Refreshed talent recruitment process boosts UAE organization’s hiring success

Challenges

A change of CEO at an Abu Dhabi-based conglomerate led to the departure of numerous middle management and technical staff, leaving the new office holder to build what was an almost completely new team as quickly as possible. This meant making over 20 critical hires in a highly competitive marketplace in a very narrow timeframe. But because so many senior members of the HR function had left, there was little internal support available.

Solutions

Cielo responded by providing a dedicated team of talent recruitment experts. Because of the pressure to deliver results rapidly, the team designed and implemented a multi-channel hiring model that embraced a range of talent attraction tools. They built comprehensive job specifications and candidate assessment criteria for both senior and mid-level roles, defined the employer brand message, personally conducted all first interviews with candidates, and managed the offer process.

“Cielo provided a bespoke managed service which allowed us to identify and attract the best talent in the market within tight timeframes and at minimal cost. Cielo was brought on-site as an integral part of our organization and assisted in building a complete recruitment department from scratch. An SLA was developed, KPIs set out and all of the roles were filled with qualified candidates within the timeframes set out and the project was managed by the Cielo team with precision. I would recommend Cielo where quality, time and cost are essential criteria for consideration,” said the Abu Dhabi-based CEO

Results

All 24 vacancies were filled within three months, allowing the new CEO to solidify his team ahead of schedule. Not only was the assignment completed on a very tight deadline, but Cielo also helped the company save 1 million AED in projected recruitment costs.