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Customer story
Professional services — Dubai, UAE: talent pool with Hire
A consulting-style firm in Dubai, United Arab Emirates was living off old spreadsheets, re-screening the same people, and buying more job posts whenever a project opened. Each new role meant starting from zero. Moving someone already inside the firm was harder than paying for another ad. Lykos Hire became the place where pools stayed fresh and pre-screened, so projects could draw known people before opening the wallet again—public naming here is Hire only (no separate “hub” product line).
Key takeaways
- About 60% lower sourcing spend in their program versus the old board-heavy pattern.
- Pools stay pre-screened; less duplicate rescreening on each new role.
- Look inside before you buy another posting.
- Treat the database as an operating asset: lower ad spend and faster fills—still Hire-only wording on the public site.
The situation
Every hire reopened database cleanup and duplicate screening. Paid advertising was the reflex, so sourcing cost climbed with headcount. Internal candidates rarely surfaced first.
What we focused on
They ran Lykos Hire as the living pool: hard and soft skills scored, profiles current, ready when a project needed people. Internal matches were offered before new spend on boards; past screened candidates could be re-engaged when similar roles opened.
Hiring managers stopped maintaining parallel shadow spreadsheets.
What improved
They describe about 60% less sourcing spend as money moved from repeat ads to maintained pools and internal routing. Time-to-hire improved with screening that did not restart from cold; planners saw live profiles instead of stale exports.