Learn how The Courtyard Playhouse hired top candidates without an HR team.
The Courtyard Playhouse is the UAE's first and only dedicated improv theatre, shaping Dubai's creative community since 2013. It runs year-round improv and acting programs from kids to adults and regional to global brands.
Time to hire
80% faster
90 days → 18 days
Screening time
89% faster
6 hours → 40 minutes
Interview scheduling
17 emails saved
Based on interviews for each role
ROI
8x
Savings versus Workcraft cost
The Courtyard Playhouse had been trying to hire for two critical roles.
Despite getting many applicants through LinkedIn, the team was stretched.
Apart from their core tasks, they were covering the workload of the vacant roles all while hiring.
Days blurred into evenings filled with screening, shortlisting, and back-and-forth scheduling.
Hiring became overwhelming and exhausting.
After 3 longs months, they finally had a promising candidate in sight.
And then they lost them. The candidate had accepted another offer.
After all the effort, the delay cost them someone they really wanted. That was the breaking point.
Overworked and frustrated, Tiffany realized "We can't keep doing this."
That's when Tiffany booked the call with Workcraft.
Not because she needed a platform, but because she needed a break.
See only the right candidates
She was drowning in CVs. The done for you AI shortlisting helped her narrow it down to the handful worth interviewing
Keep the human connection
She valued the personal touch. The custom questions let her hear each candidate's voice before the interview
Decide quickly and fairly
Structured feedback meant every interviewer rated the same criteria, making decisions faster and easier
Stop the scheduling ping-pong
She wanted a hands-off way to schedule. Built-in calendar links booked interview slots automatically, freeing her evenings
A 30-minute call with the Workcraft team was all Tiffany needed.
She self-onboarded on to Workcraft that weekend, added her hiring criteria, and dropped Workcraft's apply link into her LinkedIn job posts. All in a few minutes.
Once candidates applied, they were automatically ranked against her criteria.
So when the business manager finally had time to review, she saw only a short list of high-fit candidates.
In just a few minutes, she shortlisted her top picks and scheduled interviews with a single click.
If a candidate didn't book an interview slot, she could WhatsApp them directly from Workcraft or simply move to the next top-ranked candidates in her shortlist.
Because Workcraft handled the heavy lifting, screening, shortlisting, and scheduling, they finally had time to focus on high-value steps like connecting with the candidate and job-related tests, which Courtyard Playhouse ran after the first round of interviews.
What had been a 90-day stalemate turned into back-to-back offers in just days.
They saved hours of manual screening and finally felt in control of their time again.
Time-to-hire with Workcraft
Content Creator
18 days
PR Specialist
19 days
Time to hire
80% faster
90 days → 18 days
Screening time
89% faster
6 hours → 40 minutes
Interview scheduling
17 emails saved
Based on interviews for each role
ROI
8x
Savings versus Workcraft cost
Workcraft helps lean teams hire faster — no HR team, no tech setup, no burnout.