
CASE STUDY
Helix Finds Quality Electricians From NCW
CLIENT – HELIX ELECTRIC
THE CHALLENGE
Helix struggled to find electricians that were committed to maintaining the high-quality standards of finding workers who are detail-oriented, operate in a professional manner, and complete projects on-time. They struggled with low bandwidth to find people who were a proper fit.
THE PLAN
Through utilizing NCW’s extensive talent network, build up a workforce that elevates the level of quality of Helix’s services. Each NCW recruiter has a network of dozens of qualified candidates that could help Helix maintain their quality standards.
THE RESULTS
Over the course of a year and a half, NCW’s team found 20 electrical professionals. Not only did they get the project done on-time and on-budget, the quality was exceptional as well – fitting with the Helix standard. Most NCW-placed workers were recognized as a top performer by Helix’s managers.
INDUSTRY
Construction | Engineering
Helix’s Current Challenges
Helix has a strong history of being an employer that truly lives out its core values. This dedication to quality has lured top talent to Helix for years. As a company, they have valued hiring workers who share their core values of producing a final product of the highest quality while putting an emphasis on safety throughout the construction process.
With incredible company growth, however, comes challenges with maintaining a field of high-quality talent. The Helix hiring team started experiencing issues internally with bandwidth. With the growing company, they struggled finding workers that continued to bring a results-driven mentality and an overall alignment with Helix’s core values. Helix identified a need for assistance with talent acquisition and NCW’s network was their solution.
Getting The Job Done
NCW loves collaborating with companies who share similar core values and Helix was a perfect alignment. When Helix came to NCW needing to find talent that would be dedicated to producing high-quality work while maintaining safety protocols, the NCW team knew a solution could be found.
Through the extensive usage of NCW’s talent network, the NCW team of recruiters worked alongside the Helix hiring team to target individuals that would meet and exceed the requirements needed for a Helix job. The requirements were to find workers with a history as a top-performer in their field while having a promised dedication to safety. After careful consideration and a seamless interview process, NCW’s recruiters were able to help staff more than 20% of Helix’s most recent construction site.
The NCW Difference
The experience Helix had with NCW would be described as extremely communicative and collaborative. NCW’s recruiters regularly checked in with the Helix hiring team to gather feedback on candidates submitted to them. NCW would take feedback and learn how to best optimize their searches to better acquire candidates that met the Helix standards. According to Helix, the key benefit from using NCW was the recruiter’s attention to detail and readiness to adapt on-the-fly to changes in needs. This collaborative mindset helped not only save Helix time, but find talent of the highest quality too.