HOW WE HELPED A LEADING RENEWABLE ENERGY COMPANY HIRE TOP ENGINEERS IN RECORD TIME

Here at Mackinnon & Partners, our role involves sourcing top-quality talent for our clients, often with tight deadlines to work to. Recently, we were tasked with supporting a leading renewable energy company in hiring top engineers quickly to help expand their new business unit.

They were searching for high-level individuals, including Directors and Senior Directors, who could lead this new unit successfully. With our extensive experience and industry knowledge behind us, we set about sourcing best-fit candidates.

Our client hand-picked ten unique companies for us to base our search on, allowing us to begin reaching out to skilled individuals who met their requirements. The majority of these individuals were passive candidates, giving us a competitive advantage. With clear communication and strong relationship building, we were able to successfully provide our clients with top engineers interested in the roles being offered. They were hired quickly, and the process was a success.

With that in mind, we wanted to share the importance and advantages of utilising passive candidates in renewable recruitment…  

Access to High-Quality Talent

A key benefit of reaching out to passive candidates is the opportunity to tap into a pool of highly qualified and experienced professionals. These individuals are already excelling in their current roles, improving their skills and building experience continuously, making them highly sought after.

By engaging with passive candidates, we’re able to hand-pick those with specialised skills, such as engineering expertise as per this example. This ensures an excellent criteria fit for our clients and means they don’t miss out on working with these individuals just because they aren’t actively hunting for a new role.

Reduced Competition for Candidates

The renewable energy industry is incredibly competitive, and if you’re recruiting only those who are actively searching for work, you’ll be competing with the thousands of other recruitment firms looking at the same talent pool. We favour reaching out to passive candidates as it reduces this competition significantly. It enables us to use a more focused recruitment strategy, allowing our clients to secure top talent without losing out to competitors.

Higher Retention Rates

Often, passive candidates are in no rush to leave their current role. This is advantageous for us, as it means if they do choose to move on, the move has been carefully considered. Taking the time to ensure the candidate is exactly the right fit in this way reduces the chances of the placement going wrong and often indicates an excellent cultural fit for client and candidate alike.

Working with passive candidates gives us the time we need to ensure your next hire is the right hire.

Renewable Recruitment with Mackinnon & Partners

Here at Mackinnon & Partners, we specialise in recruiting top-quality candidates for your renewable energy organisation. We utilise building relationships with passive candidates to provide you with the cream of the crop to hire from. For more information, please do not hesitate to get in touch.