The idea for Consult Recruitment came to Angela Cameron when she was sitting at her kitchen table with her toddler in 2008. She\u2019s an accountant by qualification and a recruiter by nature. A year into Consult\u2019s journey she convinced Steven Langerak \u2013 one of her former colleagues \u2013 to take the leap and join her on a new adventure. Since that day at the kitchen table, the company has evolved to 25 employees \u2013 most of them consultants.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The firm centres around accounting and financial roles, but also fills leadership, management and legal positions. Angela is ambitious; one of her goals is to grow the company and make it the best firm to work for in New Zealand. She\u2019s shifted the team into one of the nicest offices in town and organised fun outings for the team. But a big part of creating a positive work environment has been giving her staff the best tools, training and support out there. That\u2019s where JobAdder comes in.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Consult team first started using JobAdder about four years ago after looking at a number of applicant tracking systems. Some of the options included well-known industry players like Bullhorn and Jobscience, while others were bespoke.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cSome of the solutions in the marketplace were very big systems that had large costs in both set-up and ongoing costs that you couldn\u2019t really justify if you\u2019re a small business, growing from 1 to 2 \u2026 to 15 or 20 people.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Another major factor in the decision-making process was the cost of integration because Angela couldn\u2019t afford a lot of downtime. Thankfully, that wasn\u2019t an issue with JobAdder; her employees were able to hit the ground running.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\n\u201cJobAdder came out on top in all the key areas, from the cost of integration and setup to training for staff and then functionality and utility. I think the beauty of JobAdder is it runs in an agile, modern software environment that gives you regular updates to features that matter to users. It doesn\u2019t matter how big or small you are, it scales with you and your business which is perfect.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n
Angela says an added selling point was JobAdder\u2019s ability to integrate with partners like Gmail, PeopleAdder and HelloSign. Consult is now able to do billings and automatic surveys with a single click. All the complexity that existed before is gone. Angela says as new consultants are hired, they become immediate fans of JobAdder and remark how easy it is to use compared to their old systems.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Promises delivered<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
A lot of recruitment software companies like to pump their own tires when it comes to what they can deliver. But Angela says JobAdder doesn\u2019t just talk the talk, especially when it comes to support.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI think the level of help at JobAdder is next-to-none compared to other software or other businesses that I\u2019ve come across. When you launch a ticket and you put a level of urgency on it, if it is super urgent you will be called within a few minutes, if not a few seconds \u2026 it\u2019s really world-class.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The proof is in the numbers. Compared to the previous system, consultants spend 50% less time on processing and screening applications. They also spend about half the amount of time searching for candidates in the database. Angela credits JobAdder\u2019s search function.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Internal communications have also improved. Candidates are now seen by all teams, resulting in one out of every two placements coming from another consultant. Customer service is better too because there\u2019s so much transparency (and a lot less confusion) with the new system.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The result is JobAdder doubling the effectiveness of the agency.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Angela\u2019s technical advisor said if they were to build an ATS, this is exactly what they would create.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\n\u201cIn terms of its functionality, how it works, it\u2019s web-driven, which is fantastic. There\u2019s just nothing like it in the marketplace, so that\u2019s a real key driver.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n
The PowerAdder difference<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Consult was one of the early adopters of JobAdder\u2019s analytics tool PowerAdder \u2013 helping users break down data to reveal insights into their business. The information has helped Angela make decisions by examining hard numbers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWe really do believe that we try to make all of our decisions based on what\u2019s actually happening, not just the gut feel because recruiters are the worst in the world at just telling you what\u2019s going on out there, the word on the street. But the data could be totally different.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
PowerAdder has also been able to help her spark conversations with clients about inclusivity in the workforce.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cA lot of it is just nuggets you can pull out that you can take to the marketplace. Some of the work that was done around diversity and placements \u2026 that was gold for us because it\u2019s a big issue.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cTo be able to talk actively in the marketplace, to say we have the diversity data in that we place more females than males into accounting and finance roles. Oh, and by the way, they earn on average the same or more than their male counterparts, and a quarter of our placements are of Asian heritage. It\u2019s really, really powerful information.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Angela says the reports have also helped her make business decisions to help drive growth goals and make Consult the best agency to work for in New Zealand.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cIf you\u2019re serious about improving your business, then you\u2019re going to be serious about the data that relates to your business. If you\u2019re not going to invest in tools like PowerAdder, then you\u2019re not really serious about improving your business,\u201d added Angela.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The flexibility of being mobile has made a difference too, allowing consultants more flexibility when they\u2019re on the go. In the future, Angela will be looking at JobAdder to help create more efficiencies in their processes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\n\u201cWe love the system, love the people and are just excited about what\u2019s coming out next to help us be great.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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