Flashing vacancy: filled in 12 days with the first suggested candidate

A large B2B marketplace had two Java developers to find - the sooner the better.

With such a#nbsp;pressing request, the company approached GetIT.

"Well, if#nbsp;it’s urgent, then it’s urgent," said our recruiter Tatiana and closed the vacancy in#nbsp;only 12 days.

And this is#nbsp;during the holiday season.

Here’s how it#nbsp;all went down.

The marketplace needed to#nbsp;find two Java developers on#nbsp;short notice. It#nbsp;would seem to#nbsp;be a#nbsp;common request. But there were certain aspects that greatly challenged our task:

1. The company did not have a#nbsp;full-time DevOps engineer, so#nbsp;the developers had to#nbsp;take part of#nbsp;the engineering tasks on#nbsp;themselves. One of#nbsp;the requirements for candidates was the knowledge of#nbsp;DevOps technologies. This greatly narrowed the funnel as#nbsp;such versatile guys (Java + DevOps) are quite scarce on#nbsp;the market.
2. We#nbsp;were looking for developers with at#nbsp;least three years of#nbsp;experience. But the company could not offer a#nbsp;net salary above 200,000 rubles.
3. They had been searching themselves before contacting GetIT. We#nbsp;entered a#nbsp;market that was already well-developed, as#nbsp;the core part of#nbsp;the team had already been hired over the previous few months.

The advantage was that the company offered relocation to#nbsp;Kazakhstan. This is#nbsp;a#nbsp;pretty strong argument in#nbsp;the reality of#nbsp;2023.

We#nbsp;had to#nbsp;find an#nbsp;experienced "universal soldier" who was ready to#nbsp;immediately take on#nbsp;the company’s tasks under these conditions.

The company realized that they would not be#nbsp;able to#nbsp;close the vacancy in#nbsp;short terms themselves, so#nbsp;they turned to#nbsp;us.

Tatiana, a#nbsp;GetIT recruiter, was in#nbsp;charge. On#nbsp;April 27, she accepted the application and that same day she started the initial search:

• scoured the agency’s candidate database;
• posted a#nbsp;vacancy on#nbsp;social networks;
• posted on#nbsp;job recruitment sites;
• sourced in#nbsp;all possible channels.

The action had to#nbsp;be#nbsp;quick, as#nbsp;the holiday season was ahead: many people would go#nbsp;on#nbsp;vacation and the funnel would narrow even more.

The requirements for candidates were gradually supplemented and on#nbsp;May 4 they were finally approved. By#nbsp;then Tatyana had already made a#nbsp;selection of#nbsp;candidates and written the first letters.

Despite all the difficulties, on#nbsp;May 5 Tatiana managed to#nbsp;conduct the first interview.

The candidate met all the requirements of#nbsp;the vacancy:

• knew Java and DevOps technologies;
• had 4 years of#nbsp;commercial Java development experience;
• was willing to#nbsp;work on#nbsp;the company’s tasks at#nbsp;a#nbsp;net salary of#nbsp;200 000 rubles;
• had finished the previous project and was ready to#nbsp;start a#nbsp;new one;
• lived in#nbsp;Belgorod and the opportunity to#nbsp;relocate to#nbsp;Kazakhstan became a#nbsp;determining factor for him.

It#nbsp;all came together! Tatiana immediately passed the information about the candidate to#nbsp;the client.

The vacancy could have been closed even faster, but due to#nbsp;internal reasons the marketplace managers were able to#nbsp;carry out the first stage of#nbsp;selection only on#nbsp;May 16. And the candidate managed to#nbsp;pass it#nbsp;with flying colours!

The second stage of#nbsp;the selection could not be#nbsp;skipped and in#nbsp;order not to#nbsp;waste time it#nbsp;was appointed for the next day.

He#nbsp;successfully passed the second stage of#nbsp;selection which was held on#nbsp;May 17. There was no#nbsp;hesitation#nbsp;— they immediately made an#nbsp;offer. The candidate confidently accepted it#nbsp;and got to#nbsp;work on#nbsp;the same day (May 17).

A#nbsp;difficult position was filled in#nbsp;12 days

This example is#nbsp;about how important it#nbsp;is#nbsp;to turn to#nbsp;professionals in#nbsp;a#nbsp;timely manner.

The company was independently searching through the same sources, but the recruiter’s experience and quick response time were crucial.

If#nbsp;you have a#nbsp;challenging vacancy, tight deadlines, are looking for a#nbsp;rare specialist and need guarantees#nbsp;— fill in#nbsp;an#nbsp;application form and we#nbsp;will provide you with the first CVs in#nbsp;as#nbsp;little as#nbsp;24 hours.