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Recruiters! 10 Reasons Why Candidate Engagement is Critical

Recruiters and their leaders who want to spend less time and money sourcing, and more time placing, need to read this blog and think about why they need to create a virtuous circle of talent.On our recent Bullhorn Tips webinar, where we focused on candidate management tips, we asked the attendees about their current candidate management strategy.The results were unsurprising, but also disappointing.They told us that their candidate database was...And that their candidate management strategy was...In other words, not future proof or focussed on creating a robust, easy to deliver pipeline. It's mainly focussed on live, active candidates who are imminently placeable... and Linkedin / Job Boards continue to win at the expense of the recruiter and their profits.Recruitment Data Wealth💵💶💷If we've learned anything (at least since 2008) we need a clean, warm databases to see us through easy and tough times.We need engaged, loyal, happy candidates who are easy to find, happy to recommend, refer, and show up!Some recruiters call this "Data Health" - I call it "Data Wealth".I've seen a lot of tech and data hitting the recruitment market, but still do not see enough process improvements to capitalise on it. We just keep buying more, rather than exploring how we actually need less, but need to work it better.It's Time to Move from Vicious to Virtuous!Recruiters still waste crazy amounts of time sourcing and advertising, but not enough time engaging and managing.And ironically, by not engaging, and letting hot data cool off, the industry creates silos of "cold" data. Hence sourcing is key and reliance on external systems is high, costs increase, placements take longer... Vicious cycle!What if, though, we take a moment? Let the stats below sink in, and engage with our systems and data in a proactive way. Could recruiters create a virtuous circle of engaged candidates staying loyal and placeable, meaning less need for job adverts, Linkedin, sourcing, and insanity?Yes!🔢Candidate Management Stats Every Recruiter Should Know78% of placed candidates are already in your CRM. – Yet many recruiters go straight to LinkedIn or job boards before checking their own database.Only 30% of CRM records are typically up to date. – That means 70% of your candidate data might be incomplete, inaccurate, or out of date.60% of recruiters admit to rarely revisiting past candidates. – This leads to missed opportunities and duplicated effort.It costs 6x more to source a new candidate than to re-engage an existing one. – Save budget and time by starting with your CRM.43% of recruiters say poor data quality negatively impacts their ability to place quickly. – Dirty data slows down sourcing, shortlisting, and matching.48% of candidates who apply to a role never hear back. – Proper candidate management helps ensure consistent communication and better candidate experience.80% of candidates say they’d reapply to a company with a good hiring experience. – Engagement doesn’t stop at “not selected”—it builds your future pipeline.Recruiters spend up to 1/3 of their time on admin. – Automation and smart candidate management free up time for relationship-building and placements.Re-engaged candidates are 2x more likely to be placed than cold-sourced ones. – Prior placements and silver medalists are often your hottest leads.Companies that nurture candidates improve quality of hire by 20%. – Keeping in touch with passive talent builds a stronger, more prepared pipeline.The stats above are from a variety of sources, including IBM, TalentBoard, Bullhorn, and LinkedIn.Even just one of the stats above should be enough to make you stop and think "how can I create a virtuous circle of happy, engaged, and placed candidates?"And then ask - "I wonder how Barclay Jones can help with me Bullhorn RoI, Training, and Automation to help me engage my candidates more, and reduce reliance and time/money wasted on Linkedin and Job Boards?"Then arrange a chat with us😇ARRANGE A CALL BACK Watch Our Candidate Engagement WebinarRecruitment and Bullhorn TrainingWe deliver the best live Bullhorn ROI webinar training, and you'll find other tips and tricks in Recruitment HIIT, our online recruitment training platform.Plus, through our Bullhorn Vision service we help generate serious ROI from your Bullhorn, data, and people.TRY HIIT FREE HERECONTACT US ABOUT BULLHORN ROI
Automation RoI Webinar Series: Unlock Bullhorn Part 2 ~ Create a Virtuous Circle of Candidates

Recruiters and leaders — ready to do less admin and make more placements?Do you need to be less reliant on LinkedIn and Job Boards, and have a more engaged, valuable database of candidates?Then Part 2 of our "Unlock Bullhorn with Automation" webinar series is for you. We'll fixate on candidate management and engagement.REGISTER NOW💡 Why Candidate Management and Engagement MattersIn our recent Bullhorn Tips Webinar, we asked recruiters about their candidate management strategies.The results?🙈Most recruiters said their CRM was out of date.🙉Even more admitted their candidate engagement was reactive at best.🙊And LinkedIn and job boards still dominate, draining time and budget.AKA vicious cycle. You source externally, internal data gets colder and becomes irrelevant, sourcing becomes slower and costlier. And the cycle repeats.📊 Candidate Management by the Numbers:70%+ of placed candidates already exist in your CRM.It costs 6x more to source a new candidate than to re-engage.Recruiters spend up to 1/3 of their time on admin.Re-engaged candidates are 2x more likely to be placed.Now ask yourself: What if that cycle could be flipped?💥 From Vicious to Virtuous: Using Automation to Flip the Recruitment ScriptInstead, imagine a virtuous circle where:✅ Your CRM is rich with warm, engaged talent.✅ Your pipeline is always ready, without needing a new job ad.✅ Candidates actually reply to your emails.✅ Admin drops, and placements rise.That’s the power of Bullhorn Automation.Join us for this free webinar and learn how to use Bullhorn Automation and smart workflows to build—and sustain—a thriving talent pipeline.This is part of our "Unlock Bullhorn" Automation webinar series.