{"id":62223,"date":"2019-05-30T15:49:11","date_gmt":"2019-05-30T14:49:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bullhorn.com\/eu\/?p=62223"},"modified":"2019-06-04T16:47:08","modified_gmt":"2019-06-04T15:47:08","slug":"is-your-team-missing-out-on-the-benefits-of-a-recruitment-ats","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bullhorn.com\/eu\/blog\/is-your-team-missing-out-on-the-benefits-of-a-recruitment-ats\/","title":{"rendered":"Is Your Team Missing out on the Benefits of a Recruitment CRM?"},"content":{"rendered":"

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If you\u2019re in the recruitment industry, you\u2019re probably already familiar with a CRM. More than 94 per cent of large staffing firms<\/a> use them, and 75 per cent of small and medium firms use them. But what makes a recruitment CRM worth the investment?<\/span><\/p>\n

We happen to think CRMs are extremely important to the success of your recruitment agency\u2019s success\u2014no surprise there\u2014but we also have the data to back it up. Here are ten important benefits you get from using a great CRM.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

10 Benefits of a Recruitment CRM<\/b><\/h2>\n

Scale Your Business<\/b><\/span><\/h3>\n

A CRM is a long-term investment that both grows your business and grows <\/span>with<\/span><\/i> your business. <\/span><\/p>\n

In fact, growing your agency without a CRM can be downright impossible. The bigger your business gets, the more complex your database becomes. Tracking candidates, communication, and your recruiter\u2019s activity can quickly become unwieldy as your agency grows in size. Candidates get lost in the crowd, errors add up, and you risk losing important accounts.<\/span><\/p>\n

Avoid Errors<\/b><\/h3>\n

As your business grows, it\u2019s easy for bad data to slip through the cracks. And spotting an error in thousands of rows of numbers and names can be near-impossible. As your team\u2019s data\u2014and potential mistakes\u2014pile up, it can have costly repercussions on your reporting and your business.<\/span><\/p>\n

Source Candidates More Efficiently<\/b><\/h3>\n

Want to step up your candidate sourcing game? <\/span>Existing candidates within a CRM is the number one source for identifying quality candidates, according to<\/span> a survey of recruitment professionals\u2014outpacing referrals, social media, and job boards. With the organisation a CRM provides, it\u2019s easier to place and redeploy candidates.<\/span><\/p>\n

Find the Solutions That Match Your Needs in an Open Ecosystem<\/b><\/h3>\n

Your agency\u2019s needs are never going to be exactly the same as another agency\u2019s needs, so how do you get around that? The best CRMs have an open ecosystem. With an open platform, you can customise your CRM to meet your specific needs by integrating third-party vendors, adding partner extensions, and building new applications on your platform. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Ramp Up Your Team\u2019s Productivity<\/b><\/h3>\n

I have enough time to do everything I need to do <\/span><\/i>is something no recruitment professional has said ever. Luckily, a CRM is one of the most powerful tools available to you for saving time and improving productivity. Firms that use a CRM report:<\/span><\/p>\n