Yes. Seven out of eight recruiters say an ATS is integral to their ability to find and place candidates. For small agencies, the return is especially clear: Bullhorn customers see 24% more placements per head, and automated workflows save approximately 12.75 hours per recruiter per week. A good recruiting platform pays for itself in recovered recruiter time alone. Learn more about Bullhorn for small agencies.
What is recruitment software?
Recruitment software is a broad umbrella category that includes all the technology staffing and recruiting professionals use to run their business. The most commonly used staffing software is an applicant tracking system, a tool for managing the entire recruitment lifecycle. The ATS is traditionally the centerpiece of recruiting activity, and will integrate with other more specialized software.
Other common staffing software solutions include:
- Onboarding
- Recruiting automation
- VMS integration
- Invoicing
- Time and Expense
- Reporting
- Messaging
What recruiting software do I need?
It depends on the goals and challenges of your specific business. Regardless of your firm’s specific needs, an ATS/CRM is a safe bet; it’s the core of any staffing firm’s operations. Seven out of eight recruiters say an ATS is integral to their ability to find and place candidates.
Additionally, a good ATS will integrate with any other solutions you use to run your business, now or in the future.
As for other solutions, it helps to identify your businesses top priorities. Here are some common priorities:
Candidate Sourcing: A report of 2,100 recruiting professionals found that candidate acquisition is the top priority for 2021 and candidate sourcing is the biggest recruiting lifecycle challenge. If this sounds like you, you might want to consider recruiting automation to streamline workflows, job board solutions, and of course, your core ATS.
Managing Payroll and Billing: Inaccurate paychecks or invoices are the fastest way to lose a client. We know how important reputation is for sustaining a healthy, long-term staffing business, and your ability to quickly and accurately process time for pay/bill is what lays the foundation for lasting, positive business relationships. Pay and Bill solutions help with that.
Reporting/Analytics: Reporting solutions enable you to discover new insights across your key accounts, so you can make smarter business decisions and business investments.
Everything else: Our marketplace has a list of common recruiting goals and solutions for solving them. Check them out here.
What recruiting software looks like for a small agency
For a small staffing firm, the most important thing recruiting software can do is consolidate your operation into one system. When your candidate database, client pipeline, job postings, and communication all live in the same platform, your recruiters spend less time on admin and more time making placements. Bullhorn customers report that each recruiter saves approximately 12.75 hours per week through automation, and firms using the platform see 22% higher fill rates. Fuse Recruitment’s Matthew Westcott estimated Bullhorn freed up 8 to 10 hours a week for each of his consultants. Explore Bullhorn’s recruiting software for small agencies.
Recruiting software FAQs
The best recruiting software for a growing agency combines ATS, CRM, and automation in a single platform so you do not need to migrate systems as you scale. Bullhorn is used by more than 10,000 staffing firms globally, from small teams to enterprise operations. Its 300+ marketplace integrations and open API let you extend capabilities as your business needs evolve.
Yes. Bullhorn’s small agency software includes the core ATS & CRM, automation, and reporting tools available at every tier. Precision Resource Group found that junior recruiters using Bullhorn Amplify ramp 30% faster, and experienced team members routinely double their daily output. Explore Bullhorn’s small agency software.
Start with a platform that combines ATS and CRM in a single system so your sales and recruiting data stay connected. From there, evaluate automation capabilities, reporting depth, mobile access, and how well the platform integrates with your existing tools. Bullhorn offers 300+ marketplace integrations and an open API, so your tech stack can grow alongside your business.
AI helps recruiters source faster, match candidates more accurately, and automate repetitive outreach. Bullhorn Amplify is built directly into the platform and uses your firm’s own placement data to summarize candidate records, draft personalized messages, and surface the best matches for open roles. Firms using Amplify report 51% more submissions and 22% higher fill rates.
Modern recruiting software should connect directly to the job boards, VMS platforms, and communication tools your team already uses. Bullhorn’s open API and marketplace of 300+ pre-integrated partners let you post to major job boards, sync with calendar and email systems, and connect back-office tools without switching between platforms.
