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Access and engage exceptional talent faster through our curated network of proven tech professionals and tailored community-driven hiring processes.

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How it Works

Drive your product and business goals by tapping into 100+ tech communities in our ecosystem. Test with the right audiences, gather real-time feedback, and build with clarity.

Define Hiring Needs

Define the exact skill sets and roles you require, to ensure we target and recruit the right talent communities.

Assess Candidates Before Interview

Assess CandidateRun targeted technical challenges or micro-projects to evaluate skills before conducting formal interviews, ensuring a better candidate fit.

Streamline Hiring Process

Move candidates efficiently through the hiring pipeline, leveraging Propel's streamlined processes to secure top-tier candidates quickly and efficiently.

Why Propel?

Our ecosystem lets companies use the power of community to accelerate their people, product and business goals.

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Our Ecosystem Reach

We've built the largest network of specialized tech talent communities.

Countries

250+

Communities

850k+

Active Members

CASE STUDY

Unique.ai, an AI company developing advanced machine learning solutions, needed to rapidly scale its engineering team to accelerate its product roadmap. They required specialized talent in backend, frontend, JavaScript, Python, Node.js, and mobile development, all within a tight 30-day timeline.

The Challenge

Specific Role Requirements: They needed to fill six specialized engineering roles within a 30-day deadline. They had extremely specific requirements regarding candidate experience and technical proficiencies.

Needs

Lack of Relevant Inbound Applications

Despite extensive outreach, they weren’t receiving relevant applications that met their precise needs.

Extremely Specific Candidate Experience and Technical Requirements

They needed candidates with specific requirements regarding technical skills and experience to match their product needs, making it difficult to find the right candidates.

Faster Hiring Timeline

With a 30-day deadline, Unique.ai needed a fast, efficient way to fill critical roles without compromising on candidate quality.

Solution

Curated Talent Network

Propel leveraged its extensive, specialized tech community to source high-quality candidates with the exact experience and technical skills Unique.ai required. This helped overcome the lack of relevant inbound applications.

Custom Screening and CV Refinement

Propel worked closely with candidates to refine their CVs and highlight relevant experience, ensuring they met Unique.ai’s specific technical criteria. This made the screening process more efficient and improved candidate quality.

Streamlined Recruitment Process

Propel implemented a fast-tracked recruitment process by coordinating interviews, technical assessments, and offering tailored candidate briefs. This enabled Unique.ai to meet their tight hiring timeline while ensuring the right fit for each role.

Outcome

Successfully filled all seven specialized roles (six original plus one additional role) within the 30-day timeline.

The streamlined process reduced the interview-to-hire ratio from 10:1 to 3:1, saving the team approximately 87 hours in screening and interview time.

The newly hired engineers integrated seamlessly into Unique.ai's team, helping to accelerate their product roadmap by nearly two months.

CASE STUDIES

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