📅 Webinar Highlights🛠️ Real-Life Automation Tips to Drive Recruitment Workflows:Automate outreach to dormant candidates (without sounding robotic).Keep silver medalists engaged for future roles.Trigger real-time updates when candidates change jobs or locations.Build loyalty with consistent communication at every stage of the journey.Drastically reduce sourcing times and costs.💸 Turn Data Health into Data WealthThis Webinar is for you if:You’re tired of LinkedIn / Job Board over-reliance.You want to scale your placements—not your sourcing costs.You want a Bullhorn CRM to be a database and not simply be a data dump.📍 Save Your Spot!When? 21 May 2025: 15:00 BSTREGISTER NOWPS. Want to go even further? Check out our "Unlock Bullhorn with Automation" series.🔍 24 April 2025: Automate sourcing to find qualified candidates faster and with less effort.Watch the recording💬 21 May 2025: Engage with candidates on autopilot and nurture relationships effectively.Register Now📈 Date TBC: Boost lead generation using automation to improve conversion rates.💡 Date TBC: Streamline your recruitment processes for maximum efficiency and profitability.Automation Buddy / Bullhorn RoIWe are Automation Buddies set on helping ambitious recruitment businesses who want to increase speed and sales.We coach to inspire, and build your automations so you can recruit and sell!Plus, through our Bullhorn Vision service we help generate serious ROI from your Bullhorn, data, and people.READ ABOUT OUR AUTOMATION BUDDY SERVICECONTACT US ABOUT BULLHORN ROI
Advertise Jobs: The Recruitment Automation That Transforms Your Database

Recruiters should always be looking for ways to move beyond traditional sourcing methods like job boards and LinkedIn. But often, a "hand to mouth" strategy and little time to think outside of the box means that they need to stick to these platforms.Time and money is wasted.Tech doesn't actually give you the edge.Opportunities are missed, and even lost.Job boards and LinkedIn are saturated with supposedly active candidates. Plus clients, competitors, and increasingly, AI all use them, too.So, how can recruiters create a competitive edge and build a unique (and valuable) candidate database so that they can place easier and faster?Enter Advertise Jobs, an automation designed to engage, leverage, and weaponise your existing database of candidates.🔐Unlocking the Potential of Your Recruitment DatabaseOne of the most common frustrations we hear from recruiters is this: “I can’t find the candidates I need on our database.” Yet, many of these databases contain thousands (if not millions) of candidate records. The problem isn’t the lack of candidates—it’s the lack of engaged candidates.The Advertise Jobs automation changes the game by making your database the first stop for every job.Instead of relying on external platforms, it trains recruiters to source candidates directly from the database. This approach triggers an automated campaign to engage those candidates in the background while recruiters focus on other tasks. Over time, this process proves faster, more efficient, and far less frustrating than traditional sourcing methods.❓Why Start with Your Own Recruitment Data?Here are some compelling stats to consider:72% of Candidates Are Already on Your Database: Many recruiters waste time and money downloading CVs from job boards, only to discover they already have these candidates in their system. Advertise Jobs ensures your database stays up-to-date and prevents duplicate efforts. (Source: Daxtra)Database Sourcing Is Faster: On average, it takes 40 days to place a candidate sourced from your database, compared to 60 days when sourced externally through job boards, LinkedIn, or social media. (Source: Bullhorn)By focusing on your database first AKA "Bullhorn 1st", you save time, reduce costs, and maximise the value of your existing resources.🤖How the Advertise Jobs Automation WorksAdvertise Jobs is built to make sourcing smarter and more streamlined. Here’s how it works:Automated Campaigns: When a new job comes in, recruiters start by shortlisting candidates from the database. This triggers an automated campaign that engages those candidates through multiple touchpoints.Engagement at Scale: Over days, candidates receive a number of touchpoints—a mix of automated and human interactions. This ensures consistent communication and keeps candidates engaged without overwhelming recruiters.Enhanced Productivity: Recruiters can focus on speaking with the engaged candidates and other tasks while the automation runs in the background, delivering a faster, more seamless sourcing experience. Nice!Think about a model such as the “10 touchpoints” model: three human interactions and seven automated ones. This balanced strategy ensures meaningful engagement, delivered in a suitable timeframe, without overburdening your recruiters.💗Automate to Humanise!Candidates want to hear from you about relevant opportunities, but they’re often overlooked because your database isn’t being fully utilised and recruiters are too busy to do the right thing at the right time. Advertise Jobs changes that by:Automating engagement.Reducing time speaking to irrelevant and uninterested candidatesCreating a better experience for both recruiters and candidates,And enriching your candidate data.It’s time to stop wasting resources on external platforms and start maximising the potential of your own database. With Advertise Jobs, you’ll transform your sourcing process, boost productivity, and gain a competitive edge in the recruitment market.Arrange a chat with our team of expert automation builders to discuss this automation (and other awesome automations) which can help you monetise your Bullhorn data and pipeline.Arrange a callbackAutomation and Bullhorn1stWe are Automation Buddies and Bullhorn Experts set on helping ambitious recruitment businesses who want to increase speed and sales.Automation: We coach to inspire, and build your automations so you can recruit and sell!Bullhorn: We optimise, train, and improve RoI from your key recruitment system.READ ABOUT OUR AUTOMATION BUDDY SERVICERead about our Bullhorn 1st Service
