Case Study: Microsoft China achieves faster, higher-quality graduate hiring with SHL assessments

Microsoft cuts time to hire by 33% with SHL

Microsoft China faced intense competition for top graduate talent in the technology sector. They were receiving thousands of applications but struggled to efficiently identify the highest quality candidates for their sales and marketing roles, which placed a significant burden on their HR department. To address this, they partnered with vendor SHL.

SHL implemented a solution using numerical, verbal, and personality assessments mapped to a competency framework. This allowed Microsoft to efficiently screen applicants and identify those most likely to be top performers. As a result, hired candidates were in the top 25% of technology talent, and the time to hire was reduced by an average of two weeks. The SHL solution also enabled the HR team to process more applications with the same staff, improving cost-efficiency.

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