Customer Success Stories
TALENT ACQUISITION BLUEPRINT
How an enterprise-sized distribution company built a talent acquisition platform that supports its company’s success.
Atlanta, Georgia-based HD Supply is one of the largest industrial distributors in North America, with approximately 260 locations across 36 states and six Canadian provinces. Founded in 1974, the company provides a broad range of products and value-add services specialising in maintenance, repair and operations, and residential and non-residential construction sectors to a customer base of approximately 490,000. HD Supply uses iCIMS talent acquisition software along with strong integrations with CareerBuilder Employment Screening, a background and drug screening provider, SkillSurvey, a provider of online reference checking solutions and their human resource information system, also referred to as an HRIS.
The key challenges employers face in hiring hourly workers include:
- Lack of Candidates: 66 percent of employers need more applicants than they receive.
- Applicant Quality: 60 percent of employers are unsatisfied with applicant quality.
- High Turnover Rate: The average cost per employee is estimated at one-third of their annual salary/hourly rate.