Finding talent who care about your mission—not just candidates who tick boxes.
Most hiring processes stop at skills verification. Ours goes deeper. Our 5-stage process is designed to find professionals who don't just meet your technical requirements, but genuinely connect with what you're building. It's why our placements stay 3x longer than industry average.
Stage 1: Discovery & Sourcing
What happens: We start with a deep-dive conversation about your needs—not just the job description, but your company culture, working style, and what success looks like in this role. Then we tap into our pre-vetted talent networks across Bangalore and Jaipur to identify candidates who match on both skills and disposition.
What makes this different: We're not posting to job boards and hoping for the best. Our sourcing draws from professionals who've already expressed interest in dedicated roles with international companies—people actively seeking the kind of committed, long-term position we offer.
You receive: A clear hiring timeline and confirmation of candidate availability within your target start date.
Stage 2: Background & Fit Screening
What happens: Every candidate goes through rigorous verification:
Employment history and credential validation
Professional reference checks
Compensation alignment (no surprises later)
Availability and commitment confirmation
Initial English communication assessment
What makes this different: We screen for red flags early—job-hopping patterns, misaligned expectations, or any inconsistencies that could create problems down the road. Only candidates with clean backgrounds and genuine interest proceed.
You receive: A shortlist of verified candidates, typically narrowed from 50+ applications to 8-12 qualified individuals.
Stage 3: Technical & Domain Assessment
What happens: Subject matter experts evaluate each candidate's actual capabilities:
Role-specific technical interviews (conducted by specialists, not generalist recruiters)
Practical assessments or work samples relevant to your domain
Problem-solving evaluation for complex scenarios they'd encounter in your work
What makes this different: Our assessors have domain expertise—developers interview developers, accountants interview accountants. We test for real competence, not interview performance.
You receive: Detailed assessment summaries showing each candidate's strengths, areas for growth, and recommended fit level for your specific requirements.
Stage 4: Culture & Communication Evaluation
What happens: This is where most hiring processes fail—and where ours excels. We assess:
Communication clarity and responsiveness in async scenarios
How they handle ambiguity and ask clarifying questions
Work style preferences and collaboration approach
Motivation and career goals (are they seeking stability or a stepping stone?)
Simulated work scenarios reflecting real challenges they'd face with you
What makes this different: Technical skills get people hired. Cultural fit determines whether they stay and thrive. We specifically evaluate whether candidates will integrate well with international teams and bring the proactive mindset that makes remote collaboration work.
You receive: 3-5 thoroughly vetted candidates ready for your final interviews, with detailed profiles covering both capabilities and working style.
Stage 5: Client Interview & Selection
What happens: You meet your top candidates directly—video interviews on your schedule. We handle all coordination and can join calls to facilitate if helpful. After interviews:
We gather your feedback and impressions
Facilitate any follow-up questions or second interviews
Assist with final selection and offer details
Begin transition to onboarding immediately upon your decision
What makes this different: You're not sorting through dozens of resumes or conducting endless first-round screens. Every candidate you meet has already passed four stages of evaluation. Your time goes to final selection, not filtering.
You receive: Your chosen team member, ready to start within days of your decision.
What Happens Next
Hiring is just the beginning. Once you've made your selection:
Day 1-3: Your new team member is onboarded at our Grade A office facility, set up with enterprise IT infrastructure, and introduced to their workspace
Week 1: We facilitate integration with your tools, processes, and team rhythms
Day 30: Our 30-day replacement guarantee kicks in—if the fit isn't right for any reason, we restart the process at no additional cost
This hiring process feeds directly into our comprehensive employee lifecycle support—the 51 stages of employment management that make SoTalented different from platforms that simply "find you talent" and disappear.
The Numbers
Metric | Typical Result |
|---|---|
Applications reviewed per role | 50-100+ |
Candidates reaching Stage 3 | 8-12 |
Candidates presented to you | 3-5 |
Average time to hire | 21 days |
First-year retention rate | 95% |
Placements invoking 30-day guarantee | <3% |
Your next team member is out there. We'll find them.
