7-10
Days Average Hiring CycleAbout the company
Sydney Digital Marketing (SDM), an Australian digital marketing agency aims to delivering personalized, tech-savvy digital solutions to their clients.
They needed professionals with strong technical skills experienced with SEO expertise all while staying within budget. Additionally, the right attitude and cultural fit were crucial for their close-knit team.
Why did they come to Uplers?
SDM struggled to find an SEO professional who met their technical and soft skill requirements within the budget. They needed someone,
Skilled in analytical thinking Keyword research, and SEO tools Right attitude for their close-knit team
To find someone that checks all their boxes was challenging, SDM then turned to Uplers to quickly hire the right fit.
Challenges
Local hiring challenges- Finding an SEO expert who meets both technical requirements and budget constraints is challenging due to high salary demands in the competitive Australian market.
- Additionally, the shift towards skill-based hiring, rather than traditional role-based approaches, has created difficulties.
- Since they were open to hire from India, they needed someone who is global-paced ready and can work remotely efficiently.
- Balancing speed with thoroughness is a key challenge when approaching it through skill-based hiring.
Simon Gould
CEO“We first test, refine, then test and refine each new product some more – until we know each methodology, technique, and platform – inside and out. This means you can trust that we’ll only deliver marketing strategies that have proven success.”
67% faster hiring
process
process
How did we help their hiring challenges?
Our initial auditAs a valued long-standing client. We examined their current skill mapping approach and found that the screening process required more detail a key strength of Uplers' comprehensive vetting process. Our audit involved a thorough exploration of our talent pool to assess the availability of skills beyond the traditional role requirements, ensuring we could deliver candidates who perfectly matched SDM’s needs.
- Result
With Uplers’ fast-paced hiring process, the position was successfully filled in 7-10 days.
Our process
We started with mapping skills to the current role requirement using our through vetting process to find talents who matched the technical and soft skill benchmark
As a result, hiring of the first talent happened quite fast for an SEO specialist, followed by an Ads Specialist 3 months later owing to the expansion of the business
A selection of top candidates was shared to make decision easier and faster
They hired two professionals
- Puneet and Oliver have been working with SDM for over a year and have become integral members of the team. They were so impressed with Puneet that he hired him onto his payroll and invited him for an office visit. They were very satisfied with the quality of talent and enjoyed collaborating with them.
- The onboarding process was smooth and easy. A dedicated Account Manager is assigned to them for continuous support and assistance.
This resulted in a 67% faster hiring process than the average time to hire in Australia.
Exp. 6 Years
Oliver Joshua Jacob
Digital Marketing& SEO Specialist
Google Analytics
ROI Ananlysis
PPC Strategies
Web Analytics
Previous Company
Exp. 6 Years
Puneet Singh Dhillon
Senior SEO SpecialistSEO
SEO Audits
Web Analytics
Google Search Console
Previous Company
“Uplers was very helpful in accurately identifying the talent we were expecting and facilitating a quick hiring process. The response time on our request is unbelievable. The detailed process for vetting your talent is incredible, the Account Manager has been an amazing support. We are very happy with our choice to partner with Uplers and when thinking of hiring new members of our team from India, Uplers is our first choice!”
Simon Gould CEO, SDM
Behind the Scenes: Uplers Approach
Simon has been our client for a long time, and we've built a great relationship. He trusted us from the beginning, and we've provided him with top-quality candidates through our vetting process. The process was smooth because we understood his needs well and knew how to meet them.
Reshma Babnani Associate Director - Client Relations
Uplers
Uplers
We first took the time to fully grasp their hiring criteria and then implemented a thorough vetting process to select candidates who were not only skilled but also a great cultural fit. This diligent process enabled us to swiftly deliver outstanding talent, ensuring they seamlessly integrated and made a prompt impact on their projects.
Nikita sharma Account Manager
Uplers
Uplers
What’s next?
- For the Client
The hired talents are improving SDM Marketing's projects and adding value to their company's reputation and delivering value to their end customers.
- For the Talent
Uplers will continue to support the talents hired by SDM. However, SDM has hired Puneet on his payroll and he has now moved to Canada.
- Our future plans for Sydney Digital Marketing
Sydney Digital Marketing plans to hire new talent twice a year, depending on their requirements. We have assigned an account manager to ensure they receive ongoing support for their talent needs.
