Case Study: Colliers International achieves faster, higher-quality hiring with SmartRecruiters

Leading global real estate firm closes more deals with stronger candidates

Colliers International Australia, part of the global Colliers group, had grown more than 40% to about 1,700 employees and needed to scale hiring quickly — but an outdated legacy ATS made posting jobs slow, hid past applicants, generated high candidate drop‑off from dull career pages, and forced fragmented, email‑based collaboration across 23 offices.

In 2015 Colliers adopted the SmartRecruiters talent acquisition suite, enabling one‑click multi‑site posting, social integration, attractive career pages and collaborative hiring workflows. The change delivered immediate increases in candidate flow and faster, more informed hiring decisions, tripled organic/referral sources, reduced cost and complexity, and led to higher‑quality hires and stronger buy‑in from hiring managers and executives.

Colliers International

Liam Ovenden

Director of Recruiting