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Ashby x Dave, 80% productivity gain with a team of four

80% increase in recruiter productivity over 18 months

Gut-feel recruiting to data-driven, outcome-measured TA

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Why it works

The case study earns its headline by pairing a striking productivity number with four supporting metrics that show exactly how the efficiency was achieved: fewer screens, less interview time, faster fill rates, and a higher offer acceptance rate. The before-state is concrete, a team gutted from 12 to 4 with no reliable data, making the turnaround feel earned rather than incidental. The Clarity secondary tag is justified because data visibility was the enabling mechanism, not a side benefit.

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Anchor the efficiency story on a single internal benchmark the customer set themselves (target fewer than 15 recruiter screens per hire), then show every downstream metric against that self-defined standard. It makes the vendor's role feel like an enabler of the customer's own thinking rather than a product pitch.

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  • Vendor Ashby
  • Customer Dave
  • Industry Fintech / Payments
  • Trigger Team cut from 12 to 4 recruiters; company-wide push toward profitability
  • Format Written narrative
  • Structure Challenge-Solution-Results
  • Medium Web page