The client’s challenge

The 5-person organisation didn’t have the capacity or budget for an internal hiring team, but wanted expert assistance in helping them to attract top professionals that would have been otherwise swayed by the big corporate teams that had larger resources.

They wanted assistance from a local energy recruitment agency to build their team, so they looked on Google for the best local energy recruitment agency and found VIQU Energy.

Actions taken by VIQU Energy

Due to the start-ups limited resources and experience in hiring team members, VIQU Energy’s Account Manager was instrumental in liaising with stakeholders directly to build their processes, establish deliverables and understand requirements. As VIQU Energy was local to the start-up, in-person meetings and more personal forms of communication were established to further build the relationship and allow VIQU Energy to quickly become an extension of the start-up’s team.

Following conversations where the VIQU Energy team learned the client’s requirements and how they wanted to rival the large companies in their sector by offering a non-corporate style company culture, the team were able to make suggestions regarding the start-ups EVP, and then could identify fantastic professionals who would suit the organisation well.

After a couple of months and some great new hires, there was a small set back where a team member the VIQU Energy team had introduced left the start-ups employment after only 3 weeks, the team’s Account Manager conducted an in-person exit interview to identify what went wrong. It was apparent there were some issues with the onboarding process, so VIQU Energy fed this information back to the Director with their recommendations on how to adjust the process. The Director then implemented these key changes which improved onboarding, ensuring the same event did not happen again.

The outcomes

VIQU Energy’s assistance in helping to build the organisation’s recruitment processes and ensuring they were efficient and effective was instrumental in helping the organisation grow to a team of over 200. The renewable energy sector has seen rapid growth in the recent years, thanks to increased government funding and great technology advancements, which mirrors how quickly this organisation has also grown.

In the past 7 years, VIQU Energy has placed over 50 employees with the start-up, across all areas of the business, including customer-facing and back office roles. With the average turnaround from requirement to hire being 31 days, VIQU Energy has supported the company as it continues to grow and becomes an important player within the renewable energy landscape.

The long-term relationship has evolved over time, and despite the rapid growth, VIQU Energy team continues to be fully immersed within their company culture. This allows them to easily spot which candidates could thrive at the organisation. These efforts have led to excellent candidates placed in junior roles at the company who have risen through the ranks into leadership.