Hiring Strategies

February 2, 2025

5 Innovative Hiring Tactics to Outpace Competitors & Save Over $50K

Kiran Kazim

Kiran Kazim

Content Writer

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Hiring top talent in today’s competitive job market is no longer just about filling open positions. It’s about doing it better, faster, and more cost-effectively than your competitors. For recruiters in KSA, the pressure is even higher. With an ever-growing demand for top talent, you’re not only fighting to attract the best candidates but also battling against skyrocketing hiring costs.

Between Saudization requirements, the race to meet Vision 2030 goals, and the need to fill positions quickly, the stakes are incredibly high. It’s easy to feel overwhelmed by the sheer amount of tasks—sorting resumes, scheduling interviews, and following up with candidates—all while trying to stay within budget.

But here’s the good news: staying ahead doesn’t mean working harder. It means working smarter.

In this blog, we’ll dive into 5 innovative hiring tactics that will help you outpace your competition and save up to $50K annually on hiring costs. These strategies are specifically designed to optimize your recruitment process, eliminate waste, and ensure you’re attracting the right talent with precision. Ready to take your recruitment efforts to the next level? Let’s get started!

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The Recruitment Dilemma in KSA: Why You Need Innovative Hiring Now

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Did you know that the average time-to-hire in KSA can exceed 42 days, costing businesses thousands in lost productivity and resources? In this competitive landscape, where companies are under pressure to meet the ambitious goals of Vision 2030, inefficiencies like these are no longer sustainable. As businesses in KSA strive to stay ahead and contribute to the Kingdom’s economic transformation, optimizing hiring processes has become more urgent than ever.

The stakes have never been higher. Businesses across industries are fiercely competing to attract top talent, with skills shortages and increasing demand for specialized roles like tech experts, engineers, and marketers. In addition, the push for Saudization has created a unique set of challenges for HR teams. The demand for Saudi nationals is growing, but there simply aren’t enough qualified candidates to meet this demand, causing recruitment cycles to stretch longer.

Traditional hiring methods often don’t provide the speed or accuracy required in this high-stakes environment. Manual resume screening, multiple interview rounds, and outdated processes are costing organizations valuable time and money. These inefficiencies not only slow down the recruitment process but can also result in bad hires, further driving up costs.

But here’s the good news: innovative hiring strategies are transforming recruitment in KSA. By adopting smarter, more efficient methods like AI-driven candidate screening, automated interview scheduling, and building talent pools, companies can streamline their recruitment process, reduce costs, and secure top talent faster. These innovations help businesses stay competitive, reduce hiring costs, and position themselves for success in the rapidly evolving KSA job market. The time for smarter recruitment is now.

Here’s where Elevatus can help solve your hiring challenges. Elevatus is an integrated recruitment solution that automates the entire recruitment process—from creating job requisitions to onboarding new hires.

With its advanced AI-powered tools and seamless automation, Elevatus transforms your hiring cycle into a more efficient, streamlined process. Whether you’re managing a high volume of applicants, tracking Saudization targets, or aiming to fill specialized roles quickly, Elevatus helps you assess and hire top candidates faster than ever before.

Trusted by renowned global companies like Amazon, Mediclinic, Vodafone, STC, Capital Bank, Arab Bank, and many more, Elevatus has a proven track record of helping businesses like yours improve their recruitment processes.

Ready to elevate your hiring process and stay ahead in KSA’s competitive job market? Request a free demo of Elevatus today and see how this innovative platform can save you time, cut costs, and improve the overall efficiency of your recruitment strategy.

5 Innovative Hiring Strategies to Outpace Your Competitors

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Staying ahead in KSA’s competitive job market requires more than traditional methods. To attract top talent while cutting costs, businesses are adopting smarter, more efficient strategies. Here are five innovative hiring tactics that can help you streamline processes, improve results, and gain a competitive edge.

Transform Hiring with Video Interviews and See Candidates in Action

Relying solely on resumes and traditional interviews can leave you wondering whether a candidate’s skills truly align with the role. Video interviews offer a solution by allowing you to assess not just what candidates say but how they communicate, how they present themselves, and how they handle real-time questions.

For example, if you’re hiring a sales manager, a video interview lets you see their communication style, body language, and how they respond to unexpected questions. This gives you a clearer sense of their personality, confidence, and ability to think on their feet—valuable traits for a role that requires frequent client interaction.

Video interviews also save time for both recruiters and candidates, especially when dealing with geographically dispersed talent. Instead of scheduling multiple in-person interviews, you can conduct the initial round virtually, making the process faster and more efficient.

By incorporating video interviews into your hiring process, you can assess candidates more thoroughly and make more informed hiring decisions. Plus, candidates appreciate the flexibility and modern approach, which can reflect positively on your employer brand.

For example, Elevatus streamlines the interview process with AI-powered video interview software that enables you to assess thousands of applicants remotely with just a single click. Seamlessly integrated into your recruitment workflow, you can review video interviews anytime, anywhere. This allows you to evaluate key skills like communication, presentation, and problem-solving before inviting candidates for in-person meetings. By making faster, more confident decisions, you save valuable time and reduce the risk of a bad hire. Candidates will also appreciate the modern, flexible interview experience, which enhances your company’s reputation as an innovative employer.

Elevatus has partnered with Dallah Health, a leading healthcare provider in Saudi Arabia, to enhance recruitment with its AI-powered ATS. This collaboration streamlines workflows, boosts stakeholder coordination, and helps Dallah Health attract top talent to support its mission of delivering exceptional healthcare services.

Unlock Perfect Matches Instantly with AI-Driven Candidate Matching

Sorting through resumes can be a long and tiring task, but AI-powered candidate matching makes it much easier. These systems quickly go through resumes and profiles to find the best candidates based on their skills, experience, and how well they might fit into your company.

