How G-Research and Citi used virtual events to reach specific talent markets

In a competitive job market, sourcing the right talent is challenging. This is especially true for companies seeking candidates in particular locations or with niche specializations. G-Research and Citi partnered with Hired Events as a creative solution to find top tech talent in specific markets.

With custom targeting based on their open positions and interest from prequalified candidates, these companies invested in Virtual Candidate Events (VCE) to expedite the hiring process and achieve recruiting goals.

Hired’s team of experts helped execute panel discussions featuring company speakers and offered event, technical, promotional, and marketing support.

As a leading quantitative finance research firm in Europe, G-Research established itself as a top tech employer in the UK. However, establishing a new office in the US meant the company needed to build its employer brand in a different country. G-Research sought to attract top DevOps Engineers, Software Engineers, Engineering Managers, and Site Reliability Engineers based in Texas — the location of its brand-new office.

With a Virtual Candidate Event, G-Research offered an inside look into life as an engineer at G-Research. Candidates had the opportunity to hear directly from G-Research’s talent acquisition and engineering teams about:

• Infrastructure as Code/High Integrity
• Internal SaaS platform management without human admin access
• Implementing patterns for monitoring
• Open roles, of course!

Attendees left enlightened about G-Research’s work and excited about the opportunity to join it. When asked, 100% opted in to learn more about life at G-Research. Impressed by the results, G-Research was able to both reach and engage candidates in a new market to build a team distributed across continents!

Here’s “G-Research’s Journey to Building High Integrity Systems.” The event was moderated by two G-Research Talent Acquisition Specialists and featured a Site Reliability Engineer and Engineer in Core Engineering Services.

Citi’s University Programmes are designed to offer students maximum exposure to their technology while offering opportunities to build skills, knowledge, and a professional network. As a growth-oriented employer, Citi used these programmes to help students play a valuable role on their tech team and even establish long-term careers at the company. In partnership with Hired, Citi aimed to target qualifying STEM students and recent graduates in London, Belfast, and Dublin. 

The virtual panel with Citi’s tech team who experienced the programmes themselves offered a platform for sharing unique insights into operations, tech stack, culture, and opportunities across Citi’s different technical teams.

Hired and Citi successfully engaged attendees, with nearly 100% opting in to learn more about life at the company. Impressed by the results from the VCE and the engagement from a niche candidate audience, Citi looked forward to hosting a future event for its next cohort!  

Here’s “Citi’s University Programmes – Launching your career in tech.” The event featured three Citi team members, including the VP & Application Development Senior Manager, AVP & Senior Application Developer, and Production Support Analyst.