{"id":74156,"date":"2021-09-17T20:45:36","date_gmt":"2021-09-17T19:45:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bullhorn.com\/eu\/?p=74156"},"modified":"2021-09-17T20:45:36","modified_gmt":"2021-09-17T19:45:36","slug":"investing-in-salesforce-why-buying-then-building-can-be-a-great-decision","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bullhorn.com\/eu\/blog\/investing-in-salesforce-why-buying-then-building-can-be-a-great-decision\/","title":{"rendered":"Investing in Salesforce? Why Buying, Then Building Can Be a Great Decision"},"content":{"rendered":"

If you\u2019ve ever been involved in choosing and implementing technology for a business, you\u2019re familiar with the two typical strategies: either buying an off-the-shelf application or building one to suit your business needs and solving specifically for your company\u2019s pain points.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

When it comes to recruiting systems of record, buying a system is much more advisable than building one from scratch for multiple reasons – having a software partner with expertise in recruitment projects, reducing risk, and being able to deploy and get to market more quickly. However, many businesses feel they want to make their system truly their own and create a differentiation strategy through their tech stack.<\/span><\/p>\n

We believe that there\u2019s a hybrid approach that may be the best of both worlds – to pick a provider that allows for extensibility, deploy their product to create a faster path to value, then once you are up and running and feel you need more customisation, to build on top of it and truly make it your own.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

How Buy and Build Are Different<\/b><\/h2>\n

While the strategy you choose for your business is based on many factors, from budget to stakeholder preferences to internal resources, both buying an off-the-shelf application and building your own have advantages and disadvantages that may impact your decision.<\/span><\/p>\n

Buying<\/b><\/h3>\n

Buying a system off the shelf is the advisable strategy for recruitment businesses who want less risk and best-practice functionality deployed by proven vendors. There is an added benefit to working with a provider who looks at your business holistically instead of offering a point solution.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Buying doesn\u2019t mean that you cannot make a system your own, and it doesn\u2019t mean that you cannot differentiate your services from your competitors. It is simply a strategy to minimise risk and accelerate your speed to value. There\u2019s no point in reinventing the wheel when lots of best-practice functionality has already been built by experts and tested by the market. On top of that, buying usually means that there will be new functionality rolled out at a regular cadence, as any cloud-based software vendor worth your time will be investing in R&D and innovation.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

A vendor does more than provide software – they have the expertise they can lend to make sure your project is successful, you can negotiate support SLAs with them, and there will usually be well-defined training materials and knowledge hubs. Working with an industry expert like Bullhorn will result in a more successful project due to deep industry knowledge and expertise.<\/span><\/p>\n

Pros and Cons of Buying<\/em> a Recruitment Platform:<\/h4>\n

Pros:<\/strong><\/p>\n