How HEADHUNTERS HR delivers a strike rate of

over 50% to clients

Industry: Staffing

BFSI, Engineering, Telecom, Retail,

Pharmaceuticals, EPC, IT, Manufacturing1 Industries serviced:

Flexi-staffing, permanent placement, temporary

staffing, executive search, consulting2 Services:

India, Asia, Middle-East3 Geographies:

51-200 employees4 Company size:

HEADHUNTERS

HR was established

in 2003

They started out by hiring

for 1-2 clients in the call

center/BPO space

Fast forward a

decade, they are in

business with

marquee names;

well entrenched

across sectors and

geographies

Here’s how it all began…

The first decade

2003 Servicing the call center industry in 2003, with 1-2 clients

2004 Moved into BFSI & Telecom

2009-10 Diversified into FMCG, Pharma, IT

2014 Headhunting

And identify a scalable platform

A TASK WHICH

NEEDED THEM TO

And acquire new business

Service existing clients

better and faster

AT THIS JUNCTURE, THE BRAND

WANTED TO…

1

2

Grow their

team

capabilities

But this was easier said than done for

two reasons

Quality, unique

profiles in mid-senior

management roles were

hard to find

Managing the talent

hunt in International

markets was

cumbersome;

Using job

boards in each

country was a

big challenge

They were looking for a

one-stop-shop

for all hiring needs,

and turned to

social recruiting

Here are 5 ways in which HEADHUNTERS HR

amplified growth with social recruiting

1 The leadership championed social recruiting

2 Built a team of socially engaged recruiters

3 Trained the recruiters

4 Kept candidates engaged

5 Leveraged data and analytics for smart recruiting

Step 1

The leadership championed social recruiting

Forward looking

founders who

read the way the

market was

moving early-on,

and evangelized

social recruiting

Step 2

Built a team of socially engaged recruiters

Identified socially engaged

recruiters who took up

talent mapping on LinkedIn

Tracked career movement

of key candidates with

LinkedIn Recruiter

In an industry, where

deadlines are short

and sacrosanct,

pipelining helped

reduce

Time to Hire.

The team used advanced filters in LinkedIn Recruiter to find candidates based on the

requirement- both national & international. LinkedIn Recruiter became a one-stop-shop for all

hiring needs.

Identified prospective hires

and pipelined them for

various industries

Step 3

Trained the recruiters

Invested in recruiters by way of regular training with the help of LinkedIn to equip them to

derive the most out of the tool, get guidance on issues, and learn about industry best

practices.

Step 4

Kept candidates engaged

Regular LinkedIn updates with tips, news, free

consulting, and more

Regular LinkedIn updates with tips, news, free

consulting, and more

Step 5

Leveraged data and analytics for smart recruiting

Used data and

analytics like talent

pool reports to find

talent, tracked

progress on social

recruiting with data

like engagement %,

followers, closure

rate and more. Ploughed back learnings to

deliver better.

These 5 practices

enabled

HEADHUNTERS

HR deliver impact

with their clients

“It’s amazing to witness the changes in the talent eco-system,

across industries, since we started out. Social Recruiting with

LinkedIn Talent Solutions has helped us ‘dream big’ and expand

our universe in terms of both talent pools and geographies. We

have been able to service our clients well and grow our share in

important accounts.”

Praveen Mukim

Co-Founder & MD

PROFILE PROFILES SOURCED INTERVIEWS

STRIKE RATE CLOSURE TIME RESULT

Overall business impact with

Reduction in

Time to Hire

100% of

International

related

placements

>10% of total

revenues

“We have been able to drive value for our clients by delivering unique

profiles, in short periods of time. This has helped us grow our

relationships with these accounts, be an integral part of their growth

plans, and increase our revenue multiple times. LinkedIn Talent

Solutions is helping us partner better with our clients.”

Gaurav Khetan

Executive Director

Founded in 2003, LinkedIn connects the world’s

professionals to make them more productive and

successful. With over 400 million members in

more than 200 countries and territories worldwide,

including executives from every Fortune 500

company, LinkedIn is the world’s largest

professional network.

offers a full range of solutions to help organizations in

various stages of growth recruit relevant talent, build

their brand, and grow their business.

If you're curious about social recruiting, join us in

discovering the possibilities.

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