Marc: I was working for a global recruiter beforehand—there were lots of red tape that seemed to slow things down. Matt and I wanted an environment that was agile and focused on delivering outstanding service. I wanted to work with companies that we really believed in as well, rather than being directed by preferred supplier agreements and global contracts. So 9 years ago, we decided to start Talent Hive!
We now have the opportunity to get to be a part of many business journeys, which is extremely rewarding.
Marc: As a child I was a mascot for an FA Cup game in 1991 between Liverpool and Everton. My dads company sponsored the match ball (half time oranges). After the game I got to meet the man of the match in the players lounge. My favourite player was John Barnes (he got MOM). I was catatonic at the prospect of meeting my hero. John Barnes did not come up to the players lounge that day. Instead they sent the mulleted substitute, Barry Venison in place of Barnes. I have never fully recovered from this disappointment. In Venison's defence, his hair smelt marvellous. A mixture of peach and lime. If I close my eyes, I can still smell that mullet...
Marc: I'm a sports tragic. I'd watch weasel wrestling if there was a competitive edge to it. Actually... I think I have watched weasel wrestling). My weekends usually revolve around waking up at some unholy hour of the night to watch football. I'm a Liverpool FC fanatic and every time I go home to the UK, I time the trip to make sure I can make the pilgrimage to Anfield. When I'm not watching football, it's boxing, MMA, cricket, rugby, golf, tennis, F1, whatever is going down! It's infuriating to my fiancé Anna and my children. In fact, I'm generally just an infuriating human. Don't seek clarity from anyone on this, they will attest.
Marc: There are two stand out things that I enjoy most of all. One is getting to know our client organisations, learning about their products and services and really working out what makes them tick. The second thing is mentoring people that join Talent Hive, particularly when it's someone new to recruitment and helping them on the pathway to a new career. They're the things I enjoy most of all!
Marc: We've worked hard to create a culture of collaboration, creativity and candidness. We're always open and honest with each other and that translates to our client and candidate relationships too.
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With the consequences of climate change a now very real threat for companies and organisations, adopting a sustainable approach has become a necessity, not just a nice-to-have. While that’s good news for DETA, which has benefited from an increased market opportunity, it’s thrown up a few challenges to navigate -
namely people resources. With new projects and leads coming in thick and fast, DETA had a decision to make; turn away new clients because they didn’t have the appropriate people onboard to assist, or say yes to every opportunity and find the talent to make it happen.
DETA decided on the latter approach, so needed to scale up their engineering capacity, and do it rapidly. They chose to outsource their talent attraction to an engineering recruitment specialist, and haven’t looked back since.
After doing their due diligence, DETA made the decision to partner with Talent Hive, citing Talent Hive’s reputation for reliability and their history of delivering high-quality candidates’ as two of the key driving factors for their decision.
After consulting with DETA’s General Manager of Operations to scope out roles and define the company’s goals, Talent Hive’s Director of Engineering, Matt Love- Smith got to work tailoring their award-winning Talent Acquisition Programme to attract the most suitable talent for the roles.
Their sourcing strategy included:
By strategically sourcing and engaging only the highest calibre of passive candidates, Talent Hive accelerated time to value and achieved an impressive interview-to-offer ratio, drastically reducing the time DETA’s Hiring Manager was required to attend interviews.
"It's been a pleasure working with Talent Hive on finding technical recruits. Matt's diligence and dedication has made what we thought would be a difficult process, a seamless and stress-free one. Despite a shortage of talent, Matt has consistently secured us a high- calibre of candidates, which has set us up for success."
- Callum Streeter, GM Operations, DETA
We're here to help you thrive, so if you have a project in the pipeline or you're turning down business because you don't have the right people onboard, visit us at talenthive.nz and let us help you achieve your business goals.
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