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www.easywebagency.com 0845 880 5848 [email protected] Case study date: October 2016
The Problem Before working with EasyWeb, High Noon Stores advertised mainly on Universal Jobmatch, the free government site for jobseekers, as well as using recruitment agencies for their more senior retail roles.
They found that despite stating the location on the advert, applicants for their general assistant roles were often based in varied locations up and down the country.
This meant a This meant a lot of time was taken up filtering through the results and looking up the postcode from every applicant’s CV on Google to find out whether they lived within a commutable distance.
The team were converting each CV into The team were converting each CV into Microsoft Word and emailing them to Hiring Managers to review, which meant there was no easy way to monitor who and what had been sent and the outcome.
With 14 sites, recruiting this way for General Assistant roles was incredibly time consuming, inefficient and difficult to measure.
The team identified that they needed to implement The team identified that they needed to implement recruitment software in order to streamline the whole recruitment process, but had no budget in place for this.
HR & Administration Manager
“Getting the ATS for free by adding EasyWeb Agency to our PSL was perfect for us, as we didn’t have the budget available for recruitment software.
The The ATS support team are really responsive and the EasyWeb Agency team are great to deal with as they’re always very honest about candidates they submit.”
High Noon Stores has a growing portfolio of petrol forecourts and convenience stores across West Wales and South West England.
Established in 2009, they were recently recognised as Wales’ Fastest growing ‘Consumer and Retail Services’ business of 2015.
The Client
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In short, High Noon Stores have implemented applicant tracking software at no cost, increased efficiency of their free direct sourcing strategy and made a number of quality hires through EasyWeb Agency.
Thanks to the ATS, the team at High Noon Stores now follow a consistent and streamlined recruitment process for every applicant.
As is the nature and purpose of an Applicant As is the nature and purpose of an Applicant Tracking System, they are able to monitor which applicants have been forwarded to Hiring Managers and when, chasing them for actions on unprocessed candidates where necessary.
Cost wisCost wise, High Noon Stores are saving a total of £2388 annually, which would be the cost of their one user Applicant Tracking System had they decided to buy the software alone.
One of the biggest savings to the company has been the One of the biggest savings to the company has been the time saved on administration. On CVs alone this has been reduced from 7 hours per week to just 15 minutes per day, leaving the team free to focus on other elements of their role.
The introduction of ‘killer questions’ has been beneficial to The introduction of ‘killer questions’ has been beneficial to both High Noon Stores and candidates, as neither are wasting their time making or reading applications which don’t meet the essential criteria. Additionally, the bespoke application forms mean they can quickly and easily filter candidates to find the best person for the job.
SSince working with EasyWeb Agency the quality of candidates has improved, as they see a more varied group of people who are more industry qualified, with four placements made to date.
The Result
High Noon Stores met EasyWeb after making enquiries with A.F. Blakemore & Son Ltd, who explained how they use EasyWeb’s Applicant Tracking System (ATS) alongside their online managed recruitment campaigns and agency service to recruit for their many branches.
There was no budget for recruitment softwarThere was no budget for recruitment software, but as High Noon Stores were already using recruitment agencies for a number of management roles, an agreement was made whereby they would receive EasyWeb’s Applicant Tracking System for free in exchange for placing EasyWeb Agency on their preferred supplier list.
Within the Within the ATS, High Noon Stores have an Agency Portal which allows them to release their vacancies to EasyWeb Agency, as well as any other agencies they wish to add to their PSL. When EasyWeb Agency have a suitable candidate, they can then log in and submit their candidates back through the portal to be reviewed by the team at High Noon Stores.
The The ATS has a number of features which are designed to make direct recruitment as pain free as possible.
Features used often by Features used often by High Noon Stores include bespoke application forms and ‘killer question’. As the General Assistant role is the same across the company, High Noon Stores were able to include role specific questions, as well as questions around location. Candidates that don’t meet the essential criteria can then be removed from the process early on.
EasyEasyWeb ATS is also integrated with indeed, which is another feature High Noon Stores have enabled, meaning they can post their advert to the site in a just a few clicks.
The Solution
HR & Administration Manager
“My colleague used to spend 7 hours a week filtering and working on CVs, now she spends just 15 minutes a day. The ATS has made our whole recruitment process is 100% better than it was previously.”
HR & Administration Manager
“I love that I can now monitor the progress of applicants, I couldn’t do this effectively before. My favourite feature has to be the ‘killer questions’ though, as we no longer have to manually filter out unsuitable applicants.”
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