Recruiter Productivity Series: Optimise Bullhorn Part 2 ~ Source Faster and Easier

Recruiters – let’s cut to the chase. You're wasting time and money! Every day...It's likely that 80% of your placements are already hiding in your Bullhorn CRM. So, before you throw time and money at job boards or LinkedIn, it’s time to rediscover the goldmine you're sitting on.Part 2 of our "Optimise Bullhorn" webinar series is for busy recruiters who want to get smart! We'll fixate on how you can use Bullhorn to improve your sourcing time and results.REGISTER NOW💡 Why You Should Be Sourcing From Bullhorn FirstIn our recent Bullhorn Tips Webinar, we asked recruiters about where they source from first. And surprise! Linkedin and Job Boards were the usual suspects, followed by Bullhorn / Email inboxes etc...But this just doesn't add up when you consider the stats below...🔍70–80% of placed candidates are already in your ATS/CRMMany recruiters overlook their existing talent pool and jump straight to job boards or LinkedIn. That’s time and money wasted on sourcing externally. Source: Bullhorn⏳Recruiters spend an average of 13 hours per week sourcing candidates for a single roleThat’s nearly ⅓ of the average workweek just finding people, before any outreach or interviewing begins. Source: Entelo💸It costs up to 6x more to source a new candidate than to re-engage an existing oneReaching out to warm candidates already in your system isn’t just faster—it’s smarter for your bottom line. Source: Beamery / Lever💥Don't Source Everywhere - Get Smart!Linkedin and Job Boards are full of really dirty data, and it takes longer to engage and place a candidate sourced from them than if you sourced direct from your own database.Don't create "busyness" with ineffective sourcing, dirty data, disengaged candidates, and thus a lack of RoE (return on effort).Get off of the sourcing hamster wheel, and spend more time on the real work of recruitment - consulting!📅 Webinar Highlights🛠️ Real-Life Bullhorn Tips to Drive Stronger Sourcing from your Bullhorn Database:✅Speedy Sourcing: Find candidates in Bullhorn faster than it takes to open a new tab.✅Search Like a Pro: Master smart search tricks to surface high-quality, ready-to-move candidates already in your CRM.✅Automate Your Edge: Learn how to use automation to clean, enrich, and activate your data so you never miss a top candidate again.✅Get Back to Placing: Stop wasting hours on manual tasks and focus on what you do best—placing great people in great roles.📍 Save Your Spot!When? 14May 2025: 16:00 BSTREGISTER NOWPS. Want to go even further? Check out our "Optimise Bullhorn" webinar series.🔍 23 April 2025: Engage, nurture, place, and re-place. Watch the recording💬 14 May 2025: Source faster and easier. Register Now📈 Date TBC: Boost lead generation and improve conversion rates.💡 Date TBC: Streamline your recruitment processes for maximum efficiency and profitability.Recruitment and Bullhorn TrainingWe deliver the best live Bullhorn ROI webinar training, and you'll find other tips and tricks in Recruitment HIIT, our online recruitment training platform.Plus, through our Bullhorn Vision service we help generate serious ROI from your Bullhorn, data, and people.TRY HIIT FREE HERECONTACT US ABOUT BULLHORN ROI
3 Hacks to Help You Get More Testimonials for Easy Sourcing and Sales

As a recruiter you need easy sourcing and sales."Social proof" is key to this! Candidates and clients in your network who think that you're ace and are prepared to recommend that others work with you will drive your pipeline for you. But we often see a lack of process in getting recommendations and this makes recruitment harder.3 Stats to Focus You on Getting Testimonials9 out of 10 purchases happen because of peer recommendations. (Source: Marketing Charts)Referrals are 5x more effective than all other sources of hiring. (Source: Zeti)69% of clients would work with a recommended recruiter. (Source: CIPD)So, having a strategy to get recommended is key!1 Stat Says it All, Though!But here's the clincher: 91% of customers say they’d give referrals, but only 11% of salespeople ask for referrals. (Source: Sale Carnegie)So:Referrals, recommendations, testimonials are easy to get...However, recruiters are just not asking for them!But, recruiters! You have a wealth of candidates and clients to tap into and convert in to great referees.Choca Bullhorn CRMs.Busy LinkedIn contact lists.And surely for every placement you make you could get 1 x candidate and 1 x client testimonial... But are you?My 3 Tips to Help Get Testimonials and Weaponise Them for Easy Sourcing and Sales1️⃣Ask, but be specific! 💪Don't just ask for a testimonial and leave it to the client or candidate to get around to it. Have a call with them at the end of your assignment and ask them questions. These questions could get you started:What was your issue?Why did you choose to work with me?What did we do for you?How will this new hire / new job help you now?Give me 3 words to describe your experience of working with us. (These in be super helpful in getting your message across to who you want to work with...)This testimonial call will not only get you valuable feedback. It will also be a great excuse to manage your candidate and client experience (and account / pipeline), and also ideally help you get further business / candidate leads.Ask:Who do you know that we can also help?2️⃣Write it for them📝Draft 2-3 short paragraphs and email it back to the candidate/client to get their OK.Use their language in the copy you create - this will make it sound more human, less "markety", and also get them to sign off quicker.Pro tip! Ensure you use valuable keywords to ensure that this content is optimised on your website and LinkedIn profile when you come to publish it.3️⃣Get it online 📢Publish testimonials on:Your website, and not just on your testimonials page. Knit them into your blogs, job adverts, sector pages.Google updates - ask your marketer to do this for you.Your Linkedin profile recommendations. (Use the Request a recommendation feature in Linkedin and paste in your copy - make it easy for your community to recommend