Recruitment Case Study for Freelance Services Marketplace - Ficus Technologies

Recruitment for Freelance Services Marketplace

As a rapidly growing online platform, Fiverr needs to stay ahead of its competitors by continuously innovating and introducing new features and services.
Country
Ukraine
Industry
Online marketplace
Timeline
03.2021 – 05.2022

ABOUT FIVERR

Fiverr – the online marketplace that links independent contractors with customers looking for different services. Several expert services are provided by it, including graphic design, writing, marketing, programming, and others.
The “gig” structure of Fiverr, which allows independent contractors to market their talents and knowledge through customized service offerings, is its standout feature. Customers may peruse these gigs, evaluate the rates, check reviews, and employ the freelancers who best meet their requirements. Fiverr has developed into a go-to site for companies and individuals wanting to easily outsource chores and projects because of its user-friendly design and worldwide network of creative people.

50M
Registered Users
160+
Countries
300+
Services
$1B
In Gig Revenue

THE CHALLENGE

We faced the exciting and challenging task of recruiting specialists to work in Fiverr’s in-house R&D team in the Ukrainian office. The client was very picky about the candidates, their skills, and their abilities. The requirements for the technology stack contained quite broad specifications for candidates. So, we accepted this challenge and started working with them.

PARTNERSHIP GOAL

Recruitment of front-end and back-end developers, from middle specialists to Team leads.

BEFORE
The company faced the problem of filling its vacancies with high-quality specialists.
AFTER
More than 1000 technical interviews were completed, and 28 specialists were selected by the client and started working at Fiverr.

THE SPECIALISTS WE WERE WORKING WITH

From Middle specialists to Team leads

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outsourcing?

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WHY WE ARE A
HIGHLY QUALIFIED
IN IT RECRUITMENT

We are a company with experience in software development and understand the specific skills, qualifications, and expertise required for IT specialist roles. We have a deeper and more professional understanding of the industry and can accurately assess candidates based on their technical capabilities. We can provide our client’s record of thorough technical screenings to assess candidates’ proficiency in programming languages, software frameworks, and other relevant technologies. This ensures that only qualified candidates move forward in the recruitment process and reduces the overall time and effort spent on recruitment, ensuring faster talent acquisition.

HOW THE RECRUITING Process Looks Like

1
Clarifying the Details of Vacancies
  • Discussion and collection of information about the company and open vacancies in it.
2
Analysis of the received information
  • Analysis of the labor market according to client requirements and optimization of offers.
3
Selection of candidates
  • Selection of candidates according to the client’s criteria.
4
Technical interview
  • Coordination and conduct of technical interview with our team.
5
Transfer of candidate to our client
  • Transfer of a potential candidate to a recruiter or HR representative of our client.
6
Accompanying the candidate
  • Accompanying the candidate through all stages of an interview until feedback is received.

Recruitment REsults

We analyzed the labor market for the specialists the client needed. We identified the discrepancies between the needs of job seekers and the client’s requirements and offers and reached a consensus on the final offer that we would present to the specialists during the interview. In the first month, 50-60 candidates were selected and submitted to Fiverr for consideration. Overall, over the entire period of cooperation, more than 1000 candidates were submitted for review. It was an exciting challenge because the client had high requirements for candidates, and they were looking for employees only for the in-house Team without considering outsourcing or outstaffing options. However, thanks to the efforts of our Team, 28 high-quality specialists were hired to join the Fiverr team.

50-60
Candidates In the first month
1000+
Candidates
28
Closed positions
1
Year collaboration
Shlomi Shpirer
Senior Project Manager at Fiverr
“They really understood the qualities that we look for in our positions, both professionally and culturally, and that is definitely so special and admired. All the candidates that were submitted to us were great and had true potential, as opposed to other agencies’ leads.”
Yuliia Borodavko

Yuliia Borodavko

Client Engagement Director

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