Gamesys Revamps its Candidate Experience Around the World with Jobvite Hire

For international online gaming company Gamesys, a hiring system organized by Post-It notes and reliant on by-hand sourcing wasn’t supporting the company’s rapid expansion. With over 1,000 employees in more than seven offices worldwide, the last three years at Gamesys have consisted of growth in both profit and company size. Naturally, securing the right kind of hires for a company with such a diverse offering is paramount to long-term success. However, with up to 200 roles open at a given time, and a 48 percent growth rate over the previous year, the recruiting department at Gamesys couldn’t keep pace. Soon after joining Gamesys, recruitment manager Alex Shepherd knew the company needed a change, so he began exploring possible recruiting platforms that could do the job. His search criteria? Shepherd needed to streamline agency usage and reduce cost, as Gamesys relied on outside agencies for over 50 percent of hires. Also important to Shepherd and his team was an improvement in managing the candidate experience, which they consider a key aspect of their recruiting strategy.

The Gamesys Group was founded in 2001 with the aim of building one of the world’s most successful online entertainment businesses. 13 years on, they are over 900 people strong and still growing. Gamesys operates and develops software for several of the UK, US, and Europe’s leading online gaming sites and mobile/table apps, with new products and games being released regularly. They own the UK’s most popular gaming brand Jackpotjoy and the number one Spanish Bingo Brand Botemania. Gamesys has over 1,000 employees in more than seven offices worldwide, and the last three years have seen growth in both profit and company size.