Empower Recovery
"We tried Indeed for the first time with a free post. Then we sponsored it—and within 3 hours, we had over 40 qualified applicants."
Dr. Pamela Tas, Founder, COO
Empower Recovery, a Wisconsin-based telehealth company treating substance use and mental health disorders, needed a way to hire mission-driven staff quickly while minimizing the burden of inefficient recruitment methods. Facing high time investment and limited results from traditional sourcing, the company turned to Indeed to streamline hiring and attract qualified candidates aligned with their mission.
Background
Founded by Dr. Aaron Hoffnung, a board-certified physician in emergency and addiction medicine, and Dr. Pamela Tas, a PhD in genetics and biochemistry, Empower Recovery provides relationship-based outpatient care to rural and underserved populations.
The company’s mission is rooted in respect, accessibility, and comprehensive care. As a fast-growing startup, they needed to expand their team with values-driven staff while balancing limited time and resources.
Challenge
Before using Indeed, Empower Recovery experimented with a range of hiring methods, including university outreach, LinkedIn, Monster and headhunters. Each proved costly, slow or ineffective.
Dr. Tas described the inefficiency:
“I was spending 70–100 hours per position just trying to get the post seen and applicants screened. It was unsustainable.”
The organization needed a platform that could quickly deliver high-quality applicants, help them hire faster and reduce the administrative burden on their small team.
Solution
Empower Recovery adopted Indeed Sponsored Jobs to meet its hiring needs. By posting and sponsoring jobs based on urgency, the company was able to scale recruitment efficiently. Indeed’s messaging tools, applicant tracking features and campaign budget flexibility allowed them to manage all hiring within one platform.
"We tried Indeed for the first time with a free post. Then we sponsored it—and within 3 hours, we had over 40 qualified applicants."
Dr. Pamela Tas, Founder, COO
Empower Recovery
They immediately experienced the benefit of speed and scalability, filling roles ranging from therapists and drivers to marketing professionals, often exceeding expectations with the talent hired.
Results
- Time saved: Reduced time-to-hire from 3–4 weeks to less than one week per role
- Cost efficiency: Average cost per hire between $50–$160, depending on role
- Scalability: Hired 15–17 employees exclusively through Indeed
- Applicant quality: Many hires exceeded role expectations and advanced into higher or cross-functional roles
- Hiring versatility: Successfully used for both clinical and non-clinical roles
“The professionalism is what you should expect—and we find it on Indeed. We don’t use anything else for hiring now.” — Dr. Tas
