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Deutsche Bank
Robert Walters helped Deutsche Bank recruit over 1,500 professionals for a major migration project in Birmingham, using tailored strategies to overcome a small local talent pool. This successful partnership ensured high-quality hires and streamlined the recruitment process.
Case study
Deutsche Bank approached Robert Walters to act as an exclusive recruitment partner for an initial pilot project involving 40 temporary roles based in Birmingham. Following the success of this pilot, Robert Walters developed a long-term partnership with Deutsche Bank in the Midlands, becoming the sole recruitment partner for a large-scale migration project involving over 1,500 roles across various professional disciplines. These included financial services, legal, accountancy & finance, IT, secretarial, and support roles on both a permanent and contract basis.
- Service: Large-Scale Recruitment Project
- Industry: Financial Services
- Size: 1,500+ roles
- Locations: Birmingham, UK
A talent acquisition project success story
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40
temporary roles in initial project pilot
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1,500+
roles successfully recruited across multiple professional disciplines
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6
specialist areas of hiring including financial services, legal, finance, IT, secretarial and business support
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1
we were the sole recruitment partner for a major migration project
The challenge
Deutsche Bank required support for a large-scale migration project that involved hiring over 1,500 professionals across diverse professional disciplines such as financial services, legal, accountancy & finance, IT, secretarial, and support. The challenge lay in sourcing high-caliber candidates within a relatively small local talent pool in Birmingham while ensuring alignment with Deutsche Bank’s culture and technical requirements.
Setting up the partnership
Robert Walters undertook a comprehensive recruitment project to meet Deutsche Bank’s needs. A dedicated Deutsche Bank recruitment team was established to act as a true recruitment partner. This team invested significant time in understanding the business, its culture, specific sector requirements, and the technical aspects of the roles being recruited.
The solution
The Robert Walters team managed the entire recruitment process end-to-end, including:
- Attraction and advertising strategy
- Managing interviews and offer processes
- Providing market intelligence data and salary benchmarking
- Screening and reference checking
To overcome the challenges of finding high-quality candidates in a limited local talent pool, Robert Walters implemented a diverse recruitment strategy that included:
- Database searches
- Headhunting
- Bespoke advertising campaigns
- Referrals
This tailored approach ensured the success of the campaign and delivered exceptional results.
Key results
The partnership between Robert Walters and Deutsche Bank resulted in:
- The successful placement of over 1,500 professionals across multiple professional disciplines
- High conversion rates from interview to offer due to the quality of candidates submitted
- A streamlined and efficient recruitment process that met Deutsche Bank’s technical and cultural requirements
The success of this collaboration solidified Robert Walters’ position as a trusted long-term recruitment partner for Deutsche Bank.
Client testimonial
“Robert Walters operate in a highly competitive environment and consistently delivered in terms of the calibre of candidates they submitted and their results in terms of conversion of interview/offer. Their hard work and effort were greatly appreciated during the migration of a number of technically challenging roles to Birmingham.”
Head of Resourcing at Deutsche Bank
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