you.)Your Glassdoor page.Your email signatures.And create cute images. I use Canva to create speedy 2minute testimonials that I can use in my sales and marketing.My Final Tip? Timing is KeySo recruiters! Don’t be afraid to ask for a recommendation you deserve it!Promise yourself to ask for a recommendation from the candidate and client on your next placement – just do it! And then rinse and repeat using my tips above.And don't keep them secret - get the message out there. Your desk, pipeline, boss, and bank account, will thank you!Recruitment TrainingWe deliver the best Recruitment Training through live webinars and our online training platform Recruitment HIIT.Our recruitment training helps new and experienced recruiters qualify their jobs, speedily source and advertise, and improve their screening. It boosts CV to interview ratios, whilst giving great tips to prevent counter offers, and secure the placement and beyond.Plus, if you have Bullhorn, Analytics, Automation, SourceBreaker, LinkedIn, Calendly, Teams, Daxtra, Broadbean, idibu, Hinterview, Paiger, and more... we train on those too!TRY HIIT FREE HERE
Recruiter Productivity Series: Optimise Bullhorn Part 1 ~ Engage, Nurture, Place, and Re-Place

Recruiters and leaders — ready to do less admin, less sourcing, and make more placements?Do you need to be less reliant on LinkedIn and Job Boards, and have a more engaged, valuable database of candidates?Then Part 1 of our "Optimise Bullhorn" webinar series is for you. We'll fixate on candidate management and engagement.Let's show you some tips to engage with candidates effortlessly. Let's build stronger relationships using Bullhorn’s nurturing features: communicate, optimise, protect, PLACE! (And repeat!)💡 Why Candidate Management and Engagement MattersWe asked recruiters about their candidate management strategies. The results?🙈Most recruiters said their CRM was out of date.🙉Even more admitted their candidate engagement was reactive at best.🙊And LinkedIn and job boards still dominate, draining time and budget.AKA vicious cycle. You source externally, load even more data into Bullhorn, and don't have time to code it. Then your Bullhorn data gets colder and becomes irrelevant, and sourcing becomes slower and costlier. This vicious cycle repeats.📊 But these candidate management stats tell a different story!70%+ of placed candidates already exist in your CRM.It costs 6x more to source a new candidate than to re-engage.Recruiters spend up to1/3 of their time on admin.Re-engaged candidates are 2x more likely to be placed.Now ask yourself: What if that vicious cycle could be flipped into a virtuous circle?💥 From Vicious to Virtuous: Using Automation to Flip the Recruitment ScriptImagine a virtuous circle where your CRM is rich with warm, engaged talent, that's ready to refer and / or be placed. Oh, what joy to have a robust talent pipeline, and time to effectively manage it! Join us for this free webinar and learn how to use Bullhorn and smart workflows to build—and sustain—a thriving talent pipeline.📅 Webinar Highlights🛠️ Real-Life Bullhorn Tips to Drive Recruitment Workflows:Communicate en masse!Advanced searching - the smart way!Using lists of hot candidates to drive speedy recruitment cycles.Get organised with some cool Bullhorn features which free you up to do "the good stuff"!Recruitment leaders! Don’t invest in Bullhorn only to underutilise it and then wonder why you’re not getting results.Recruiters! Don’t create unnecessary "busyness" with messy data, inefficient workflows, and poor adoption, leading to a lack of return on effort (RoE).Whether you're new to Bullhorn or looking to refine your ATS/CRM strategy, this webinar series will provide you with actionable tips and real-world insights to immediately benefit your recruitment team.Watch Part 1 of our Optimise Bullhorn Webinar SeriesPS. Want to go even further? Check out our "Optimise Bullhorn" webinar series.🔍 23 April 2025: Engage, nurture, place, and re-place. Watch the recording above.💬 14 May 2025: Source faster and easier. Register Now📈 Date TBC: Boost lead generation and improve conversion rates.💡 Date TBC: Streamline your recruitment processes for maximum efficiency and profitability.Recruitment and Bullhorn TrainingWe deliver the best live Bullhorn ROI webinar training, and you'll find other tips and tricks in Recruitment HIIT, our online recruitment training platform.Plus, through our Bullhorn Vision service we help generate serious ROI from your Bullhorn, data, and people.TRY HIIT FREE HERECONTACT US ABOUT BULLHORN ROI
Protect Your Pipeline with this Antidote to Backdoor Placements

Backdoor placements are often an "invisible" pipeline killer. Yet they are also a great opportunity to recover lost revenue. Silver linings! Are you missing out on smashing target by not actively managing backdoor placements? 20 Years Ago, in a Land Far Away...In Lisa and my younger days (20 years ago), we created a report to track theoretical backdoors, and had a team calling candidates at the employer they'd recently had an interview with. If they answered, they were put through to the recruiter to begin recouping the lost fee.Surely time has moved on and there are more effective and tech-driven ways of doing this? Plus, surely recruiters are better at sales admin and relationship management now, so back doors are less common? I'm not so sure... If anything more data and tech has actually created a less robust process in many firms.Let’s explore why tracking backdoor placements is critical and how to implement best practices and technology for spotting and reducing them.The Financial Impact of Backdoor PlacementsWhen a candidate you’ve introduced to a client is hired without your knowledge or agreement on fees, you lose the fee. This often happens when terms of business aren’t adhered to, or when a client chooses to go behind your back. Consider this: one recruiter we’ve worked with reported uncovering at least one lost fee per consultant annually. For a team of 30 recruiters, that’s a staggering £150,000 in potential net revenue. In one instance, a single backdoor placement resulted in a recovered fee of £32,000. These numbers are too