Case Study: D2L achieves 20% time savings and 257 new hires in one year with Greenhouse Software

Building a recruiting culture at Desire2Learn

D2L, an 800‑employee educational technology company based in Kitchener, Ontario, faced a tough recruiting market—there are roughly 500 open jobs per qualified engineer in the area—and lacked a strong hiring brand while relying on a manual, time‑consuming homegrown system. The company needed to elevate its employer brand, increase offer close rates, gain visibility into recruiting metrics, and better engage hiring managers in a competitive talent landscape.

Implementing Greenhouse gave D2L a consistent, structured interview experience, visual dashboards and reports for executive transparency, social sourcing and performance tracking, and automated task management and communications. The result: a better candidate experience, 20% time saved versus the old system, 80% employee adoption of Greenhouse, and 257 new hires in one year.

D2L

Julian Leurken

Global Head of HR