Startup helps companies find tech professionals

Brazil has more than 50 thousand information technology professionals per year. At the other end, companies of the most diverse economic activities increasingly demand this highly qualified workforce. How to establish this connection between the two sides? A startup in Curitiba is giving that little help, helping to eliminate this bottleneck in the area of innovation, and to reduce in 80% the costs with selection processes.

Founded in 2019, Koud has in its portfolio more than 200 companies from various parts of Brazil, which have already used the services of tech recruitment, tech allocation and RPO (recruitment process outsourcing) (in free translation, of “ talent”, recruiting and allocating these talents in the market. Koud goes in search of professionals based on the specific demand of each client.

This is what explains the founder and CEO of the startup, Frederico Sieck, founder and CEO of Koud. “With the shortage of innovation professionals in the market there are estimates that the deficit in Brazil will be more than 500 thousand by 2029 2029 demand, competition and competition for opportunities are fierce. So, the search needs to be thorough, certifying”. 

In this sense, although the first step to this bridge is via technology, the entire following process is humanized, conducted by a team of experts responsible for accurate research and recruitment.“Koud's first step is to approach the professional who has the qualities sought by its clients, based on the analysis of curriculum, skills and interests”, Sieck says.

The candidate should not necessarily be someone available in the market, in search of employment. On the contrary. Depending on the specificity of the vacancy, it is possible to turn to professionals who are employed. “Having the interest of this, there is a first conversation with this candidate, in which we present the contracting company, and identify a possible cultural fit (affinity, compatibility of values) between both parties”.

Confirmed the interest and given the acceptance by the candidate, Koud sends the professional to the company that demands the hiring. From then on, she continues the process. “We guarantee three months for the company, and if there is a shutdown in that time, KOUD returns to the market and makes a new indication for free”, says the CEO of the startup.

In the allocation service provided by Koud, the procedure is similar. “The difference is that, in this case, we hire and allocate in the client company. After a year of contract, the company can then directly hire this professional”, Sieck details. “This accelerates the hiring process, reduces the urnover’ and increases the assertiveness of the professionals who will enter the company's staff, as they are already aligned in a technical and cultural way.”

Another important advantage: for the company that is behind professionals, the provision of service by the specialized startup reduces by up to 80% the costs with selection processes i.E., the offer of vacancies and search for candidates, through all recruitment procedures to hiring. Talent bank and principles of inclusion and diversity are ensured by Koud, in the provision of the services themselves.