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Retail & Lifestyle (UAE, Qatar, Oman)

Recruitment Reinvention: Turning a Reactive Hiring Function into a Strategic Talent Engine

Company Size
2500+ employees across 45 locations
Timeline
10 months
ROI
290%

Impact at a Glance

Key results from this transformation

54%
Timetohire reduced by (72 days 33 days)
67%
Offer acceptance rate increased from to 91%
33%
Cost per hire reduced by (AED 12K AED 8K)
71%
Manager confidence in recruitment process increased

The Challenge

Retail expansion blocked by inability to hire fast enough - 72-day time-to-hire, 67% offer acceptance rate, and hiring managers losing confidence in HR. High-quality candidates were lost to competitors during lengthy processes.

Our Solution

Rebuilt recruitment function from ground up: implemented ATS, redesigned interview process, trained hiring managers, built talent pipeline strategy, created employer brand campaign, and established recruitment metrics dashboard.

The Impact

Transformed recruitment from bottleneck to competitive advantage, enabling aggressive expansion plans.

Services Provided

Recruitment Process OptimizationATS ImplementationEmployer BrandingHiring Manager Training

Complete Results

Time-to-hire reduced by 54% (72 days → 33 days)

Offer acceptance rate increased from 67% to 91%

Cost per hire reduced by 33% (AED 12K → AED 8K)

Manager confidence in recruitment process increased 71%

Quality of hire score improved from 3.1/5 to 4.5/5

Successfully hired for 28 new store openings on schedule

"Our recruitment team went from being blamed for expansion delays to being celebrated as enablers of growth. Night and day difference."

— Client Testimonial

Source: CS B2B bundle

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