DNA325

Please describe your company and your position there.

I am a CMO in an outsource company that creates white-label video streaming solutions for telemedicine and corporate communications.

For what projects/services did your company hire DNA325?

We needed software engineers to develop our mobile application and streaming platform.

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

My colleagues have worked with DNA325 before and recommended them to me as a reputable recruiting firm, we did set up a meeting and I discovered that their offer is ideal for me.

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

We were looking for 6 to 8 developers:

• Angular Expert
• Android Engineer
• IOS Engineers
• FrontEnd developers

Thanks to their efficient workflow, the recruiting funnel was filled with candidates within the first week. We are also appreciative of DNA325's help with the technical interviews.

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

We were in close communication with the PM who managed the recruiting team.

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

In two months we were provided with about 30 qualified candidates, of which we hired eight.

How effective was the workflow between your team and theirs?

We followed a simple and efficient workflow - communication was led by the Project Manager, who sent weekly reports, advised us on our recruiting strategy, and was available even after business hours. We had no issues in coordination, reaching milestones and the delivery of the work promised.

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

DNA325 was a reliable partner with an excellent experience. They made suggestions, incorporated our feedback, and adjusted the hiring process directly to our needs. Their level of organization and attention to detail impressed us.

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

No specific issues to mention

Please describe your company and your position there.

SDevs is a global technology company. I am the Founder at SDevs.

For what projects/services did your company hire DNA325?

We hired DNA325 to support our recruiting team in hiring new candidates to our team. We needed a partner in Eastern Europe that would provide us with high-quality candidates to join the team on short notice.

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

After getting familiar with the offer, we decided to hire DNA325. DNA325 as HR partner could make it possible to help us achieve our goals. With the newest e-recruiting methods they offered to support us in finding the top candidates.

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

The goal of the project was to find a candidates with knowledge for the positions of Senior SDET Java Engineer and BA with Java.

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

The team consisted of Project Manager who managed the team of 4 recruiters.

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

Thanks to DNA325, the company managed to fill both positions with verified and suitable candidates. During the process they were in constant touch with us, informing of the progress and new candidates. DNA325`s team communicated in a high level and organized manner.

How effective was the workflow between your team and theirs?

For on an ongoing basis communication and management of the recruiting team on the project, DNA325 allocated a project manager.

The PM was always available 24/7, provided all information about the project, managed the recruitment process, interviewed the candidates, sent recommendations and made an offer to the candidates. Working directly with the project manager avoided contact with many people and helped structure the recruiting process.

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

I would like to note the expertise of the team and the high standards of recruiting that are the foundation of DNA325.

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

The company has areas for growth, but thanks to timely communication, problems can be solved very quickly.

Please describe your company and your position there.

Youwe is an international full-service digital agency that combines technology, data, and creativity to change and improve the way brands communicate with their customers. And I am an HR and an Operations manager that was in charge of all the processes related to cooperation with DNA325.

For what projects/services did your company hire DNA325, and what were your goals?

The project was related to the ecommerce websites, therefore we opened vacancies for additional Magento Developers. It is not the most common technology, and requires an expertise of a technical recruiter to conduct the search. The goal was to fill the spots with some professional but also open and communicative individuals.

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

I was introduced to the services and all additional support that DNA325 was able to provide, plus nicely surprised by their rates and reviews, which added the confidence that they are the right partners for this job.

Describe the scope of work in detail, including the project steps, key deliverables, and technologies used.

Our ultimate goal was to fill the gap in human resources on one of the projects that we lead. DNA325 possesses the DB of candidates for different positions, levels and locations, which already guarantees a high success rate of hire and a team of young and persistent professionals that are a pleasure to work with.

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

The direct communication about the project was held with the Account/ Project Manager and one of the senior recruiters that was deeply involved in the search.

Can you share any measurable outcomes of the project or general feedback about the deliverables?

Due to this collaboration with DNA325, the company has acquired a new and very talented expert in Magento development with great interpersonal skills and desire to become useful. So the positive outcome is the fulfillment of our goal.

Describe their project management style, including communication tools and timeliness.

In order to systematize communication between the project partners, DNA325 presented an Account/Project Manager that was responsible for the delivery of the candidates, discussions during their reviewal and transmission of the general questions from the candidates and recruiters.

Communication was conducted efficiently through Google tools and even more private channels like telegram when necessary. The A/PM was always available for any clarifications and organization needs. Their systematic structure avoids chaos and unnecessary confusion.

