Visto
Visto is a software development company which has opened up wireless email and PIM solutions to all levels of users. The company employs over 120 people across Europe, 80 of which have been hired in the last 12 months.
In 2005, in order to meet its growth targets, Visto had an increased urgency to hire high calibre candidates for Engineering and Professional Services in the UK and for Sales & Marketing across Europe.
The company recognised that to achieve this, specialist recruitment expertise would be needed.
Independent RPO assessed the recruitment processes already in place at Visto before placing an on-site Recruitment Manager to take full responsibility for all aspects of recruitment.
Independent RPO has brought major improvements within the PSL whilst maintaining candidate quality and reducing time to hire.
Successes achieved to date:
- Audit and Improvement
At the end of the first year, 2005, Independent undertook a survey amongst all of Visto’s new employees on the recruitment and selection service they had received and established that induction was an area that needed to be improved. - Centralisation of the recruitment function for Hiring Managers
- Management of all recruitment operation by taking control of the PSL (Preferred Supply List), introducing stringent new requirements for suppliers in both IT and Sales & Marketing. The PSL conforms to a series of new standardised procedures to deliver quality candidates within very short timescales.
Good Communication with the hiring managers and the agencies. Independent sees regular informal communication as key to developing good working relationships - Introduction of an induction programme which is now operated by the HR team together with an external trainer to help all new employees settle in more quickly and understand more about Visto’s global organisation.
- Hiring of over 100 people in UK and EMEA in the last 18 months
- Strict Agency Management – key contact with agencies, strict terms.
