Davidson’s volume recruitment solution helped a client to quickly recruit a large number of staff to implement disaster relief work.

CHALLENGE

When floods hit regional Queensland, our client needed to deliver disaster relief work quickly and effectively. The weather event had impacted thousands of people, leaving them without essential services. This situation required many temporary roles, across multiple locations and specific profiles, and they needed to be filled fast.

The client wanted the local community to know that the situation was under control: help would be with them soon.

It turned to Davidson, a recruitment company experienced in engaging candidates for community recovery projects, and asked us to deliver sufficient high quality, volume hires – fast. Engaging Davidson to attract, qualify, engage and deploy staff was the most effective solution to the emergent nature of crisis. Without these roles, the client wouldn’t be able to effectively manage disaster relief response.

SOLUTION

Recruitment approach delivered large talent pool

The complexity of the client’s volume hiring needs required a structured recruitment management approach tailored to its situation.

We created a centralised point of contact for the client, with the Practice Leader available 24 hours and 7 days a week. This reassured our client that they could contact us at any time with staffing related enquires.

When the client had an urgent staffing request, we could respond with a recruitment solution within an hour and stay on pace to meet the tight hiring window.

Our client needed large numbers of candidates to start immediately. We deployed a dedicated team of recruiters who worked overnight and at weekends to attract and supply a talent pipeline. As a result, we could quickly fulfil the requests for a high volume of contractors.

An assessment centre recruitment process efficiently and cost-effectively managed the different role profiles. By creating a candidate pooling strategy, we were able to meet milestones and save the project significant time. These savings meant we could thoroughly interview candidates before matching their skillset to the role requirements.

Even though the timeframe was short, we complied with all legislative and client requirements. Our ISO-9001 accredited process ensured every contractor met the resourcing requirements, including capturing payroll details and conducting reference checks.

OUTCOMES

Volume hiring solutions fills record number of roles

This volume recruitment assignment supplied a record number of more than 150 temporary contractors across multiple locations and role profiles. Outsourcing recruitment met the demand for short-term staffing and allowed the internal HR team to focus on core business activities.

Our client could confidently implement its disaster recovery work and assist local communities to recover from the floods’ devastating impacts. This successful operational outcome also boosted its reputation as an authority capable of managing emergency situations.