When we first spoke to Tiko, what stood out was their commitment to improving their systems and their eagerness to try new technology to solve their problems. Tiko is an African non-profit organisation leveraging the power of a tech-responsive world to deliver sexual and reproductive health impacts to underserved adolescent girls and young women in urban and peri-urban Africa. To support their growth, they needed skilled Salesforce developers to manage and scale their platforms.
The need for change
Tiko's original hiring process used Google Forms with MCQs to filter candidates, followed by face-to-face interviews. It worked at first, but soon showed its flaws:
- Lack of Scalability: Candidates could easily use tools like ChatGPT to cheat on MCQs, meaning unqualified people made it to interviews, wasting valuable time.
- Resource Drain: Senior engineers were pulled away from important work just to interview unqualified candidates.
- Knowledge Gap: The Engineering Manager, while experienced, lacked Salesforce-specific expertise. Evaluating technical candidates without this expertise made it difficult to assess their capabilities thoroughly.
The solution
Tiko’s search for a better solution brought them to WeCP, a tool that offered exactly what they needed. Unlike other platforms that only offered MCQs or basic video interviews, WeCP offered:
- Custom Salesforce Assessments: Hands-on tests tailored to the real challenges a Salesforce developer would face at Tiko.
- Real Skill Evaluation: The platform focused on real coding skills, not just theory, ensuring only capable candidates moved forward.
Immediate impact
After implementing WeCP, Tiko experienced a significant transformation in their hiring process:
- Reduced Interview Hours: WeCP filtered out unqualified candidates early, saving over 100 hours of interviews and letting senior engineers focus on core projects.
- Faster, More Accurate Hiring: WeCP's custom Salesforce tests allowed Tiko to evaluate practical skills accurately, resulting in quicker, more reliable hiring decisions. The platform brought forth candidates who could genuinely contribute, aligning perfectly with Tiko's growth objectives.
Real-world benefits
The positive impact of using WeCP was clear:
- Confidence in Hiring: The Engineering Manager gained confidence in hiring decisions, even without deep Salesforce expertise, thanks to WeCP's thorough skill evaluations.
- Time and Cost Savings: Efficiency improvements reduced staffing costs and allowed internal teams to focus on key projects.
The future of hiring at Tiko
While Tiko has already seen major success with WeCP, this is just the beginning. Moving forward, Tiko is also excited to leverage WeCP AI, a smart assistant that automates and optimizes candidate evaluations. Tiko believes this AI-driven approach will make hiring faster, more efficient, and ensure they continue to get the best talent.
Like Tiko, if you want to transform your hiring process and bring in the right talent efficiently, schedule a demo with our team today.
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