Case Study: Barco achieves 34% lower cost per hire and 30% faster time-to-hire with Oracle Talent Acquisition Cloud

Barco Uses Global Recruitment to Reduce Cost per Hire by 34% and Fill Vacancies Over 30% Faster

Barco N.V., a global visualization-technology company headquartered in Belgium with about 4,000 employees and operations in 50+ countries, needed to modernize and standardize recruiting across technical and nontechnical roles. The company’s challenges included fragmented candidate sourcing limited to local markets, slow requisition and manager-feedback processes, heavy administrative work for recruiters, poor visibility into agency costs and staffing metrics, and inconsistent onboarding that delayed new hires.

By deploying Oracle Talent Acquisition Cloud and HCM Cloud, Barco created a single global candidate database, automated requisition-to-onboarding workflows, and standardized interview and evaluation processes. The result: average cost per hire fell by 34% (15–20% attributable to reduced agency use), time to hire in Western Europe dropped from 90 to under 65 days, recruiter administration declined about 40% while consultants now handle 25–40 requisitions each, and onboarding, candidate feedback, scheduling, and staffing metrics became consistent and measurable—sharpening employer branding and speeding new-hire productivity.

Barco

Samuel De Potter

Recruitment and Human Resources Information Systems Processes and Projects Director