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	GREE International Inc. and Jobvite Play the Recruiting Game To Win

GREE International Inc. and Jobvite Play the Recruiting Game To Win

Technology Category	Platform as a Service (PaaS) - Connectivity Platforms
Applicable Industries	Professional Service Software
Applicable Functions	Business Operation Human Resources
Services	Software Design & Engineering Services System Integration
Challenge	GREE International Inc. faced the challenge of rapid growth and needed to fill its talent pipeline with high-quality candidates quickly and efficiently. The company had a manual candidate tracking process and lacked tools for leveraging social recruiting and managing employee job referrals. In early 2012, the Recruiting Team was tasked with hiring 150 people to double the organization's size within six months. Read More
About Customer	GREE International Inc. is a global leader in free-to-play social mobile gaming, known for taking games mobile and making them social. The company is a subsidiary of GREE Inc., which was ranked as Japan's fastest-growing tech firm in 2010. GREE International has studios in Tokyo, Osaka, San Francisco, Vancouver, London, and Seoul, employing approximately 2,500 people worldwide. The company operates one of Japan's largest social networking services and is listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange. Read More
Solution	GREE International implemented Jobvite Hire and Jobvite Engage to streamline its recruiting process. The company customized Jobvite's configuration, tailored data fields, created candidate email templates, crafted interview evaluation forms, and set up a basic job-posting website within a week and a half. The Jobvite system enabled the Recruiting Team to efficiently manage and track job requisitions, schedule candidate interviews, and track communication with each candidate. The system also provided tools for leveraging social recruiting and managing employee job referrals. With Jobvite, the team reached its goal of hiring 150 people in five months, one month ahead of schedule. Read More Log in to view content
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Technology Category

Platform as a Service (PaaS) - Connectivity Platforms

Applicable Industries

Professional Service

Software

Applicable Functions

Business Operation

Human Resources

Services

Software Design & Engineering Services

System Integration

Challenge

GREE International Inc. faced the challenge of rapid growth and needed to fill its talent pipeline with high-quality candidates quickly and efficiently. The company had a manual candidate tracking process and lacked tools for leveraging social recruiting and managing employee job referrals. In early 2012, the Recruiting Team was tasked with hiring 150 people to double the organization's size within six months.

About Customer

GREE International Inc. is a global leader in free-to-play social mobile gaming, known for taking games mobile and making them social. The company is a subsidiary of GREE Inc., which was ranked as Japan's fastest-growing tech firm in 2010. GREE International has studios in Tokyo, Osaka, San Francisco, Vancouver, London, and Seoul, employing approximately 2,500 people worldwide. The company operates one of Japan's largest social networking services and is listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange.

Solution

GREE International implemented Jobvite Hire and Jobvite Engage to streamline its recruiting process. The company customized Jobvite's configuration, tailored data fields, created candidate email templates, crafted interview evaluation forms, and set up a basic job-posting website within a week and a half. The Jobvite system enabled the Recruiting Team to efficiently manage and track job requisitions, schedule candidate interviews, and track communication with each candidate. The system also provided tools for leveraging social recruiting and managing employee job referrals. With Jobvite, the team reached its goal of hiring 150 people in five months, one month ahead of schedule.

Impact #1	Streamlined and efficient hiring process.
Impact #2	Full pipeline to meet heavy recruiting demands.
Impact #3	Record number of employee referrals.

Impact #1

Streamlined and efficient hiring process.

Impact #2

Full pipeline to meet heavy recruiting demands.

Impact #3

Record number of employee referrals.

Benefit #1	Hired 150 people in five months, one month ahead of schedule.
Benefit #2	In the first six months of 2013, hired 82 employees, 2% of candidates.
Benefit #3	30% of hires were employee referrals.

Benefit #1

Hired 150 people in five months, one month ahead of schedule.

Benefit #2

In the first six months of 2013, hired 82 employees, 2% of candidates.

Benefit #3

30% of hires were employee referrals.

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GREE International Inc. and Jobvite Play the Recruiting Game To Win

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