I have recently been working with a client to help them roll out a new CRM solution to 150 users. Their goal? To help them work towards their company £goals and help transition their business into a national recruiter with a standardised methodology of working. All great stuff.

We have delivered the training to them, so I thought I would share my thoughts on how to train new tech into a business

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The Recruiters Network is running an event on 24 May 2012 – for recruitment decision makers who are looking to change or purchase a new CRM system in the next 6-8 months and/or wish to learn about innovative technologies in the recruitment market.

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A large part of my day is spent helping clients find the most appropriate solution for their requirements – varying from ATS, CRM, funky tech to make them more organised and rich… This inevitably involves a number of demonstrations or as one of my clients recently called it: “a Beauty Parade of solutions”. These are a great way of looking at your options, but I have seen some go horribly wrong.

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Over the years I have worked with a lot of clients helping them with their business process software (CRM – Client Relationship Management / ATS – Applicant Tracking Systems) and I am often stumped at how little time businesses have taken to get it right – and how negative an impact this can have.

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Wanted: I am a Corporate Recruiter and I need a new system, one that I can store candidates on (and my friend, and Agency Recruiter needs one that also stores clients as well). I understand that as a corporate recruiter I will need an Applicant Tracking System, and that my friend an Agency Recruiter ideally needs a Recruitment CRM. We don’t want anything complicated, so we have compiled a quick spec list of what we don’t need our new systems to do… can you help?

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I recently blogged on 5 Things to Think about: Applicant Tracking Systems (ATS) and I promised to blog about 5 more, so here they are.

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Louise Triance from The Recruiters Network has asked me to speak at this event about the challenges and opportunities that technology offers recruitment businesses.

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We regularly a review of our clients’ ATSs (Applicant Tracking Systems) and see how they are performing and adding value to the recruitment process. I wanted to share some of my thoughts on ATS.

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Lisa wrote a blog recently on her 10 things to consider when choosing a CRM, so I thought I would follow up with a set of project management tips to help.
Bear in mind that the reason that you are making a change should be a positive one: speedier processes, montorable activity, happier clients and staff… so make sure that the project doesn’t just focus on the software… it’s about the process and the people too.

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As an experienced IT Director I’ve been thinking “What are the opportunities and threats to recruiters (both agency and inhouse) when working in the Cloud?”

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