Xander is the Boston-based startup behind the revolutionary, AR-powered technology used to improve interpersonal communication and mitigate the debilitating effects of hearing loss.
As their team’s technology continues to advance, so did their need for more hands on deck. When looking to bring on new engineers they turned to Wellfound to help.
The only problem? They didn’t want to spend a ridiculous amount of money on outside recruiting services.
Recruiting services can leave a dent in budget, regardless of how small or big that budget may be. From working with a variety of startups, budgets, and stages of funding, we were focused on building a solution that is both incredibly effective and affordable for teams of all sizes.
“I wanted to learn more about the Curated plan, but it ended up being a little expensive for our team. Then our account rep shared the Autopilot beta program, and I thought, wow, this is perfect“
— Alex Westner, CEO of Xander
With wellfound:ai Autopilot, we were able to offer Xander an automated, fully customizable solution to their sourcing efforts, allowing them to scale quality inbound leads and completely eliminate the arduous task of reviewing hundreds of misaligned candidates. Immediately, the team was relieved to have the sourcing assistance and remove friction in their busy schedules. End-to-end, Autopilot was able to drastically cut the amount of time the team spent on existing recruiting efforts.
Xander knew their open roles were crucial for the company’s growth, so they were willing to be selective when finding the right people for the job. Xander worked 1-on-1 with their personal Wellfound sourcer to develop a comprehensive understanding of their needs when it came to candidate qualities and qualifications, no matter how specific, so we could bring them the most qualified talent that ticked all the boxes and then some.
In just over a month Autopilot was able to fill two high-impact roles, all while allowing them more time to focus on their inspiring mission, and less on finding the people they need to push that mission forward.
Take a look at the full breakdown:
“My sourcer met with me, understood the job, screened every single candidate, and only sent me candidates that were worth considering. I was very picky, so they continued to work with me to refine the search. It was amazing service. Through that process we've got two viable candidates that we could extend offers to. We actually extended on this morning who's going to work out.“
“We tried outbound prospecting and cold emailing to reach potential candidates. We even tried LinkedIn direct messages, but there was not enough intent on the candidate side… with Wellfound we have candidates who have the intent and actually want to work at an early stage startup. They’re more aware of the risks and benefits.”
“What we’ve found through Curated is better candidates, faster sourcing, less headache, and overall better results. To sum it up, here at Trace, what we give our customers is time back; what Wellfound did for me as the hiring manager is much the same — it gave me time back. There’s so much noise on the other platforms, we didn’t find that on Wellfound.”
“The quality of candidates we received... has been consistently superior to that from our other external sourcing solutions. We made an average of 4 tech hires every quarter.“
