Hiring Quickly for Government & Security Clearance Positions
A leading defense technology contractor faced a critical challenge in rapidly filling over 200 positions within four months. All the positions required active government clearances. With a track record of securing high-stakes government contracts, the company needed a reliable staffing and Recruitment Process Outsourcing (RPO) partner capable of efficiently sourcing top technical talent with existing security clearances for government roles.
CHALLENGE:
One of the nation’s largest defense technology contractors was challenged with filling over 200 positions, all requiring active government clearances, in a window of only four months.
For such a time-sensitive and complex deliverable, the client required a staffing and RPO partner proven to provide high-volume recruitment of top technical talent with existing security clearances. The partner had to have extensive experience vetting candidates for Top Secret, TS/SCI, and Full Scope Polygraph clearances as well as their technical aptitude. The RPO solution needed to be customizable to take on the heavy lifting of recruitment, across a wide range of technical skillsets, while working seamlessly with the client’s FTE recruiters for negotiations and hiring.
SOLUTION:
With a long-standing partnership dating back nearly a decade, GDH was well-positioned to address the client’s urgent staffing needs. Leveraging its agile federal delivery process, GDH quickly sourced, screened, and delivered over 25 candidates per week. Integrating RPO best practices into the client’s recruitment processes, GDH ensured a seamless candidate experience by aligning with the client’s employer brand.
GDH’s dedicated recruiters worked in tandem with the client’s internal team, successfully filling over 200 positions within the specified time frame. The candidate pool provided by GDH included specialists in cyber security, project management, configuration and data management, security administration, system administration, requirements/ business analysis, infrastructure analysis, and integration architecture.
RESULT:
By partnering with GDH, the client achieved significant improvements in recruitment efficiency. GDH reduced the time-to-fill by 43% and cost-to-hire by 50%, exceeding the client’s expectations. Impressed by the initial success, the client expanded the engagement to fill an additional 200 positions supporting 12 government agencies.
- Utilizing its ability to scale up and down quickly, GDH has since supported three additional large projects for the client. The client has expressed that GDH’s RPO solutions continuously enable them to capture, retain, and fulfill more contracts and win new business.
“What I value the most with GDH: Flexibility, Partnership and Results. Based on the value they provide;
I can always show the ROI when I use GDH.” — Hama I., Major Defense Company
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