significant to ignore.Additionally, recruiters often spend resources sourcing candidates from external platforms instead of leveraging their databases. Tracking and addressing backdoor placements encourages better use of internal resources while ensuring you recapture fees rightfully owed to your business.Building Trust and Strengthening Your Recruitment ProcessClients: Actively managing backdoor placements helps you optimise your client relationships. Clients who circumvent your terms of business do not value your partnership. Using Bullhorn to flag these incidents creates transparency and helps you spend time on clients who value you.Candidates: Additionally, having a proactive backdoor placement management process complements your silver medalist strategy. Silver medalists are candidates who reached advanced stages of the recruitment process but were not placed. By regularly engaging these high-potential candidates through your tracking systems, you keep them warm for future opportunities while minimising your reliance on external sourcing.Best Practices for Managing Backdoor PlacementsTrack Every Interaction: Ensure your CRM system captures interview stages and outcomes, even for candidates rejected at early stages. Use detailed note types like “Rejected at Interview” or “Rejected at CV Send” to maintain a clear record.Standardise Your Terms: Attach your terms and conditions to every client communication. This ensures clients can’t dispute fees later and provides you with a reliable audit trail.Monitor Data Ownership: Many lost placements are tied to inactive users or former consultants. Assign ownership of these candidates to managers to maintain visibility and accountability.Automate to Remove Human Error: Implement automation to consistently track candidate progress and flag potential backdoor placements. This minimises manual errors and improves data integrity.Automation - The Antidote to Backdoor PlacementsDuring a recent Bullhorn Automation User Group, I was asked about my top 3 ways to use automation. Backdoor placement management is one of those 3 ways. These 2 automations are a must of you are set on prevention and pipeline maximisation:Interview Confirmation automation: If you already use these automations, add a notification step, x months after the interview date. Choose a timeframe which suits your sector the best.Check Past Interviews (Backdoor): If you don't use Interview Confirmation automation, create a stand alone automation that tracks the interview date and does not have placement. Add a wait step x months later to send a notification to your recruiter to check-in with the candidate and check they don't have a new job. You could even do what Lisa and I set up in a previous life and call the employer and ask to speak to the candidate. If they answer... bingo!Process and Tech Is KeyUse tech to prevent them.Use tech to spot them.The bottom line is that backdoor placements aren’t just about recovering lost revenue; they’re an opportunity to refine your recruitment strategy, strengthen client and candidate relationships, and ensure your systems are robust enough to thrive in a competitive market. Take control, and turn these challenges into wins for your recruitment / staffing agency.And if you need help on your processes, your data, and your Bullhorn adoption / ROI - call us - we can help.Automation and Bullhorn1stWe are Automation Buddies and Bullhorn Experts set on helping ambitious recruitment businesses who want to increase speed and sales.Automation: We coach to inspire, and build your automations so you can recruit and sell!Bullhorn: We optimise, train, and improve RoI from your key recruitment system.READ ABOUT OUR AUTOMATION BUDDY SERVICERead about our Bullhorn 1st Service
Automation RoI Webinar Series: Unlock Bullhorn Part 1 ~ Source Faster and Easier

Recruiters and leaders — do you need to spend less time sourcing and more time placing and having holidays?Do you need to be less reliant on LinkedIn and Job Boards, and increase your speed and quality of hire?Then Part 1 of our "Unlock Bullhorn with Automation" webinar series is for you. We'll fixate how you can use automation to improve your sourcing time and results.💡 Why Using Automation to Source MattersIn our recent Bullhorn Tips Webinar, we asked recruiters about where they source from first. And surprise! Linkedin and Job Boards were the usual suspects, followed by Bullhorn / Email inboxes etc...But this just doesn't add up when you consider the stats below...🔍 70–80% of placed candidates are already in your ATS/CRM Many recruiters overlook their existing talent pool and jump straight to job boards or LinkedIn. That’s time and money wasted on sourcing externally. Source: Bullhorn⏳ Recruiters spend an average of 13 hours per week sourcing candidates for a single role That’s nearly ⅓ of the average workweek just finding people, before any outreach or interviewing begins. Source: Entelo💸 It costs up to 6x more to source a new candidate than to re-engage an existing one Reaching out to warm candidates already in your system isn’t just faster—it’s smarter for your bottom line. Source: Beamery / Lever🎯 High-performing recruiters are 2x more likely to use sourcing automation tools Automation is becoming the secret weapon for sourcing speed and effectiveness. Source: LinkedIn🧊 60% of recruiters say they rarely revisit past candidates This leads to duplicated effort, missed opportunities, and databases turning cold. Source: BullhornIn today’s fast-paced recruitment world, automation is essential. It saves time, improves efficiency, and drives better results. But often we hear: I don't want to roboticise my business. I don't need automation - it won't work in my sector. Automation is just for mass mailing - we don't do that. These statements couldn't be more wrong... Automation cleans data, removes admin, creates opportunities and call lists, generates leads. And more... if you know how to weaponise it! 💥Don't Just Buy Bullhorn - Own It!Don't buy Bullhorn, not optimise it, then frown at the lack of RoI. Don't create "busyness" with ineffective workflows, dirty data, and poor performing recruiters, and thus a lack of RoE. Get off of the sourcing hamster wheel, and spend more time on the real work of recruitment - consulting!