How HatchPros improved their fill rate by 800% with targeted tech sourcing

HatchPros, a startup recruiting firm specializing in managed services and tech talent sourcing, initially used generalist platforms like Monster to find candidates for various roles. However, they faced two major challenges: either finding no candidates who met the role requirements or not receiving responses from potential matches. With a commitment to delivering qualified candidates to clients within a day—and sometimes within just a few hours—these limitations severely impacted their ability to meet deadlines. “When we work with a new client, it’s crucial that I provide them with a consultant within a few hours,” says Yatharth Gaur, Principal Account Executive at HatchPros.

HatchPros needed a more effective way to find qualified tech talent and turned to Dice, a platform built exclusively for tech professionals and tech hiring. With Dice’s AI-powered candidate search tool, TalentSearch, the HatchPros team gained access to a community of active and engaged tech professionals, many of whom aren’t searching for new opportunities on generalist platforms. By applying advanced filters for tech skills, certifications, salary expectations, and recent activity, HatchPros was able to pinpoint candidates who not only met the job requirements but were also more likely to respond.

By leveraging Dice’s specialized platform, HatchPros could focus on candidates who were both well-qualified and genuinely interested in the roles. As a result of this strategic shift, HatchPros increased its fill rate by 800% and could submit interested candidates to clients within hours. Yatharth highlighted a specific case where generalist platforms returned zero results, while Dice provided multiple qualified matches: “There were literally zero profiles on our other portal, but with Dice, we found three candidates and placed one.” In another instance, they successfully placed a candidate in just two hours, receiving payment the very next day.