How a global engineering company cut onboarding time by 80% across 45 countries

Worley operates in 45 countries with around 48,000 employees, hiring across the energy, chemicals, and resources sectors. Veremark replaced a manual, time-heavy reference checking process with a structured digital workflow. The result was 80% less onboarding admin and better feedback from candidates and referees.

The challenge

Worley hires across 45 countries in a tight talent market. The talent team needed reference checks that helped them assess candidate fit, character, and leadership potential. Confirming dates and titles wasn’t the goal.

The process itself was one of the team’s heaviest manual tasks. Recruiters chased referees by email and phone, often for more than a week per hire. At Worley’s hiring volume, that added up fast.

The team wanted a digital workflow that could ask the right questions at scale, without losing the personal touch.

The solution

Veremark deployed Personalised Reference Check, which lets Worley adapt each questionnaire to the role and the qualities they want to assess. Referees complete it on their phone, and recruiters get structured feedback in a format they can compare across hires. The same platform supports Worley’s wider screening needs across 45 countries.

Results

Time back to assess, not chase

The 80% saving doesn’t just show up in admin hours. It changed what recruiters spend their week on. They stopped chasing referees by email and went back to assessing candidates.

Reference checks that match the role

Reference checks that used to take more than a week now run through a structured digital workflow. Questionnaires can be tailored to the role, so the team gets feedback on fit and leadership, not just confirmation of dates.

One process, 45 countries

Every Worley recruiter is running the same screening flow, regardless of geography. That consistency matters when hiring decisions get compared across markets.

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