📅 Webinar Highlights🛠️ Real-Life Automation Tips to Drive Stronger Sourcing from your Bullhorn Database:✅Remove the perceived barriers to sourcing from Bullhorn.✅Engage candidates to keep them warm and sourceable.✅Use our current favourite automation to drive up high quality job applications.✅Use a cool feature in Automation to automatically match candidates to your jobs.Watch this webinar if:You’re tired of LinkedIn / Job Board over-reliance. You need to speed up and the improve the quality of your hires.You want to scale your placements—not your sourcing costs.You want your recruiters to love sourcing from Bullhorn, so that they need less tools and have more time to place and sell.Watch Part 1 of our Unlock Bullhorn Series: Source Faster and EasierPS. Want to go even further? Check out our "Unlock Bullhorn with Automation" series.🔍 24 April 2025: Automate sourcing to find qualified candidates faster and with less effort. Watch the recording💬 21 May 2025: Engage with candidates on autopilot and nurture relationships effectively. Register Now📈 Date TBC: Boost lead generation using automation to improve conversion rates.💡 Date TBC: Streamline your recruitment processes for maximum efficiency and profitability.Automation BuddyWe are Bullhorn Automation and Bullhorn experts. We are Automation Buddies set on helping ambitious recruitment businesses who want to increase speed and sales.We coach to inspire, and / or build your automations so you can recruit and sell!READ ABOUT OUR AUTOMATION BUDDY SERVICE
6 Reasons Why Online Recruitment Training is a MUST

Recruitment leaders wanting to improve the performance of their recruiters has never been a more valid goal.Perhaps you’re looking to scale your recruitment business this year?Or stay the same size, but do more with what you already have (people, data, systems)?Don’t mess up the chance to improve recruiter performance by ignoring what’s “between the chair and the keyboard”. You need an agile, cost-effective, inclusive recruitment training solution, to improve / scale / protect your recruitment business.(If you have an online recruitment training platform already, try our online learning engagement tips to ensure you generate ROI! And read below for a pep talk on how you can get buy-in for your recruitment LMS.)Improving Recruiter Performance Has Never Been EasierI’ve written about Kaizen, 1% marginal gains, and improving recruiter performance. I've presented at the Recruitment Agency Expo about improving recruiter performance with automation. Kaizen is about standards, reduced waste, high-performance - which is a passion for my clients.Now is the perfect opportunity for recruitment leaders to "Kaizen".Scale at Speed – Improve PerformanceBefore the pandemic, 70% of recruiters admitted that they didn’t have enough training. Even if that's not true of your recruitment business, it’s likely since 2020 you’ve been “a little” distracted to focus on totally fixing recruiter performance.Recruitment training is obviously key…But your goals for training are often not achieved by traditional training and recruitment coaching. (And often the only people who get full ROI from training are those who deliver it and charge you for it.)Now with systems evolution, data volumes, and hybrid working, a new approach is needed.… This is where online training steals the march.6 Reasons Why Online Recruitment Training is a Must1. It's Cheaper and Agile🤑You can either spend £€$1,000s getting recruiters in the same place at the same time, turn off the phones, worry about missed opportunities, and run a “let’s hope this works” recruitment training session.OrYou can give your recruiters access to an online recruiter training platform (LMS) where they can learn and relearn when they want, where they want, stress-free. Online training platforms can be accessed throughout the year, 24/7, and they are normally cheaper than other training/trainers. You're likely looking for stronger screening and job qualification, improving CRM adoption, and reduced reliance on job boards. Use cost-effective online learning to create best-practice agility.2. Less Reliance on You – Less Stress😱This is definitely a year to be working on your business, so the time-consuming task of you and your managers training new starters needs a rethink. I spoke with a recruitment manager recently who admitted 2 things:She didn’t know Bullhorn well enough to train her new starter (a common case study).When she hired a new recruiter, her fees dropped significantly for 3 months.Online recruitment training helped her rapidly re-skill, and took away the pressure of onboarding new recruiters. Online learning provided the training for her rookies, and she did the coaching and bingo! The rookies started billing quicker too!It's gold dust for me when I get a new starter. I save huge amounts of time when onboarding them. I can still run my desk. (And, Recruitment HIIT has opened my eyes to how I can use Bullhorn, too.)3. More Effective💪Online learning boasts retention rates at a massive 60% (compared to 10% traditional training) and you learn 5 x more with online learning.Plus, learning at your desk – in the environment where you are delivering your job – is more effective.Online learning is often minutes not hours. I know in recruitment speed is just as important as pipeline.Yes, we’ve all had horrific, disengaging, online learning experiences. Don’t let past experiences prevent future gains. Plus new recruiters prefer online.Whether it’s increased sourcing speed, or improving CV to Interview ratios, you need quick, self-serve effective recruitment training. You can’t afford to not improve.I am building trust quickly and becoming more efficient. HIIT has created flexibility for me to train myself at my desk whilst I am doing my job. And I can quickly re-fresh the training whenever I want.4. It’s “Just in Time” and Easier⌚Freeing up a team of busy recruiters, and getting them all synchronised and focussed is a tough gig.Why disrupt your recruiters when they can log on for 5 minutes, learn a new recruiting hack, log off, and get back on the phone and practice what they’ve learned?