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Secured 30 Hires With 85% Five-Year Retention and a 55% Lift in Candidate Interest

Autodesk faced a significant challenge in filling mid-senior tech roles across the US and Canada, needing to scale rapidly due to growing customer demand. Despite high application volumes, the company struggled to find a sufficient pipeline of qualified and diverse candidates, particularly for specialized senior positions like principal software engineers. Traditional recruiting channels were failing to deliver the deep expertise and diverse perspectives (women, Black, Latinx candidates) Autodesk sought, necessitating a partner capable of connecting them with the right talent. To address this, Autodesk partnered with PowerToFly, adopting a talent acquisition strategy centered on genuine connection rather than broad job distribution. This involved dedicated hiring events with source and screen support, where Autodesk engineers shared first-hand insights into their projects and workplace culture. PowerToFly’s engaged talent pipeline provided direct access to active job seekers and successfully converted passive candidates into the selection process, leveraging a multi-channel approach that included the PowerPro platform, virtual job fairs, and employer branding content. The partnership yielded impressive results, including 30 hires across diverse technical roles such as principal software engineers and senior UX designers. Autodesk achieved an average of 5 hires within six weeks of each event, significantly accelerating their time-to-hire. An exceptional 85% of these hires remained employed at Autodesk after five years, demonstrating high-quality placements and retention, while candidate willingness to consider Autodesk as an employer increased by 55% after attending an event, with up to 20% of hires promoted within 1-2 years.

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$10.9M Saved With 28% Growth in Meetings and Doubled EMEA Events

Autodesk's Global Strategic Meetings department faced inefficiencies due to disparate systems, lacking integrated data for benchmarking and tracking program growth. Inadequate reporting meant little insight into program maturation, and total spend was not leveraged in sourcing. The organization needed a simplified process for meeting requests, accurate spend capture, and year-over-year savings validation. Global expansion plans, particularly in EMEA and APAC, necessitated improved sourcing processes, risk management, and cost savings for decentralized internal meetings. Financial policies were not adhered to, and contracts were individually managed, creating stopgaps in effective event management. To address these challenges, Gigi's team implemented a Strategic Meetings Management Program (SMMP). In 2014, Autodesk adopted a suite of Cvent solutions to manage their global portfolio of meetings and events. Teams began leveraging Cvent's Meeting Request Portal, which seamlessly transformed requests into RFPs, eliminating manual transcription and risky data gaps. The Cvent Supplier Network enabled efficient venue sourcing using unique criteria and filters. Integrated reporting functionality provided customizable, on-demand reports to stakeholders, further proving the value of the team and their events. Autodesk achieved significant financial benefits, including $649,000 in savings by proactively reducing potential attrition. Total savings reached an astounding $10.9 million in 2018. The number of global events grew by 28%, expanding to almost 350 annual events, and meetings offered in the EMEA region doubled. The team's success led to increased trust and visibility within the organization, elevating their mission and fostering cross-departmental collaboration. They were entrusted with critical projects, like sourcing new locations for major conferences, and now successfully mitigate risks and ensure enterprise-wide efficiencies.

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