Case Study: How RS Talent Solutions Streamlined Rostrum's Recruitment and Saved £36,500
How Talent Solutions helped Rostrum
Rostrum is a full service communications agency, offering PR, content and influencer marketing, social media, training and design. Rostrum works with clients ranging from FTSE100 companies, global law firms and Big Four professional services firms, through to high-growth start–ups and established midmarket players.
Rostrum’s clients benefit from a blend of proven and cutting-edge PR techniques that have been designed to meet their specific business and communication objectives.
Whether businesses want to become thought leaders in their market, win more business or develop content that cuts through the noise, the Rostrum team delivers.
The Challenge
Senior staff members having their time eaten up by mountains of recruitment, associated paperwork and recruitment processes. Not enough time spent on the bigger picture, attracting the best talent and selecting the best candidates for growth.
What did Rostrum need?
- Scaled hiring - between 12-18 hires over 12 months.
- To reduce the cost of hiring.
- Improve recruitment quality.
- Free time up of senior team.
The Solution
RS Talent Solutions became an extension of Rostrum. The Talent Solutions team was the first port of call for developing job descriptions, nurturing talent through the recruitment process, training hiring managers on the interview process, identifying outstanding candidates, managing other recruiters and coordinating the recruitment process.
Key Stats:
- 18 hires in 12 months
- 3-4 weeks average turnaround (from job briefing to offer)
- Interview to hire ratio 3:1
- Savings: £36,500 across permanent recruitment
Key Elements Used
Reporting
Find talent through market mapping, building of applicant tracking system and a formal insights report including key data and metrics looking at
time spent on hiring across the business.
Interviews
Reduced time spent of screening CV’s as well decreasing number of irrelevant interviews. Higher concentration of focussing on relevant candidates thereby reducing their interview to ratio from 6:1 down to 3:1.
Brand Promo
Amplified employer brand through social media and direct
approaches via Linkedin on behalf of the senior management team. Extensive outreach to our network and talent partners.
Job Descriptions
Revamped job descriptions to include critical information
needed to attract the best talent.
Results Summary
Maximum roles filled based on their Quota for 12 months.
Reduced the time spent on hiring, freeing up management time by an additional 42 hours over 12 months.
Implemented an applicant tracking system (ATS) to map and nurture prospective talent.
Made cost savings of £36,500.