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

The urgent calls that we had, made me conscious of how deeply recruiters feel and empathize with their candidates. I could, also, see a high professionalism in DNA325 people management and coordination.

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

There is always a room for improvement, but all together the job was done nicely, and nothing a well-flowing communication cannot fix.

Please describe your company and your position there.

I'm a Business Development Manager at Disqover Agency. We are an Amazon Consulting & Advertising Agency

For what projects/services did your company hire DNA325?

We hired them to help us find a full time Junior Account manager. DNA325 is a great recruiting source and a reliable strategic partner in Eastern Europe. Our growth is large so I rely on them to help me fill opened positions and get the right candidates in our pool. They send me quality resumes, ask for feedback, and recalibrate their search accordingly.

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

We chose DNA325 by recommendation. DNA325 is also my go-to for legal, salaries, benefits, or anything that could be asked by our current or future staff. I appreciate that they’re willing to drop everything and help me out on any given day. They`re both in the US and Eastern Europe, but I mainly use them for Eastern Europe searches, where they have large pool of qualified candidates.

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

DNA325 helped us find talent that specialized in impressive experience in customer service and weighty technical background. They set up recruiting pipelines, and job boards for attracting talents. They run the initial screening and testing of candidates before passing them to our internal interview team. Candidates arrived highly prepared and qualified for an interview with us.

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

We worked with a dedicated Project Manager who managed the team of DNA325’s recruiters. The communication process was organized at a high level, the PM always provided weekly reports on time and was in touch 24/7

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

DNA325`s team provided us with 25 qualitative recommendations. In the end, we decided to hire 3 of them.

How effective was the workflow between your team and theirs?

The flow of information and work between team members was very effective because our company was handled by a dedicated Project Manager from DNA325, who provided all information about the stages of the project, which made it possible to avoid contact with many people at once.

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

What impressed us the most with this vendor was the adjustment of the DNA325 team to our high recruitment standards and internal communication habits. Throughout the recruitment process, the DNA325 team took care of candidate experience and communication between candidates and our company. They upheld high standards both in communication and reporting and provided everything as expected. We recommend DNA325 as a reliable service provider.

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

We've nailed down a process that works and they know us well, which means we are able to move swiftly and efficiently. At the moment there is no such areas.

Please describe your company and your position there.

I'm Director at Integrated Project Portfolio Management SaaS - PPM Express. We're a subsidiary of FluentPro Software Corporation with offices in Seattle (WA, USA) and our own development team in Ukraine.

For what projects/services did your company hire DNA325?

We hired DNA325 to support our recruitment team in hiring new .NET developers. We needed a partner that would provide us with new, innovative ways of attracting a number of skilled candidates and then help us verify them.

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

We were looking for a partner who will be able to provide us with highly skilled devs in Ukraine. At first, we decided to entrust DNA325 with a pilot project. They managed to deliver the project in 100%. After that, we decided to continue our cooperation, and DNA325 remains our recruitment partner till today.

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

At the beginning of our cooperation with DNA325, we discussed both profiles during the online briefing. We agreed on 3 recommendations for each role. DNA325 sourced new candidates and provided us with recommendations based on our requirements. All candidates were well prepared for interviews with us and DNA325 kept them engaged during the whole process.

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

We worked with a dedicated Account Manager who managed the team of DNA325 recruiters. This person was responsible for tracking both processes and ensuring seamless communication.

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

We have cooperated with DNA325 for two months. During this time, DNA325 delivered us five recommendations for the .NET role and five recommendations for PowerApps. We think that our cooperation was successful because of an impressive number of high-quality submissions.

How effective was the workflow between your team and theirs?

Our cooperation with DNA325 was very satisfying. We had weekly calls with our Hiring Managers and Account Manager from DNA325 to ensure efficient exchange of information. The Account manager always provided us with timely updates about both processes. During our cooperation, we always felt their determination and commitment in the entire process.

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

Hiring senior lvl developers that was hard to acquire proved DNA325 expertise and recruitment capabilities.

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

We had to dedicate some time to help them ramp up - it was well worth it in the end.

Please describe your company and your position there.

I am the founder and managing director of Kode Technologies, we build mobile apps for businesses and start ups in the UK

For what projects/services did your company hire DNA325?

Recruiting of technical personell, developers, designers and project managers

What were your goals for this engagement?

Hire good people that would fit our skill requirement and be a good cultural fit

How did you select DNA325?

After speaking to a few different companies I found DNA325 to be the most accomodating to our unique requirements wheras other providers had a more general approach. Throughout the selection process DNA325 was much more attentive to my questions and needs and even had better pricing so it was a no brainer.

