Alternative/Renewable Energy

Recruitment Case Study

Largest Solar Company in the US Expands Talent Pool in Multiple Markets

The largest solar company in the US was growing their construction project management and engineering team from the ground up, with an immediate need to fill positions in California, Colorado, New York, Minnesota, and North Carolina. The company needed to move fast due to the high demand of business, and was facing lost income if they did not find and secure the best talent as quickly as possible.

What they were doing

The company utilized an internal human resources team as well as outsourced all recruiting to an RPO vendor with no success.  The company faced many issues:

  • The internal and external search process was becoming costly
  • The project was extremely time consuming
  • Neither the internal or external recruiting team could fill the positions because they were specialized and too difficult

Transition to Duffy

The CEO had worked with Duffy Group at a prior company and after garnering no results from the internal and external recruiting teams, immediately recognized the recruitment model and extensive experience in the renewable energy industry was what they needed to be able to fill more than 30 positions in five states efficiently and cost effectively.

Duffy Group Strategy

Duffy Group conducted the entire search process for all positions with a focus on passive talent.  Because project managers and engineers in the solar industry are extremely difficult to fill, Duffy leveraged their network and identified the leading competitors in the industry, targeting the most qualified candidates in the country to fill the roles.

Results

Within a six-month period, Duffy Group filled more than 30 positions for the Operations and Engineering group, ensuring the company had the necessary roles filled in a timely and cost-effective manner and prevented what could have evolved into a major loss of project business.

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