Case Study: Brandwatch achieves 30% referral hires and closes STEM skills gap with Jobvite

Brandwatch Uses Jobvite to Overcome the STEM Skills Shortage

Brandwatch, a leading social media monitoring company experiencing 100% year‑on‑year growth, struggled to scale recruitment: it had no applicant tracking system, relied heavily on expensive external agencies (nearly £500,000) and faced a STEM skills shortage that left recruiters bogged down in admin rather than talent attraction. The company needed a way to hire technical talent faster, reduce agency spend, and leverage its social expertise to build a stronger employer brand.

Implementing the Jobvite platform (Refer, Engage, Hire) gave Brandwatch an ATS, analytics and social referral tools that streamlined hiring, provided recruiting insights, and activated employees’ networks. As a result Brandwatch now fills roles faster (average time‑to‑hire ~31 days), sources 30% of hires through referrals, has cut agency reliance and recruitment costs, and improved candidate fit and strategic recruitment spend.

Brandwatch

Terry Swann

Global Recruitment Manager