Bluehill.dev

Introduce your business and what you do there.

GDX is an IT holding company based in Mexico. We provide solutions all the way from administration to financial, legal, and everything regarding business solutions.

We’re an ecosystem creator for businesses. I’m a senior recruiter in the company, which makes me responsible for all group talent acquisitions.

What challenge were you trying to address with Bluehill.dev?

2020 was challenging for us.

A lot of industries became uncertain about what was going on after the pandemic. Bluehill.dev offered recruitment services for us.

What was the scope of their involvement?

Bluehill.dev handed us candidate profiles. We’re a technology company, and the 15–16 people we hired through them were mainly AngularJS and Ruby on Rails developers.

For each candidate, we gave them technical requirements and price ranges. They took it from them. We looked at CVs, selected candidates for technical exams, and then scheduled interviews with our hiring managers.

What is the team composition?

I was in contact with Marlen (IT Recruiter) and Alejandro (Director of Operations). Marlen was in charge of finding candidates and sending me profiles.

How did you come to work with Bluehill.dev?

When I came onboard, they were already working with the company. I believe their negotiation process took place in 2019.

How much have you invested with them?

The cost of their work was $25,000–$50,000.

What is the status of this engagement?

I worked with their team from January–November 2020.

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

We hired most of the candidates they provided. We were working with three other companies, and Bluehill.dev was the most effective.

90% of the candidates they gave us were very good. Two of the developers we hired through them left after a few weeks, but we weren’t charged for them. Most of the candidates they gave us were very aligned with the positions. Most of them were mid-level and senior developers. In particular, one had an outstanding performance, and we promoted him to technical lead six months after we hired him.

What did you find most impressive about them?

Bluehill.dev doesn’t just provide candidates; they know how to speak to us and get things launched. I’d worked for almost 10 years as a headhunter and HR consultant before working at this company. That helps a lot during the hiring process.

Marlen was friendly and open, and we ended up being good friends.

Are there any areas they could improve?

We’re picky with our candidates, and we’re not easy to work with. Despite this, Bluehill.dev was flexible with all the changes we made. We changed the process 2–3 times during the pandemic, but they were open to help us.

Do you have any advice for potential customers?

They’re a Mexican company. We communicated with them in Spanish, so I don’t know how good they would be in a bilingual engagement. However, our technical exams were in English.

Please describe your company and your position there.

Head of Human Resources

For what projects/services did your company hire Bluehill.dev?

Recruitment

What were your goals for this engagement?

to cover one vacancy

How did you select Bluehill.dev?

They called me and I bought the service

Describe the engagement in detail.

The service was ok, they respond in good time.

What was the team composition?

1 Account Manager 1 Recruiter

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

All was ok

How effective was the workflow between your team and theirs?

Good

What did you find most impressive about this vendor?

They gave me an ideal candidate

Are there any areas for improvement?

No