A leading furniture company filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. After filing for bankruptcy, the company was subsequently purchased by Prentice Capital Management, an equity firm. The company's objective was to revive and expand one of the nation's leading furniture retailers.

The company did not possess the internal infrastructure to support large scale recruitment needs across its nationwide operations. The company needed to find a recruitment firm with large scale capabilities to enable the company to focus on running the business while strengthening its employment brand. The company hoped to find a recruitment firm that could build a recruitment practice while filling positions across multiple geographies.

HRworks worked with the senior leadership team to develop to appropriate recruitment strategy and messaging to attract top talent to the new opportunities at the furniture company. HRworks utilized a multipronged approach to recruitment, including directly sourcing competition and networking with industry executives to identify top talent. To ensure that hiring managers interviewed candidates in accordance with new position requirements, HRworks developed interview questions.

HRworks also sourced passive candidates across 17 markets and delivered interested and qualified candidates to the hiring manager's calendar to ensure the field organization maximized the talent that was presented. Regular SWOT analysis was communicated to the senior leadership team, providing important competitive market knowledge and allowing for continuous improvements to the recruitment process.

By partnering with HRworks, the company was able to utilize a sufficiently-sized recruitment team to launch 60 positions simultaneously. HRworks implemented a large-scale recruitment strategy for a company without the internal recruitment bandwidth necessary to support its commitment to expansion. Ultimately, utilizing HRworks enabled the company to execute a more efficient and comprehensive recruitment strategy.

HRworks quickly upgraded the talent by launching 60 positions across major markets. HRworks improved the market's perception of the company to represent the new leadership and positioning, resulting in an entire slate of candidates to be used as an ongoing talent source. Through partnering with HRworks, the company was provided with an ongoing scalable resource as they expand to new markets.