1. Ruthless Prioritisation
When resources are tight, focus on what matters most, delivering hires.
The team had to view anything else as ‘vanity projects’ in the short term (e.g employer branding efforts) to dedicate all energy to hiring.
There is an opportunity cost to doing this as other projects are important, but knowing when to pause and meet immediate business needs is a useful skill.
2. Celebrate Saving Time
Efficiency isn’t about big, complex systems. It’s about small wins that add up.
The team used automation for interview scheduling, note-taking and ATS workflows.
Start with an audit and track how you spend your time over the course of a week. This allows you to spot areas where time is wasted or could be reallocated to higher value tasks.
Even finding 5 or 10 minutes per task can make a huge difference when hiring at scale.
3. Detailed Kickoff = Efficient Recruiting
When hiring at pace and scale you don't have time to source and screen unqualified candidates.
The more detailed the intake process is, allowing time to ask strategic questions and fully understand the business need for the role, the better.
Time to full alignment between the recruiter and hiring manager is key. The cost of realignment is lots of wasted time.