DP World, Recruiting with Global Scope

DP World runs a truly global operation, with around 60 terminals spread across 6 continents. In 2008, it rolled out Sniperhire to manage talent acquisition across their worldwide operations.

Challenges

• Managing a geographically-decentralised organisation’s recruitment operations
• Long hiring times
• No centralised repository where applicants can be qualified and stored for future use
• No way of screening out ill-suited candidates
• Poor application process (email address)

Solutions

• Implementation of the Sniperhire recruitment platform
• A targeted corporate career site

Results

• 70% decrease in agency costs
• 60% decrease in time-to-hire
• Better quality of hires as a result of a more thorough process
• Total transparency for hiring managers and candidates
• Improved overall candidate experience