A U.S.-based workforce management and recruiting company that is disrupting the industry has moved a considerable amount of its operations to Athens, Greece, in part, to take advantage of talent pools in an emerging tech community 

Workable was started in Boston, Massachusetts, but eventually opened offices in Greece as its service model, which involves sophisticated hiring and recruiting tools, took off.

That's a large part of what Workable is about: finding talent and helping client companies acquire the best workforce possible. With an intuitive interface and innovative tools, Workable offers a platform for making sure a company is doing all it can to attract the right people who will make business operations work.

Company leaders understand the mission that Workable has taken on and how it became poised to change the work world for many clients.

“For too long companies had two options when buying recruiting software,” Rob Long, Workable's vice president of business development, told Balkan Business Wire. “They could either buy complex and expensive software designed for large enterprises or make do with cheaper software that compromised functionality and quality. Neither is a good choice for the vast majority of companies. Workable gives these companies a new option, robust and easy to use recruiting software that helps them attract and hire the best candidates for their business.”

Long explained why the company decided to open up in Greece rather than only expanding its presence in the U.S.

“Greece has a very highly educated talent pool, which means we're able to hire exceptional talent from engineers to support and across the whole company,” Long said. “As a result, we're able to build high performing teams at a lower cost than companies in tech hubs like Silicon Valley, London or New York. We're able to invest the same amount of capital and get more from it.”

Long said most of the company’s workforce of over 130 employees, including key engineering teams, are based in Athens.

This international approach didn’t just happen by accident, Long said. In fact, he credits the company’s geographically diverse strategy as part of Workable’s overall success model.

"From Day One, Workable has been a company with a global outlook,” Long said. “More than ever, companies are not limited to their domestic and local markets. This is especially true for software-as-a-service business like Workable. We've also been focused on building the recruiting software people will use and will be relevant in five to ten years and beyond, not just today.”

In terms of ongoing development, Long said the company is likely to stay focused on its core operations, along with outreach and marketing initiatives.

“Workable is still a young company, only 4 years old, we're still investing heavily in our product development whilst at the same time investing more into our sales and marketing departments,” he said. “We'll continue to focus on being the recruitment software of choice for companies who want to attract the best talent to help their businesses grow and thrive.”