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The record, one engagement at a time.
Three recruiting functions run from the inside: a vehicle launch staffed without agencies, an EV maker hiring around the world, and a dealer group's corporate recruiting built from scratch at volume.
1,238 hires in 67 months, about 18 a month, across the three. That does not count the years of dealership recruiting at the firm Larry founded in 2012.
Sony Honda Mobility of America · 2025 to 202648 hires
The AFEELA U.S. launch: 48 hires, no agencies
48 of 49 offers accepted, 42 days average time to fill, about $1.5M in agency fees avoided over 12 months.
Read the case studyFisker · 2022 to 2024408 hiresFisker: 408 hires in 24 months, on three continents
About 17 hires a month in the U.S., Canada, China and Europe, closing candidates on base, RSU and option packages.
Read the case studyGurley Leep Automotive · 2019 to 2021782 hiresGurley Leep: 782 hires in 31 months, at about $268 each
A corporate recruiting function built from scratch across a multi-state dealer group, with cost per application down 81 percent.
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