{"id":64015,"date":"2020-08-20T13:33:52","date_gmt":"2020-08-20T12:33:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bullhorn.com\/eu\/?p=64015"},"modified":"2020-08-20T15:59:59","modified_gmt":"2020-08-20T14:59:59","slug":"how-can-automation-maximise-your-rebound-from-covid-19","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bullhorn.com\/eu\/blog\/how-can-automation-maximise-your-rebound-from-covid-19\/","title":{"rendered":"How Can Automation Maximise Your Rebound from COVID-19?"},"content":{"rendered":"

As the UK heads back to work, furlough unwinds, and talk turns to the \u2018new normal\u2019, recruitment businesses everywhere are finding themselves in a reflective mood. However, this isn’t simply navel-gazing. Solutions, decisions, and structures that worked in March 2020 no longer serve the way a business looks in July 2020. The pace of change has been, at times, mind-boggling, and many decision-makers, from ground floor to C-Suite, have found themselves seeking answers to questions hitherto unposed.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

At Bullhorn, we believe that three questions lie at the heart of success in the new world, and that uncovering the answers to these will naturally lead you on a path to growth. We also believe we have solutions that, whatever your answers, can drive you ahead of your competition.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Before we address the solution, however, let\u2019s pose the questions:<\/span><\/p>\n

<\/b>Technology\u00a0<\/b><\/h4>\n

What technologies have you already invested in to help address the challenges of managing a remote workforce?<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n

The Future<\/b><\/h4>\n

What new challenges do you foresee in the next couple of months in managing a remote workforce?\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Decisions\u00a0<\/b><\/h4>\n

What decisions do you need to make now that will pay dividends in addressing both your people and technology challenges in the medium term?<\/span><\/p>\n

To help you frame your thinking, here\u2019s what you and your competitors told us about post COVID priorities when we recently polled over 800 decision-makers in <\/span>our recent COVID-19 impact survey: <\/span><\/a>Candidate engagement and client relationship management came in overwhelmingly as the two highest priorities for recruitment firms during the remainder of 2020 ahead of previously cited priorities such as managing cash flow and marketing.<\/span><\/p>\n

This is notable because speculation that high unemployment would cause agencies to focus less on the importance of candidate engagement wasn\u2019t borne out in the data. And this is despite the fact that the talent shortage went from the number one challenge for firms earlier in the year to no longer registering in the top five.<\/span><\/p>\n

Given that context, it\u2019s highly likely that somewhere in your answers to those key questions lie a combination of the following challenges:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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  1. How can you ensure your ATS\/CRM is working as the beating heart of your business and primed for growth?\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n
  2. How can you balance financial pressures with the need to demonstrate an even larger ROI on technology investments?\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n
  3. How do you balance the quicksand-like nature of changing workforce locations with the need to stay on top of your numbers?\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Whether we just hit the nail on the head, or you have others in mind, we know that Bullhorn, with our range of automation solutions that take the busywork out of recruitment, has an answer that can help. Whether you\u2019ve identified a need to drive deeper candidate and client engagement to strengthen relationships, a focus on your database quality to ensure your ATS is working for you, or the ever-growing trend of working roles with VMS job portals, we\u2019re seeing that clients who embrace automation are maximising their rebound<\/span><\/p>\n

    The path ahead\u00a0<\/b><\/h3>\n

    When you were considering the decisions that would assist you with future challenges, automation is a pivotal enabler for the AI future. Somewhere in the not-too distant past, you started a journey of digitisation: <\/span>getting your teams on one platform, one single source of truth that allowed you to collaborate and drive efficiencies across the entire recruitment workflow. Automation is the next step in that journey.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

    With automation solutions, organisations can avoid the pitfalls of manual data entry, improve essential business KPIs (submission rates, fill ratios, MSP SLAs, etc.), but most importantly, make strategic business decisions based on data insights rather than \u201cgut feel\u201d. Also, automation paves the road for AI, which will be transformative for your entire business. While today we\u2019re seeing impacts on front office activities, specifically recruiter and sales productivity but also client and candidate relationships, the innovation of the future will dramatically impact middle and back-office functions and your bottom line as a result.<\/span><\/p>\n

    The immediate impact of automation<\/b><\/h3>\n

    It\u2019s not all future gains, however. We like to look at the automation impact through this lens: <\/span>productivity, experience, data health all work together and the interaction of all three creates both an immediate impact on the bottom line and an organisation that is built for the future. Imagine a world where you have:\u00a0<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n