.
2. Willingness to work in difficult positions and provide good recruitment expertise
3. Level of communication of account manager

How effective was the workflow between your team and theirs?

We communicate with StaffingPartner every day by email and via Skype

What did you find most impressive or unique about this company?

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Are there any areas for improvement or something they could have done differently?

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