Luxury Presence Reduces Contractor Spend and Saves Time with Tofu Resume Review Tool
Summary
Luxury Presence, a premier platform for luxury real estate professionals, is known for its cutting-edge digital marketing solutions and unparalleled client service. With an ambitious growth strategy, Mark MacDonald, VP of People, sought innovative ways to scale their recruiting efforts and maintain their focus on sourcing the best talent in the industry.
Tofu has made our team faster. We're cutting time at the top of funnel, reducing resource spend, and getting high potential candidates into process immediately.
Mark MacDonald
VP of People · Luxury Presence
The Challenge
Before adopting Tofu, Luxury Presence relied on a team of hourly resume reviewers through Upwork to manage the initial application reviews. While effective, this approach incurred significant costs and added layers of complexity to their hiring process. Mark needed a solution that could:
- Streamline the top-of-funnel resume review process.
- Eliminate the reliance on a contractor team.
- Empower the in-house team to manage high application volumes efficiently.
- Surface the best candidates for roles that receive thousands of applications.
How Tofu Helped
Scaling Recruitment with a Leaner Team
Tofu enabled Mark to sunset the contractor resume screening team, reducing costs by 70% while empowering a single team member to achieve the same, if not greater, screening output.
Efficient Screening for High-Volume Roles
For high-application roles, Tofu's AI significantly reduced the time required to identify top candidates:
- Chief of Staff Role: With 7,900 applicants, Tofu surfaced the top 30 candidates for Mark to review in under 30 minutes.
- Head of Legal Role: For 800 applicants, Tofu pinpointed the top 20 candidates, saving hours of manual screening.
Applicant Enrichment for Startup-Focused Hiring
Luxury Presence prioritizes candidates with startup experience. Using Tofu's Applicant Enrichment feature, Mark could:
- Pinpoint candidates from startups at specific growth stages.
- Leverage keyword searches within company descriptions to find candidates whose employers operate in relevant spaces or offer aligned product offerings.
Impact
Tofu's AI tools have enabled Luxury Presence to achieve remarkable efficiency gains and cost savings in their recruitment efforts. By automating and enriching their resume review process, Luxury Presence is now better equipped to identify and attract top talent in a competitive market.