Scaling Recruitment Efficiency at Forvis Mazars

A Fast-Growing Firm with Massive Hiring Needs

Forvis Mazars is a global leader in audit, consulting, tax, and accounting services. With over 40,000 professionals spread across more than 104 countries, the firm operates with a truly international scope. In France alone, Forvis Mazars has 40 offices and more than 5,000 employees.

Driven by strong, consistent double-digit growth in recent years, Forvis Mazars faces substantial recruitment demands. Every year, they manage around 1,500 hires in France and sift through over 160,000 applications—an impressive but daunting task.

A Traditional Screening Process No Longer Fit for Scale

Until recently, Forvis Mazars handled this recruitment volume manually. Every CV, every cover letter was individually reviewed, and candidate potential was assessed primarily based on academic background and prior experience. But as the number of applications grew, this traditional approach quickly became unsustainable.

The need for change was clear. Forvis Mazars needed a scalable, objective way to assess candidates and prioritize talent. What they were looking for was a solution that could shift the focus from assumptions to real skills.

Choosing MakiPeople: Flexibility, Simplicity, and Strategic Alignment

Enter MakiPeople. The recruitment team at Forvis Mazars chose MakiPeople to modernize their recruitment process. What stood out was the platform’s flexibility, the quality of its expert-designed test library, and its ability to adapt assessments to meet the needs of specific roles.

But it wasn’t just the product that made a difference. The collaboration was strengthened by the close working relationship between Forvis Mazars and the MakiPeople team. MakiPeople demonstrated a deep understanding of Forvis Mazars’ recruitment challenges, delivering solutions that met their needs from the outset.

We were also impressed by the MakiPeople team, who are very dynamic and truly understood our challenges. We felt that they were capable of supporting us.

— Flora Quere, Recruitment Manager

Maki People offer a fluid experience for both internal teams and applicants. Its intuitive interface, coupled with the overall positive candidate experience, significantly accelerated the adoption of the new process across the firm.

Quantifiable Results: Saving Time and Improving Decision Quality

Since the implementation of MakiPeople, Forvis Mazars has experienced an exceptional reduction in time spent on candidate screening. The recruitment team now saves 90% of the time previously dedicated to initial screening—this represents an immense efficiency gain, especially in such high-volume hiring situations.

The impact goes beyond time saved. The assessments have proven to be highly predictive of candidate success. Internal analysis shows that candidates who score well on MakiPeople’s assessments are 50% more likely to be hired. Even better, in three out of four cases, the skills identified through the assessments are confirmed during interviews and onboarding.

This predictive accuracy gives Forvis Mazars’ recruiters greater confidence in their decisions, allowing them to act quickly and make more informed choices earlier in the recruitment process.

A Seamless and Empowering Candidate Experience

The MakiPeople platform has also transformed the candidate experience. It’s intuitive, engaging, and, importantly, it empowers applicants. Two-thirds of candidates now start the Maki assessment process, and an impressive 96% of them complete it once they begin—an indicator that the process feels seamless and valuable.

One candidate even shared that completing the assessment gave them a confidence boost, helping them feel more prepared and less stressed heading into the first interview.

This shift highlights an important change: assessments are no longer perceived as barriers to entry but as tools that provide transparency, value, and clarity for both candidates and recruiters.

Modernizing Recruitment to Strengthen Employer Branding

For Forvis Mazars, recruitment is about more than just filling roles—it’s the first interaction with potential future employees. The transition to MakiPeople has helped modernize the recruitment experience, aligning it with the firm’s broader employer branding strategy, especially when engaging with young graduates entering the workforce.

In a competitive talent market, offering a fair, digital-first, skills-oriented recruitment process is a key differentiator. The partnership with MakiPeople has enabled Forvis Mazars to combine recruitment efficiency, candidate satisfaction, and long-term strategic positioning in the talent market.

By embracing innovation, Forvis Mazars is not only streamlining their hiring process but also setting new standards for how recruitment should be done in today’s fast-paced, candidate-driven world.