For example, if you’re hiring a data analyst, the AI-powered ATS offered by Elevatus can quickly scan through hundreds of resumes and identify candidates with the right technical skills and experience. It also checks how candidates write their cover letters to see if they have the right attitude and fit for your team.

This system doesn’t just find good candidates—it ranks them so you can focus on the best ones first. By automating the process, Elevatus’ AI-driven ATS saves you a lot of time and removes the need for manual sorting.

With AI handling the task, you can also avoid unconscious bias, making the hiring process fairer. This helps you make faster, smarter decisions, hire better candidates, and stay ahead in the competitive market.

Supercharge Recruitment with Employee Referral Programs and Analytics

Did you know referred employees often have higher retention rates and faster onboarding times? Employee referral programs are a goldmine for finding top talent, especially when paired with analytics to track their effectiveness.

For example, a referral program might encourage your team to recommend people they know for open roles. Analytics tools track who made the referrals, how quickly those referrals moved through the process, and their long-term success within the company. This data helps fine-tune the program for better results.

Not only do referrals reduce time-to-hire, but they also improve retention because employees tend to recommend candidates who are a good cultural fit. Offering incentives like bonuses or recognition makes these programs even more attractive to your team.

Build a Ready-to-Go Talent Pool and Stay Ahead in Recruitment

Recruiting under a tight deadline can lead to rushed decisions and missed opportunities. Building a talent pool—a centralized database of pre-vetted candidates—eliminates this pressure and ensures you’re always prepared.

For example, you might have come across candidates in the past who weren’t the right fit for previous roles but had strong potential for future positions. By using a CRM system, you can store these profiles and organize them by their skills, experience, and job preferences so they’re ready when the right role opens up.

Engaging with this pool regularly is crucial to keeping it warm. Sending periodic updates about your company, new job openings, or industry trends keeps candidates engaged and interested in your opportunities. When a role does become available, you can quickly tap into this pool, significantly reducing your time-to-hire and ensuring a constant flow of qualified candidates.

Elevatus helps you build and manage this talent pool by converting your offline database into a centralized, searchable one in seconds. You can match thousands of resumes to existing job posts and automatically rank candidates based on qualifications. This streamlines your process and ensures that you’re always one step ahead in finding the right fit for your team.

Elevatus has partnered with Al Khozama Investment Company to revolutionize recruitment with AI-powered solutions, including candidate matching, behavioral assessments, and a custom career portal. This collaboration improves hiring efficiency, enhances candidate quality, and aligns new hires with Al Khozama’s culture to drive innovation in Saudi Arabia’s real estate sector.

Transform Your Onboarding with Personalized Journeys for New Hires

The onboarding experience plays a crucial role in shaping how new employees view your company. A thoughtful and automated onboarding journey not only helps new hires feel welcomed but also sets them up for success from day one.

For example, Elevatus streamlines this process by offering a next-generation onboarding solution that guides new hires through a customized journey. The platform automatically sends a personalized welcome email, shares relevant training materials, and schedules check-ins with their manager—ensuring the new hire feels informed and prepared.

This personalized approach not only increases productivity by helping new employees integrate faster, but it also strengthens retention. New hires who feel supported and connected are more likely to stay engaged and thrive within the company. By customizing onboarding for different roles, departments, or locations, you can ensure that every employee’s experience is tailored to their needs.

Elevatus’ onboarding solution takes the guesswork out of the process by automating tasks and reminders, allowing you to focus on fostering long-term engagement. With a streamlined, efficient process, you’ll reduce administrative time and cost and make your new hires feel valued from the start, setting them on a path to success.

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Innovative Hiring: Final Thoughts

Optimizing your hiring process isn’t just a smart move—it’s a necessity. By implementing these 5 innovative hiring tactics, you can streamline your recruitment, reduce costs, and secure top talent faster than your competitors.

But to truly stay ahead, you need the right tools in place to support these strategies. That’s where Elevatus comes in.

Elevatus is a comprehensive recruitment platform that automates your entire hiring process—from job requisitions to onboarding. Using advanced AI and automation, it helps you streamline candidate screening, build efficient workflows, and enhance your employer brand—all while saving valuable time and resources.

Ready to improve your hiring process and cut hiring costs by up to $50K annually?

Request a free demo today and see how Elevatus can transform your recruitment process, driving efficiency and results every step of the way.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do these innovative hiring tactics align with diversity and inclusion goals?

Innovative hiring tactics, like AI-driven candidate matching and interactive assessments, help reduce unconscious biases in the hiring process, ensuring that all candidates are evaluated fairly based on their skills and qualifications. By automating resume screening and using algorithms that focus on merit, these strategies level the playing field. 

Are these strategies effective for hiring remote workers?

Innovative hiring tactics, like AI-driven candidate matching and interactive assessments, help reduce unconscious biases in the hiring process, ensuring that all candidates are evaluated fairly based on their skills and qualifications. By automating resume screening and using algorithms that focus on merit, these strategies level the playing field. 

How can small businesses with limited budgets implement these tactics effectively?

Small businesses with limited budgets can still effectively implement these innovative tactics by using affordable, scalable tools. Many Applicant Tracking Systems (ATS) and scheduling platforms offer flexible pricing and pay-as-you-go options, allowing small businesses to start with essential features like automated scheduling and basic AI-driven resume parsing. Additionally, leveraging employee referral programs can be a cost-effective way to find quality candidates without expensive third-party recruiters.

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Kiran Kazim

Kiran Kazim

Turn top talent to employees fast

Hire, assess, onboard and manage top talent for every job. See how Elevatus streamlines everything; from acquire to new hire.

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