Exceeding targets and taking global leaps at Zaptec

The Solution

To ensure that scalability and quality were at the forefront of delivery, the Amby team first set up a foundational recruitment process according to the Amby Method, which gave Zaptec a sound end-to-end recruitment process that they could depend on to deliver quality candidates time and time again.

Zaptec also made the strategic decision to expand its search strategy outside the Stavanger area. Amby consultants conducted market research, created search strategies, and took on initiatives that positioned Zaptec as a preferred employer in new markets across Europe - specifically in Denmark, Benelux, Germany, Switzerland and Sweden. This expansion decision fueled the team’s ability to build out hubs across these markets, as well as relocate top talent to its Stavanger headquarters.

In conjunction with expanded search and sound processes, Zaptec onboarded four additional Amby consultants - bringing the Amby recruitment team to a total of seven. This gave Zaptec the renewed bandwidth it needed to keep pace with its hiring roadmap and expand beyond its operations across Europe. Through close collaboration with Zaptec’s HR team, these Amby consultants were also able to take on various People Operations projects in an effort to empower processes and strategies for the future. This includes initiatives such as onboarding workshops, unique search strategies for junior profiles, handover workflows from recruitment to HR, recruitment playbooks and template libraries, and employer branding activities.

The Results

In just 5 months, the Amby delivery team exceeded hiring targets by 57%, and filled 22 roles across sales, operations, tech, and product. To reach these targets, the team averaged an impressive time-to-hire of 47 days, which resulted in cost-savings of $182,000 and provided invaluable recruitment processes and tools compared to the traditional agency model. Granular data tracking made it possible monitor and continuously optimize the recruitment process based on key indicators such as time-to-hire, cost-per-hire, and candidate satisfaction. 

The team’s search expansion and globalization efforts also paid off in terms of diversity - 52% of Amby’s hires were non-Norwegian and 27% were female. With hires from 12 different nationalities, these statistics demonstrate how Zaptec has gone from a predominantly Norwegian organization, to a global player focused on diversifying its talent pool. Moving forward, Zaptec will continue to build out hubs across Norway and Europe by utilizing its relocation packages and messaging strategies that position the company as a preferred employer within its target candidate audience. Head over to Zaptec's career page to view their open roles and learn more about life as a Zapien!