Case Studies
Case Study: Leveraging VIQU IT’s Network To Secure Passive IT Talent For A Birmingham Law Firm
Candidates shortlisted were invited to attend an interview
Weeks time-to-hire for a hard-to-fill role
An international law firm with offices in Birmingham had been searching for an Application Analyst with niche technical and industrial experiences, but were facing several issues in the recruitment process.
The client’s challenge…
The law firm needed to hire a niche Applications Analyst to support their Birmingham team, but had experienced a number of challenges in attracting the right candidate.
The main challenge revolved around securing talent that had the right level of technical and industry experience, whilst being willing to work on a permanent fixed-term contract.
Fixed-term contracts are often harder to recruit for because they are unattractive to permanent tech professionals. They do not offer job security and stability, and have none of the potential financial advantages of a contract role.
Therefore, the firm decided they wanted to secure additional help from a specialist local Birmingham recruitment agency to secure the talent they needed.
The IT Director contacted our team as we had helped them recruit several niche local developers previously.
Our actions…
To support the law firm in finding the right hire, we:
- Leveraged our established Birmingham tech networks and ran a targeted campaign across our specialist database
- Utilised our knowledge of the regional tech landscape to identify application analysts with law sector experience
- Accessed our database to assess suitable passive candidates (individuals not actively looking on job boards or applying for roles)
These actions led us to 4 fantastic candidates, including 1 of whom was not actively searching for a new role, but was a recommendation from one of our other candidates.
This highlights how recruitment agencies like VIQU IT can really add value, through finding great passive talent who aren’t active on job boards, by searching candidate networks and building on referrals.
The outcomes…
Thanks to our deep local insight and extensive specialist networks, we were able to secure an application analyst who would not have been found through a job board search, but who was perfect for the role.
From this new hire and our previous work with this law firm, we cemented our reputation with the client’s hiring team for being able to secure hard-to-fill technical roles in Birmingham and the wider West Midlands area.
"Despite the challenges this role posed..."
Using our local Birmingham networks, we successfully identified excellent passive IT talent and delivered 4 high-quality candidates.