Abtech Partnership

Getting Value From Your ATSGetting Value From Your ATS

iRecruit ExpoAmsterdam

6th June 2014

Alan WhitfordAbtech Partnership

iRecruit ExpoAmsterdam

6th June 2014

Alan WhitfordAbtech Partnership

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Founder of Abtech Partnership and RCEURO, web portal for the European recruitment industry

25 years Recruitment Industry

Talent Challenges, candidate experience, employment brand

Published in a number of on-line and off-line media covering technical and strategic issues around HR, technology, social media and business

Author of XpertHR Good Practices Guide to Candidate Attraction

Co-Host of #RecHangout, the only UK regularly scheduled live recruitment Google+ Hangout

Founder of Abtech Partnership and RCEURO, web portal for the European recruitment industry

25 years Recruitment Industry

Talent Challenges, candidate experience, employment brand

Published in a number of on-line and off-line media covering technical and strategic issues around HR, technology, social media and business

Author of XpertHR Good Practices Guide to Candidate Attraction

Co-Host of #RecHangout, the only UK regularly scheduled live recruitment Google+ Hangout

Alan WhitfordAlan Whitford

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Recruitment Hasn’t Ever Really ChangedRecruitment Hasn’t Ever Really Changed

Identify your target audience

Select the channel/media that reaches that audience

Develop the messaging that suits the channel and the audience

Deliver the message

Ensure that you have in place the procedures and systems to manage and measure the response

Communicate throughout the process with the candidates and your hiring managers

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Setting The SceneSetting The Scene

What we thought in 1997-2002…..

What we thought in 1997-2002…..

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Can We Change the Way We Work?Can We Change the Way We Work?

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CVs FileCVs

Requisitions

Review &Categorise

ReviewRetrieve

CVs

Review &Match

Photocopy &Distribute

ManagerReview

SelectCandidates

Internal CVs

Traditional Recruitment Processes Are AntiquatedTraditional Recruitment Processes Are Antiquated

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Evolution of Recruitment TechnologyEvolution of Recruitment Technology

Ground Zero: Paper Based Systems

Level 1: Rudimentary Staffing Tools- Recruiter has database

Level 2: Beginning of paper based systems being transferred into two tiered networked databases

Level 3: Staffing transactions and information become automated or web enabled

Level 4: Productivity increasing applications and integration with internal and external business processes and systems (E-Staffing)

Level 5: Business enabling applications and integration with client’s strategies/goals- Predict future workforce needs driven by market demands

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Technology Supports RecruitmentTechnology Supports Recruitment

Fundamentally change the supply chain by capturing data at source

Enable the candidate/employee to drive and own the cost of inputting data

Support the HR function to manage workload and workflow

Support the line manager to accurately define and meet the company’s requirement

Deliver a cost-effective means of finding and retaining the key resource of the company - its people!

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Internal/Internal/ExternalExternal

CandidateCandidateCVsCVs

ScanScan

FaxFax

E-MailE-MailAutomaticAutomatic

CategorisationCategorisation

KnowledgeKnowledgeBaseBase

SkillSkillExtractionExtraction

CandidateCandidateDatabaseDatabase

ManagerManagerReviewReview

Internal PlacementInternal PlacementProject Skills MatchingProject Skills Matching

Career Path ManagementCareer Path Management

Sophisticated Technology Provides the Framework to Handle Recruitment Challenges

Sophisticated Technology Provides the Framework to Handle Recruitment Challenges

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How Automation Will Improve Your Recruitment and Retention Processes!How Automation Will Improve Your Recruitment and Retention Processes!

Provide a more efficient and quality service

Qualified candidates identified immediately

Time to fill requirements is reduced

Recruiters spend more time “Recruiting”

Reduce administration

Find the best candidates ahead of your competition

Fill open requisitions internally - Job Progression

Building a database of candidates for future openings

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It Looked A Bit Like This…..It Looked A Bit Like This…..

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WHAT HAPPENED? WHAT HAPPENED?

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Tons of New Channels Emerged

Top 10 most important places to find quality hires

“Think about the key quality hires that your organization made in 2012. Which of the following were the most

important sources for those key positions?”

2011

2012201

3Internet job boards 36% 39% 38% -1%Social professional networks 20% 26% 37% +11%Recruitment agencies 41% 36% 35% -1%Employee referral programs 35% 31% 35% +4%Internal hires 32% 32% 34% +2%Company career website 28% 31% 30% -1%Internet resume databases 14% 13% 16% +3%Company ATS/internal candidate database 12% 12% 13% +1%College recruiting programs 12% 10% 11% +1%General career fairs 4% 4% 5% +1%

Increase (+) Decrease (-)

Recruiters are relying more and more on professional social networks to engage top talent. Stay ahead of the competition by training your team and employees how to be effective.

Sources of Quality Hires

Figures exclude China & Southeast Asia from average

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The ATS Candidate WastelandThe ATS Candidate Wasteland

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Why do you have an ATS?Why do you have an ATS?

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Is your ATS integrated with your career site?

Is your ATS integrated with your career site?

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When was the last time you trained your users?When was the last time you trained your users?

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How do you use your candidate database?How do you use your candidate database?

• Filing cabinet

• Pro-active email marketing

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What Will You Do Next?What Will You Do Next?

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THANK YOU!! THANK YOU!!

Any Questions?Any Questions?

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Contact Me At Any TimeContact Me At Any Time

Contact Information:

alan@abtechpartnership.com

Tel: +44 (0)7971 864620

Twitter:

@alanwhitford

@rceuro

Sites:

www.abtechpartnership.com

www.rceuro.com