# How IGEL uses Findem

**$0**: “$0 spent on agency fees”

As published on [findem.ai](https://www.findem.ai/customer-stories/igel), August 2026. Captured by usedby on 2026-10-07.

- Company: [IGEL](https://www.usedby.ai/companies/igel.md)
- Tool: [Findem](https://www.usedby.ai/tools/findem.md)
- Teams: Talent Acquisition

## What the story says

IGEL's talent acquisition team uses Findem's attribute-based search filters to source senior leadership candidates directly, going beyond job-title matching to find someone with the right capabilities and location. The search led to a hire into an expanded combined education and community leadership role.

Summary written by usedby from the source page, in English. The figures are those of Findem and IGEL, not ours.

> IGEL completed the hire through direct sourcing, without incurring external agency fees.

> Findem doesn't just help me fill the role I'm searching for," Tomlinson said. "It helps my leadership team trust that if the right person exists, we're going to find them.
>
> Lisagaye Tomlinson, HR Consultant, IGEL Technology

## What usedby checked

We compared the story with its live page on 2026-10-07.

- Checked: the figure $0 is printed word for word on the page, near the name of IGEL.
- Checked: the passage quoted above is copied word for word from the page, near the name of IGEL.
- Checked: the publication date is read from the page’s own metadata, never guessed.
- Checked: IGEL uses Findem. Confirmed line. Latest check across sources: 2026-10-07.
- Not checked: the result itself. We quote it; we did not measure it.

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