BJSS is a leading global technology and engineering consultancy with 30 years’ experience of enterprise-scale software delivery. The company works with some of the world’s largest organisations, solving their most complex challenges and delivering solutions that millions of people use every day.
We spoke with Charlie Mortimer, Talent Acquisition Partner at BJSS, to learn how partnering with Reed.co.uk has helped the company source the best candidates to accelerate its growth during – and beyond – the COVID-19 pandemic.
Thriving during the pandemic
BJSS was determined not to allow the pandemic to restrict its growth ambitions and therefore was able to create countless opportunities for talented technologists in the UK locations it operates in. To support its in-house talent acquisition team, the company partnered with Reed.co.uk to help find the software developers, testers, analysts, delivery managers and other roles it needed to meet the growing demand for its services.
Time-to-hire through Reed.co.uk ‘ranks at the top’
Since January 2021, the quality and relevance of technology candidates that Reed.co.uk has introduced to BJSS has saved considerable time in the hiring process. When speaking about all the options BJSS has tried for filling engineering roles in particular, Charlie told us that Reed.co.uk ‘ranks at the top’: time-to-hire using Reed.co.uk is reduced by up to 26% compared to other jobs sites he has used in 2021.
And the benefits haven’t stopped there. According to Charlie, using Reed.co.uk has helped BJSS to make “significant cost savings” in its hiring efforts. Receiving only relevant applications for every role advertised on Reed.co.uk has reduced dependency on recruitment agencies and time required from BJSS’ in-house talent acquisition team.
‘A constant influx of candidates’
What impresses Charlie the most is not just the level of relevancy in the candidates applying to BJSS’ roles, but also the volume in which they come. In his own words, Charlie found there “to be a steady stream of candidates” for BJSS’ roles, making it “no problem when advertising vacancies”.
Final words from Charlie
“We have a great partnership with Reed.co.uk. From an employee value proposition (EVP) point of view, we are able to get much more visibility of our brand and company due to the size of Reed.co.uk and the amount of people signed up and using the platform.”
