Topicus
Recruitment support to scale technical teams efficiently
IT Services and IT Consulting I Vietnam I Staff augmentation I 2 months engagement (Mar – May 2023)
The Clients
- Industry:
- IT Services and IT Consulting
- Location:
- Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
- Delivery model:
- Staff Augmentation
- Duration:
- 2 months
- Hired roles:
- 8
- Support areas:
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Provide access to high-quality technical talent
The challenge
Topicus needed support to scale its technical teams through recruitment.
• Filling multiple open positions
• Accessing high-quality technical talent
• Recruiting efficiently and quickly
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What the client needed
Topicus needed to fill multiple open roles quickly while maintaining strong technical fit and hiring quality.
Faster access to technical talent
Fill multiple open positions quickly as demand for development capacity increased.
High-quality candidate matching
Find skilled candidates who met technical requirements and could integrate well with existing teams.
Speed without compromising quality
Accelerate recruitment while maintaining strong candidate fit and long-term team effectiveness.
What Sunbytes Delivered
Sunbytes supported Topicus through a focused recruitment engagement, from role alignment to candidate selection and hiring.
Role alignment & needs assessment
Talent sourcing & technical screening
Identified suitable candidates and applied technical recruitment expertise to improve shortlist quality.Candidate presentation & hiring support
Presented qualified candidates and supported Topicus through the process of filling multiple open positions.
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Why teams choose Sunbytes
A Netherlands-led partner that helps global companies build Vietnam workforce operations with less overhead and clearer control.
Netherlands-led, Vietnam-grounded support
Sunbytes bridges European expectations with local Vietnam execution, so workforce setup does not get lost between markets.
Recruitment, EOR, and payroll connected
The same operating view can connect how you find people, employ them, and pay them, instead of treating each step as a separate admin problem.
Evidence-led hiring before the offer
Recruitment starts with scorecards and structured screening, so your team compares signals before committing to a hire.
Payroll discipline every month
Clear inputs, cutoffs, validation, and approval gates turn payroll into a repeatable process, not a recurring emergency.
Compliance-aware employee operations
Employment and payroll workflows are scoped with local requirements, data handling, and approval records in mind from the start.
One partner across operating needs
When workforce growth touches delivery or security, Sunbytes can connect the right internal expertise without turning the page into a service menu.
What the team covered
The engagement covered the recruitment process from role alignment to candidate selection and hiring.
Role & needs assessment
Aligned on role requirements, technical expectations, and team needs through direct discussions.Talent sourcing
Searched for suitable candidates across the relevant technical talent market.Technical screening
Applied technical recruitment expertise to assess candidate suitability for the required roles.Candidate presentation
Presented relevant candidates to Topicus for review and further selection.Hiring support
Supported the recruitment process through to filling the required open positions.
Outcomes
The collaboration resulted in:
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Open positions
filled quickly -
Ability to hire high-quality technical talent
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A stronger internal team as a result of the partnership
In their words
“The technical skills of the staff involved in the recruitment process and the understanding of the market.”
Topicus’s Manager
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