Set Europa is a leading recruitment agency specialising in connecting top engineering and tech talent with leading organisations across Europe.

With expertise in sectors like Engineering, IT, Telecoms, Project Management, and Data Analytics, they offer nearshore recruitment and outsourcing services for both permanent and temporary needs, fulfilling immediate workforce and project requirements.

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Case Study

SET Europa partnered with 360AI to improve how it sources specialist engineering and tech talent across Europe. By replacing generic, time-consuming recruitment tools with AI-powered talent sourcing, smart client customisation, advanced CV parsing and direct candidate contact data, SET Europa reduced manual effort, lowered acquisition costs and accelerated access to high-quality active and passive candidates.

Measurable recruitment impact with 360AI:

70%

Time and cost savings

A sourcing, automation and agency licensing reduced recruitment spend and manual effort by 70%.

90%

Contact data coverage

90% of sourced candidates included direct contact details, helping SET Europa accelerate outreach.

3x

Faster talent discovery

Advanced AI sourcing and filtering helped SET Europa identify relevant talent three times faster.

Challenges

As a growing recruitment agency operating in a highly competitive market, SET Europa encountered the following challenges:

Sourcing hard-to-find talent: Identifying niche tech candidates consumed significant time, slowing down the hiring cycle and stretching resources.
Limited resources: A lean team meant maximising efficiency was crucial to staying competitive.
Inefficient sourcing tools: Existing platforms often produced generic matches, forcing staff to sift through irrelevant candidates.
Domain specialisation limitations: Traditional tools could not grasp the complexities of SET Europa's target sectors, resulting in poor search results and wasted effort.
Weak CV parsing: Generic tools lacked AI models trained for domain-specific skills and failed to understand the intricacies of each CV. This led to manual edits, increased administrative workload and more wasted effort.
Contact challenges: Inadequate contact information for passive candidates delayed outreach.
High costs of talent acquisition: Expensive tools like LinkedIn Recruiter did not align with the agency's budget realities.
Data gaps: Accessing global, multi-channel talent pools was cumbersome and inefficient.

The solution: 360AI AI-powered talent sourcing

1. Discovering hard-to-find candidates

AI-powered talent sourcing: 360AI's talent sourcing precisely understands SET Europa's specific role requirements and supports multiple languages, connecting them with unmatched candidates who perfectly fit their needs.

Global and multi-channel data access: Millions of qualified candidates from diverse platforms meant niche roles were filled faster.

Uncovering hidden talent: The platform recommended candidates that other tools missed, giving SET Europa a significant competitive advantage.

2. Smart client customisation

Tailored algorithms: 360AI's AI learns from SET Europa's client profiles and adjusts algorithms to meet each client's unique hiring needs, ensuring personalised and precise candidate matches.

Understanding domain nuances: Deep comprehension of SET Europa's unique sectors meant highly relevant candidate recommendations from 360AI.

3. Candidate contact information

Comprehensive contact details: Over 80% of sourced candidates had direct contact info (phone and emails), enabling swift, GDPR-compliant outreach.

Improved communication efficiency: Direct outreach bypassed delays associated with platforms like LinkedIn, increasing response rates and expediting the hiring process significantly.

4. Advanced CV parsing and data enrichment

Intelligent CV parsing: By leveraging 360AI's NLP capabilities, SET Europa could upload CVs and swiftly distinguish qualified from unqualified candidates. The platform provided clear explanations for any disqualifications, such as missing skills, relevance or location mismatches.

Real-time data enrichment: The platform updated outdated CVs with current information, offering a comprehensive and up-to-date view of each candidate without additional manual work.

Detailed analytics: 360AI provided valuable insights into each candidate's core expertise, hard and soft skills, workstyle preferences, salary expectations, career aspirations, notice periods, and more, empowering recruiters to make informed hiring decisions.

5. Affordable agency licensing

Agency licence model: Unlike per-user-based fees, 360AI's model offered a budget-friendly solution for small and growing agencies.

Budget efficiency: SET Europa reduced its recruitment tool costs by up to 70%, while gaining access to smarter, more efficient technology compared to traditional platforms like LinkedIn Recruiter, which often come with higher price tags.

6. One-click integrations

Data synchronisation: With over 200 integrations, 360AI allows SET Europa to effortlessly connect their favourite ATS, CRM and HR tools with just one click, streamlining data synchronisation and enhancing workflow efficiency.

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Results and benefits

Using the 360AI platform transformed SET Europa's recruitment process in the following ways:

70% time and cost savings: Precision and automation slashed operational costs and boosted productivity.
Access to high-quality talent: Discovering both active and passive candidates led to successful placements in hard-to-fill positions, enhancing client satisfaction.
Improved efficiency: Smart client customisation and AI-driven recommendations streamlined the recruitment process, reducing manual efforts and accelerating time-to-hire.
Competitive advantage: Leveraging 360AI's advanced features allowed SET Europa to outperform larger firms.
Better communication: Direct access to candidate contact information increased response rates and sped up the hiring process, improving overall efficiency.
Informed decisions: Detailed candidate analytics and insights empowered recruiters to make better and informed hiring decisions, leading to higher success in placements.

In their own words

Invaluable in sourcing hard-to-reach talentAt SET Europa, our mission is to connect top engineering and tech experts with leading organisations across Europe. 360AI has been invaluable in finding the most relevant talent for our clients.

The platform is user-friendly and streamlined, offering both active and passive candidate recommendations.We particularly value the 360AI Recruiter feature that uncovers hidden talent and the access to direct contact information, which saves us significant time and costs.

The smart client customisation tailors the search to our hiring needs.The AI Shortlister allows us to identify qualified candidates instantly, with clear insights into their skills and suitability. This has transformed our recruitment process, making it smarter, more efficient, and highly cost-effective. "

Xavier Perez
‍CEO, Set Europa

360AI Customer Success Story

Set Europa Accelerates Recruitment with 360AI

Case Study

70%

90%

3x

Challenges

The solution: 360AI AI-powered talent sourcing

1. Discovering hard-to-find candidates

2. Smart client customisation

3. Candidate contact information

4. Advanced CV parsing and data enrichment

5. Affordable agency licensing

6. One-click integrations

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360AI Customer Success Story

Set Europa Accelerates Recruitment with 360AI

Case Study

70%

90%

3x

Challenges

The solution: 360AI AI-powered talent sourcing

1. Discovering hard-to-find candidates

2. Smart client customisation

3. Candidate contact information

4. Advanced CV parsing and data enrichment

5. Affordable agency licensing

6. One-click integrations

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Results and benefits

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