Jordan Sitter Associates, a Reputable Recruiting
Company, specializes in helping heavy equipment
companies fill positions at every level, from the C-suite
down to day-to-day operational positions. In the case
study that follows, learn how Jordan Sitter helped Hitachi
meet their hiring needs more efficiently and affordably
than typical recruiting agencies using their unique talent
delivery model and a robust recruiting technology stack
to get amazing results.
Hitachi needed to fill 55 open positions, both domestic
and international, across five job categories: Corporate,
Sales, Product Support, Product Management, and
Aftermarket Parts. The need later increased to nearly 100
positions across the five categories.
Hitachi turned to Jordan Sitter to help fill its open roles.
To meet this challenge, Jordan Sitter initially dedicated
two recruiters who spent an average of 71 hours per
week identifying qualified candidates for one of the
world’s largest heavy equipment manufacturers.
The efforts of the Jordan Sitter recruiters generated over
8,000 total applications over a 12-month period for the
Hitachi positions. Of the total applicant pool, 78% were
passive candidates sourced by Jordan Sitter (above
right), which led to more than 80% of the hires.
After comprehensive screening of 897 candidates,
Jordan Sitter submitted 504 candidates to Hitachi to fill
its open positions. Roughly half of the candidates were
interviewed by the company leading to 70 hires within
12 months.
To date, Jordan Sitter has helped Hitachi fill 70 of its 97 open positions. Of that initial group of hires,
55 were sourced by Jordan Sitter (~80%). A similar ratio is expected when the remaining open
positions are filled.
A hiring project of this size, almost 100 total jobs, had a combined annual salary over $7,000,000. A
typical recruiting agency charges 20-25% of the estimated annual salary in fees ($1.4-$1.7 million; see
below). However, Jordan Sitter’s charges resulted in an average fee of 7% of the salary (or ~$6,600
placement fee), a savings of nearly one million dollars (based on a competitor’s standard fee of 20%,
or ~$1.4M based on a 25% fee).