Describe the engagement in detail.

They would select candidates that matched our profile, pre-screen them and write up a summary. From there I would select the candidates I want to interview and they would arrange. They took care of all communications with candidates, collecting technical tasks and helped with drafting contracts, NDA's etc when we selected a candidate.

What was the team composition?

I had an account manager that helped with everything day to day and also a legal advisor that helped with drafting contracts, NDA's etc

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

Recruiting inhouse is such a resource and time consuming task and DNA325 made it a very easy process. They were quick to understand what we needed and gave us really good candidates, all employees that htye have brought in I have been nothing but pleased with. I have more roles to hire for and I wont think twise before selecting DNA325 - I am very happy and satisfied with the service they provided

How effective was the workflow between your team and theirs?

Very effective, they align their communications to what suited us so we never had any issues

What did you find most impressive about this vendor?

They were very organzied and kept on track and anything they said you could count on. The pre-screening process they had before referring candidates to us was also really effective and made sure that we were only spending time on considering serious and qualified candidates

Are there any areas for improvement?

To be honest I am very happy with how we worked together and working in the exact same way for the next position sounds perfect to me so no suggested improvements

Please describe your company and your position there.

I'm the CEO of Somplo Ltd. Somplo, is an Israeli based startup company that develop the ultimate Creative Management Platform (CMP), for Rich Media Advertising Campaigns, to Agencies and Brands.

For what projects/services did your company hire DNA325?

We decided to open a marketing and R&D office in Odesa, Ukraine in January 2020, and we needed the professional team from DNA325 to help us to recruit the perfect local team. Also, DNA325 provided us not only recruitment solutions, but also HR management of the staff, agreements, contracts, salaries, vacations, and so on.

What were your goals for this engagement?

Our goal was to find a boutique recruitment firm that would understand our "Somplo DNA" and will be able to recruit a professional talented team, in mixed positions, quickly, and at good affordable salaries cost.

How did you select this vendor?

We met in person the management team in DNA325 and we felt confident that this is the right provider for us. They are professional and communicative.

Describe the engagement in detail.

A full recruitment process was done from identifying the need, describing the position, level of experiences, market salaries, and then sending us a talented CV's to go throw together, and deciding who to interview, later scheduling the interviews, followups, feedbacks, negotiation with the prospective employee and in the end even finalizing the contract agreement as well.

What was the team composition?

We had only needed to be in touch with one focal point in DNA325, the COO of DNA325, and this focal point operated the entire team of professional placement managers in DNA325.

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

We manage to recruit a team of R&D, marketing, and design to our local office in Ukraine, and we still work with DNA325 as a leading vendor for our ongoing recruitment needs.

How effective was the workflow between your team and theirs?

We would say the workflow was very good. There was quick and open communication. Everything was clear and transparent.

What did you find most impressive about this vendor?

Their knowledge of the market and personal service impressed us.

Are there any areas for improvement?

None, nothing in particular that I felt was missing for my company's needs.

Please describe your company and your position there.

iSG2 Technologies (www.isg2tech.com) provides world class software and services to fortune 100 clients in the metals, automotive and energy sectors since 2002

For what projects/services did your company hire DNA325 ?

When our business needed to scale up in size, but also retain talent, we decided to move from the classical outsourcing model and be able to recruit the best employees in the industry

What were your goals for this project?

We wanted to develop a long term partnership with a company that would thoroughly understand our business and also help us gather talent that would meet both our current and future needs so we could focus on our core competencies.

How did you select this vendor?

After conducting several interviews, we analyzed the analyzed, risks, benefits, costs, of self managing our team versus partnering. DNA325 put us at ease with their experience, flexibility, and desire to understand our specific needs in scaling up our business.

Describe the project in detail.

We started working with them in February 2019 and have been growing together since. DNA325 also provides HR consulting services to aid us in navigating the local market, accounting, and legal landscapes.

What was the team composition?

Valeria, COO at DNA325, serves as our account manager and the main point of contact. And we have a dedicated specialist fully immersed in our project. Recruiters and administrative personnel of DNA325 interact with our team directly on a daily basis.

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

We have successfully staffed our team with DNA325 in short order. Additionally, staff training and satisfaction have improved significantly. As a result of this relationship, we are more responsive to the dynamic nature of our customers' needs. DNA325 has helped iSG2 Tech grow more quickly.

How effective was the workflow between your team and theirs?

