From Costly Turnover to Confident Hiring:
How Built by Skill designed a structured process that delivered two successful hires from a single search
Client Snapshot:
Aremco Products is a growing manufacturing company based in Valley Cottage, New York, operating with a lean team and no dedicated HR function, where hiring was essential, but never anyone’s full-time job.
Challenge:
High Turnover: Despite a friendly work environment & good salaries, Aremco struggled to find quality employees.
Expensive Hiring Mistakes: Recruiter fees and mishire salaries drained thousands of dollars per role.
Operational Distraction: Senior staff diverted time from revenue generating work to handle hiring.
Solution:
Build a structured, end-to-end hiring system grounded in the on-the-job work.
Approach:
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Interviews, shadowing, and work product review
Defined what competence looks like on day one versus long term
Built a role specific competency framework
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Production skills and technical thresholds
Behavioral indicators and reliability signals
Clear definition of minimum viable competence
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Custom interview guide
Practical work sample with scoring criteria
Standardized evaluation rubric
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Week one, month one, and 90 day check ins
Compared hiring assessment to on-the-job performance
Identified training gaps and retention indicators
Results:
✓ Two high performing hires from one search
✓ Lower salary cost by identifying strong non-traditional talent
✓ A repeatable, structured hiring system
✓ Confident decisions backed by clarity and data
Get the Right Hire, The First Time
For a small business without a dedicated recruiting team, thoughtfully attracting candidates, reviewing resumes, interviewing, and onboarding requires a significant investment of time—time we don’t always have.
Sameea helped us move these initiatives forward without relying on traditional recruiters, which was a major win for us.
— Jeff, Sales Marketing Engineer