Sambatek, a midwestern engineering firm with an array of clients across many industries, has no shortage of exciting, big-ticket projects to work on. But to continue to provide the best service, they need the best talent, and they needed a system that would streamline and organize their process, while also fulfilling the unique municipal requirements and compliance regulations of the local government.

But with so many opportunities for civil engineers in their home base of the Twin Cities, competition for top talent is fierce, especially in an industry that’s still recovering from the lack of building and infrastructure improvement during the Great Recession. Sambatek was looking for a leg up.

The Problem

Sambatek believes in developing great engineers into long term contributors and leaders. Their previous process brought in good candidates, but they relied on email — or even sometimes still paper — to share information with hiring managers. Organizing new hire paperwork was a compliance nightmare, and the tools they used were what dictated Sambatek’s workflow — instead of enabling them to create a process that works for them.

"In our old process, we would have to pull out applications manually and download those and send them to our hiring managers, or drop them off on their desk. In terms of tracking things, it was spreadsheets and a paper onboarding process. So, very archaic prior to coming to ClearCompany."
—Kelsey Long, HR Generalist, Sambatek

The Solution
Working with ClearCompany, Sambatek was able to build their ideal Talent Acquisition process from the ground up. ClearCompany’s ability to automate postings to numerous job boards allowed Sambatek to find more qualified applicants than ever, and customized applications allowed them to send the best candidates to the top of the pile right away.

Intuitive interview tools integrated with Sambatek’s corporate calendar made for simpler scheduling of interviews, and holding those interviews became easier, too. Paperless online onboarding tools organized all new hire records in easy online files, accessible at any time.

These tools combined to form an efficient, streamlined process that worked better for HR and also allowed hiring managers to take a more active role in finding and hiring the next generation of top civil engineers.
 
The Results
With HR and hiring managers on the same page, Sambatek knows they're finding and hiring the best talent, more often. They no longer have to worry about compliance with their new organization system new hires, and their updated onboarding process means new employees spend less time completing paperwork, and more time learning about and contributing to Sambatek. ClearCompany saves the HR team at Sambatek money, time, and a whole lot of hassle.

This article was originally published on the ClearCompany blog by Jason Burke.