{"id":12257,"date":"2018-12-14T11:14:43","date_gmt":"2018-12-14T11:14:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/discovery-adr.com\/?post_type=case_studies&p=12257"},"modified":"2018-12-14T11:14:43","modified_gmt":"2018-12-14T11:14:43","slug":"samworth-brothers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/discovery-adr.com\/us\/samworth-brothers\/","title":{"rendered":"Samworth Brothers: Becoming a leader in student and graduate recruitment"},"content":{"rendered":"

Strong ambitions to build a sustainable succession plan were becoming increasingly difficult to achieve, due to an inefficient recruitment process caused by a lack of in-house resources. Samworth Brothers knew that if they were going to become a leading student and graduate employer within the food industry, it was critical to outsource their recruitment process. Discovery and Samworth Brothers have been in a successful partnership since 2009, utilizing Discovery\u2019s expertise in early career recruitment and development to find the best early-career talent for the Samworth Brothers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The challenge<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

An integral part of achieving a sustainable succession plan was recruiting students<\/a> to complete industrial placements with the intention that they would return as graduates to develop and progress within the company.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Samworth Brothers needed a stronger employer brand to attract high-calibre talent, engage them throughout the recruitment process and ultimately build a strong talent pipeline. Key stakeholders recognized that this would be significantly harder to achieve if the process remained in-house.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For over a decade, the industrial placement recruitment process has been developed, implemented and managed in a successful partnership with Discovery. The enhanced process, consisting of talent attraction, retention and progression, improved Samworth Brothers employer brand, positioning them as a leading, student and graduate employer in the food industry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The Process<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

A clear \u2018go-to-market\u2019 strategy was essential to attract the right, high-calibre students. Discovery identified that aligning the process with Samworth Brothers\u2019 culture and vision was fundamental to creating a candidate experience that would position Samworth Brothers as a leading employer within their industry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Sourcing candidates<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Industrial Placements aren\u2019t only a great platform for students to gain experience and make a valuable contribution, they also form an integral part of Samworth Brothers\u2019 longer-term succession planning. To fulfill the objective of recruiting individuals that can return to the company post-university to kick start their graduate career, Discovery needed to recruit the same calibre of individual that Samworth Brothers would expect of any employee.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Discovery measure all candidates objectively and consistently against the desired competencies and attributes for an ideal Samworth Brothers employee. For Industrial Placement recruitment<\/a>, Discovery use the same robust, multi-stage recruitment and selection as used for permanent Graduate recruitment, to ensure a high calibre of candidates.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u201cDiscovery have delivered exceptional results in positioning Samworth Brothers as a student and graduate recruiter of choice and through the competency-based selection process culminating in a final assessment center, we can be sure we are securing the best talent. We are always delighted with the efforts Discovery go to in order to understand our business.<\/em>\u201d<\/p> – Samworth Brothers <\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

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The Solution<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Since 2009, Discovery have successfully recruited 8-12 students each year for Samworth Brothers Industrial Placement scheme, which has supported Samworth Brothers in becoming a leading student and graduate employer within the food industry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

By outsourcing the recruitment process to Discovery, Samworth Brothers were able to significantly reduce the roadblocks caused by limited in-house resources. Alongside this, the company have developed a strong talent pipeline and sustainable succession plan, with many of their industrial placement students returning after their studies to kickstart their career within the company.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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