“Always on”, continuous learning for recruiters is key to creating accountability and a sense of recruiters feeling in control of their careers.Got a counteroffer? Login and complete a 5-minute workout to tackle it head-on. A recruiter told me:I got a counteroffer. I went back to the online training I'd already completed. I took notes which helped me get back on the phone and ensure that the candidate was attracted by the role, not the money.5. It’s Inclusive, Hybrid and Remote Friendly🟰I get that managing a remote/hybrid recruitment team is challenging.Maintaining standards, keeping everyone engaged, and delivering “your way” was tough enough pre-pandemic.Now, with online learning tools, you have a chance to attract, engage, and nurture your recruiters. (Neat tip: with online training, you can give your recruiters access to their online training platform before they even start to ensure that they stay engaged and don’t drop out.) Plus, if your training platform is gamified, your recruiters will see each other online and feel more connected. You’re creating a community for your potentially disconnected recruiters. 6. Prevents Churn 💩Glib quotes around not training recruiters and having them stay are not needed here.Acknowledge that recruiters crave training and will leave without it. In fact, a whopping 2/3 of people leave due to lack of training. The last thing any recruitment leader needs right now is to lose valuable recruiters, or indeed take too long to train new starters. I left my previous recruitment job as I didn’t have enough training. HIIT is priceless. It gives me that edge over other recruiters.More Reasons Online Recruitment Training WorksOther viable reasons why online training is crucial in recruitment. Recruitment training:Gives recruiters control – accountability. Better for the environment.Gamification drives engagement and performance.Flexible and mobile – where you want, when you want.Self-paced – different people learn at different speeds hence you need to allow for that.Improves the ROI from your internal training. Trainers can focus more on coaching performance rather than repeatedly training new recruits - blended learning works.Final Word on Recruitment TrainingWhether you’re looking to improve your recruiter performance, generate ROI from your people, data, systems, or just create a better experience for your candidates and clients, training is crucial. Just be sure that the recruiter training you buy is engaging, easy, self-serve, relieves stress and pressure on you and your team, and is cost-effective. And if you have an online platform already, try our online learning engagement tips to ensure you generate ROI from that!...Talking of Online Recruitment Training...Recruitment HIIT trains recruiters and resourcers so you can speedily onboard new starters, and improve the performance of experienced recruiters.Bullhorn hacks, job qualification, screening, sourcing, job advertising, and counteroffer immunity, are just some of the 5-minute topics recruiters love.TRY RECRUITMENT HIIT FREEDOWNLOAD YOUR RECRUITMENT TRAINING PLAYBOOK
Automation ROI Webinar Series: Data = Clean and Monetised! Part 2

Is your recruitment data trusted, and worth something? Or are you struggling with dirty, outdated CRM data?Is admin a drag, sourcing time consuming, and you're having to pay LinkedIn and Job Boards for the privilege of accessing data you already have in your Bullhorn system? Then this 2-part webinar series is for you!In part 1 of our Clean Data Series we discussed the "WIIFM" of recruitment data hygiene and the challenges dirty data brings. What should your standards be, and where do you start? Next? Part 2 will explore some great automation ideas to help you clean and monetise your recruitment data.Click to watch part 1Scroll down to watch Part 2...Your Most Valuable Recruitment AssetYour recruitment database is your most valuable asset—but only if it’s clean, accurate, and up to date. Too often, recruiters can’t trust their own data, leading them to waste time, money, and energy sourcing rather than closing deals. Opportunities are missed and lost and pipelines are riskyBut... Did you know? Two recruiters generated £1.2M in perm revenue simply by using clean, automated data workflows! Imagine what you and your team could achieve with a Bullhorn they trust and use effectively!Part 2: Automation Ideas to Help Your Clean and MonetiseThis power-packed recruitment automation webinar will cover:✅How to Automate Data Cleansing– Keep candidate and client records fresh without lifting a finger.✅Building Transparent and Accurate Job Pipelines– No more ghost jobs clogging your system.✅Automating Data Enrichment– Keep placements and contact details updated automatically.✅Spotting Dirty Data– We’ll share 4-5 pre-built lists to identify old, incomplete, and duplicate records.✅Keeping Recruiters Focused on Live Jobs– Say goodbye to old, inactive roles distracting your team.✅Updating Placement Data Effortlessly– Automate updates to current company, job title, salary, and employment preferences.By the end of this webinar, you’ll have a clear, actionable strategy for keeping your Bullhorn data in tip top shape—without adding more work to your recruiters' desks.🚀 Who Should Watch Our Automation RoI Webinar?This webinar is designed for:✔️ Recruitment Leaders and Owners – Maximise Bullhorn value and increase revenue.✔️ Recruiters – Reduce admin, find candidates faster and make more placements.✔️ Ops and Tech Teams – Improve CRM efficiency and automation.🎯 Watch Our Automation RoI Webinar... Take Control of Your DataDon’t let bad data hold your recruitment business back. Watch and learn how to turn your Bullhorn CRM into a revenue-driving machine!Let's get clean, monetised and ready to "thrive in 2025!"Automation BuddyWe are Automation Buddies set on helping ambitious recruitment businesses who want to increase speed and sales.We coach to inspire, and build your automations so you can recruit and sell!READ ABOUT OUR AUTOMATION BUDDY SERVICE
How Can You Revolutionise Your Recruitment Business with Data?

