Client Situation

The client is one of the largest Indian conglomerates in existence for more than 100 years, with operations spanning 7 business sectors including: communications, IT, Engineering, materials, services, energy, consumer products and chemicals. The group employs more than 350,000 employees in its 103 group companies, out of which 27 are listed entities.

The Corporate HR team hires around 120 - 130 highly qualified CAs every year from "The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India" as per the needs of its group companies.

• The process was becoming a costly venture to be managed with low efficiency rates
• The process was not able to retain best talent from offer to joining
• On spot offers were not possible, the candidate had to wait in anticipation what his final job role be

PeopleStrong Solution

PeopleStrong through its Recruitment service offering:

• Understood the current process and identified process gaps
• To be processes were mapped out with clear cut responsibilities mapped out, SLA and TATs defined from all company SPOC interaction
• More inclusivity and participation invited from group companies
• Cost overrun related to travel cost of panel members reduced by effective planning and scheduling
• End to end process co-ordination managed by PS team

Challenges and Remediation

• To achieve Day 0 campus slot for interviews
• On spot offers to candidates
• Reduce dropout rates from offer to joining
• All these challenges were resolved by building a strong process platform
• Job Description templates were redefined to get a comprehensive understanding of the requirement to ensure more alignment in candidate selection
• High level of candidate engagement, minimize time duration between campus day and induction process
• The central co-ordination center ensured seamless co-ordination to minimize confusion between multiple centers

Client Benefits

• The client was declared the third largest recruiter in Sept 2008 campus cycle, which was managed in Delhi and Mumbai
• Drop out ratio dropped from 50% to less than 5%, due to strong engagement initiatives
• Constant Day 0 was bagged to ensure best talent pool availability