In a word: seamless.

What did you find most impressive about this company?

We were impressed by their ability to quickly understand the timeline and requirements of iSG2's staffing needs. This allowed us to target staff augmentation quickly. And the quality of candidates gives us confidence to grow even more quickly in the future.

Are there any areas for improvement?

There have been a couple small gaps in non-operational areas. For instance, we could solidify reporting and review of objectives and efficiency more often.

Please describe your company and your position there.

I’m the VP of human resources at Wyzoo, which drives direct marketing and industry marketing decisions by leveraging artificial intelligence and human intelligence.

For what projects/services did your company hire DNA325?

Wyzoo opened an office in Ukraine and we needed help identifying talented individuals to join our team. Our recruitment efforts primarily center on data sciences staffing (data scientists, data engineers, and data analysts). 

What were your goals for this engagement?

We wanted to identify a trusted partner who would intimately understand our business and then be able to identify talent that would meet both our current and future needs. As an early stage startup, it’s imperative that our partner prioritize integrity and accountability. They should also be bold enough to challenge our current thinking and push us to be a better company.

How did you select this vendor?

We interviewed several possible partners. DNA325’s due diligence convinced me that their goals aligned with ours. I presented them to my executive team and had no concerns that they would win approval. I appreciated that they listened attentively as we discussed our needs.

Describe the engagement in detail.

The scope of their services primarily centers on recruitment. As a startup, we’re starting from scratch with our efforts. If we need to open a search, DNA325 first helps us to develop the job description and measurements of success. Valeria (COO, DNA325) offers her insights and assistance at every stage. Once we identify a candidate of choice, they then help us create offer letters and agreements. DNA325 also provides HR consulting services to aid us in navigating the local market HR, accounting, and legal landscapes. 

What was the team composition?

Valeria serves as our account manager and the main point of contact. There is a team of individuals working on our behalf as well.

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

DNA325 is keeping pace with our expectations, which is not easy to do. They maintain a focus on priority roles and deliver candidates that match our desired criteria. They understand the nuances of each role and present candidates for consideration that are on-target with our needs. They’re quick to communicate concerns about the pipeline and generate ideas that could yield greater results. 

How effective was the workflow between your team and theirs?

Communication happens on a regular basis and in a structured, organized manner. Valeria and I have a standing weekly meeting to identify needs, address changing priorities, discuss sourcing strategies, and discuss candidates in-process. This ensures that everything moves forward as it should. When I have concerns or ideas, she quickly communicates these things to her team of recruiters.

We also exchange emails throughout the week and DNA325 is extremely responsive. They make it hard for us to remember that there’s a seven hour time difference between us. They work very hard to respond as quickly as possible to all questions and emails. We can count on their team to work late as needed.

What did you find most impressive about this vendor?

DNA325 truly listens to and understands our needs. They treat our business as if it were their own. Valeria is so insightful, responsive, and results-oriented. It’s an absolute delight to work with this team.

Are there any areas for improvement?

No areas for improvement come to mind.

Introduce your business and what you do there.

I’m the president of an outsourcing and technology consulting company.

What challenge were you trying to address with DNA325?

We needed to build a business development department to expand the company and take it to the next level.

What was the scope of their involvement?

DNA325 educated us on the concept of business development, explaining how it should be structured. Then, they helped us recruit and mentor people and groom them for our goals. They also helped us draft paperwork, develop KPIs [key performance indicators], and different types of contracts. They provided coaching mentorship for our office in the Ukraine. They also helped with sales and provided documentation. Overall, DNA 325 helps keep the department going in the right direction.

How did you come to work with DNA325?

I’ve known Julie [CEO, DNA325] before the project. During a conversation, we realized that they might be able to help us. We considered other organizations for building our business development department, but DNA325 gave us the most valuable advice at no charge.

How much have you invested with DNA325?

It’s a sizeable, ongoing engagement.

What is the status of this engagement?

We started working with them in September 2016 and have been working together since.

Could you share any evidence that would demonstrate the productivity, quality of work, or the impact of the engagement?

We were able to acquire new clients for our company. Right now, we are in the process of hiring 3–4 more people.

How did DNA325 perform from a project management standpoint?

The fact that we keep doing business with them speaks for itself.

What did you find most impressive about DNA325?

They are fully engaged in our project. We see how they try hard helping us and taking us to the next level. That makes DNA325 stand out from the crowd.

Are there any areas DNA325 could improve?

Nothing except I wish them to grow and while doing that maintain the same level of dedication to their clients.