Recruitment leaders and their recruiters who want to explore how data can transform their desks, pipelines, and recruitment businesses need to listen to / watch this video about data in recruitment.The innovative SourceFlow invited me to chat with my long-time Star Wars buddy, Matt Comber.Watch / listen for ideas on the impact data can have on recruitment processes and how staffing firms can leverage it for greater success. Here are the key takeaways from our discussion.Why Data is Crucial for Recruitment and Staffing FirmsData is the backbone of modern recruitment. By embracing data, recruitment and staffing firms can:Boost Efficiency: Automate time-consuming tasks to focus on strategic efforts.Strengthen Relationships: Enhance connections with both candidates and clients.Make Informed Decisions: Use data to guide smarter, more effective choices.Data - Driving RoE (RoI is So Yesterday!)We chatted about the concept of Return on Effort (ROE), a more meaningful metric than ROI, and...Getting started with data, by understanding your market, and your niche and tapping into industry's data to uncover new opportunities and trends.Leverage existing tools before diving into new data sources. Make the most of the tools already available to you, like Bullhorn, and use automation intelligently to create opportunities - more time and deals!Managing data effectively. Declutter your database and avoid hoarding disorganised data. Prioritise quality over quantity to ensure your data is useful and actionable, and keep data healthy with regular cleans and meaningful workflows driving hygiene and monetisation. Stay connected!Nurturing relationships by using meaningful data points, such as interests or milestones, and personalising interactions.Monetise your recruitment website. Treat it like a goldmine, not just a digital brochure.5 Key Takeaways to Use Data to Revolutionise Your Recruitment BusinessClean, organised data is far more valuable than a vast quantity of it.Focus on building relationships through personalised engagement.Use tech to enhance human interactions, not replace them.Develop scalable, long-term data strategies to support your growth.Use your recruitment website to gather actionable insights and drive engagement, not just clicks!Dive deeper! Watch the full episode of Matt (Jedi-Master!) and my conversation for actionable insights on leveraging data for a strong (and exciting) year!Automation and Bullhorn1stWe are Automation Buddies and Bullhorn Experts set on helping ambitious recruitment businesses who want to increase speed and sales.Automation: We coach to inspire, and build your automations so you can recruit and sell!Bullhorn: We optimise, train, and improve RoI from your key recruitment system.READ ABOUT OUR AUTOMATION BUDDY SERVICERead about our Bullhorn 1st Service
Productivity Webinar Series: Tips for Job-Short Recruiters - Easier Sales!

As a recruiter, you know that finding more jobs to work on is the key to consistent billings, stronger client relationships, and faster placements. But are you fully leveraging your Bullhorn database to uncover new opportunities and make selling easier?Watch our Recruiter Productivity webinar, where we’ll show you how to master Bullhorn and unlock more jobs to work. If you're tired of relying solely on job boards or struggling to find quality job leads, this session is a must-watch!Unlock More Jobs on Bullhorn and Place and Sell Faster😵We know that you either are job-poor or perhaps sometimes work the wrong jobs.🙈You may be too busy to see what's right there in front of you.📉On average if you have 5 jobs you only place 2! (One client recently told me it was 0.8 out of 5 - oh my!)🤑Your business is likely either over-investing in LinkedIn and job boards, or wasting precious time on the free versions, or both!😱Many jobs are being worked by more than 1 recruitment business. First past the post isn't a sustainable process!Who Should Watch this Bullhorn Tips Video?Recruiters and Resourcers looking to work on more jobs with less effort.Business Development and Sales Teams who want to win new clients faster, whilst also protecting their existing accounts.Recruitment Leaders aiming to maximise their team’s productivity and efficiency with Bullhorn.Why this Webinar MattersToo many recruiters spend hours searching for jobs, perhaps losing deals, and competing with hundreds of others for the same roles. Meanwhile, the smartest recruiters are using Bullhorn to uncover exclusive, high-value opportunities before they’re widely available.If you want to spend less time searching and more time placing, this session is for you. We’ll equip you with practical tips, real-life case studies, and a step-by-step guide to turn your Bullhorn data into your most powerful sales tool.Watch Our Bullhorn Tips for Job Short Recruiters - Easier Sales!Recruitment and Bullhorn TrainingWe deliver the best live Bullhorn ROI webinar training, and you'll find other tips and tricks in Recruitment HIIT, our online recruitment training platform.Plus, through our Bullhorn Vision service we help generate serious ROI from your Bullhorn, data, and people.TRY HIIT FREE HERECONTACT US ABOUT BULLHORN ROI

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