Time is money. It’s one of the oldest cliché’s in the book, but if you’re a busy recruiter you know it’s true - when you’re dealing with ever increasing numbers of candidates and trying to place them faster than your competitors, you need a quick, intuitive recruitment system which gives you the edge - a recruitment solution that understands your needs as a recruiter.
Below are just some of the features which make Colleague recruitment software respected by successful recruiters.
Candidates, clients and contacts
With Colleague recruitment software you can effectively manage and communicate with all your candidates, contacts and clients from one intuitive and integrated platform.
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Fast and robust search
Search over your recruitment database effeciently and quickly - seach over skills or over text, cast a wide net or get down to specifics.
From a requirement to a placement
Manage the whole recruitment process, from your client requirements, arranging interviews, placing candidates and raising timesheets.
Microsoft Outlook integration
When it comes to making sure Colleague recruitment software works seamlessly with the world’s number one commercial email application we have only one rule, but it’s a big one. Integration not replication!
Unlike many other recruitment software systems which just copy some of Outlook’s functionality, Colleague recruitment software integrates with Outlook so that you retain all of its useful features and tools. Without getting too technical, a Colleague ‘ribbon’ is inserted into the Microsoft menus which allow Colleague recruitment software’s functionality to run seamlessly alongside Outlook’s.
For example, let’s say you want to send a bulk html branded email using one of your templates to the 150 results of a search. You want to send each candidate a personalised version without them knowing you’ve also sent the same email to 149 other people. You want to spell check it and you want to attach a copy of the email to each candidate’s record. If you’ve got Colleague recruitment software you can do all of that in just a few clicks. Outlook and Colleague work together, with all the same menus and all the familiar tools in all the right places, just like you’re used to.
Recruitment diary
Colleague recruitment software’s diary function is like having a PA on your desktop. You decide what tasks have priority and let the Colleague diary organise your day. Set alarms and notifications for events such as interviews, starters and finishers and Colleague will automatically remind you when you need to take action. If you want to copy your diary entries into Outlook go ahead. Colleague will do that for you as well. With Colleague recruitment software on your recruiters will never forget to contact a client or candidate again.
Multi-tasking recruitment system
We know what it’s like. You’re looking through a long list of candidates and your phone rings. It’s your client and suddenly the next half hour is going to be very busy. You really don’t want to close your long list and start all over again but what choice do you have?
Choose Colleague and it’s not a problem. Colleague is designed to multi-task with you. You can open multiple windows using multiple files and size and position each window wherever you want to. You can set up Colleague’s summary view to display just the important information you need when highlighting a candidate or a client in selection, search and diary screens. And once you’ve got your screen laid out just the way you like it Colleague will remember and make sure you always see your screen that way.
Rapid CV parsing
Colleague recruitment software’s CV parser extracts the data from CVs attached to emails or received via your website and creates a new candidate record with all the relevant information and details filled in. Basic information such as name, address and contacts are recorded along with other details - including qualifications and skills - and there are 32 additional searchable fields you can configure to collect whatever data you want. For instance, you can include mandatory fields for a work permit or CRB check prior to candidates being registered to ensure you have all the information you need before you place them. If you already have that candidate on file Colleague will tell you and give you the option to update your records.
Recruitment database watchdogs
Once a new candidate has been registered we pass them over to the watchdogs. Colleague recruitment software’s watchdogs are alerts and notifications set up to tell you when a new candidate matching a predefined set of criteria is added to the system or when an existing candidate updates their details. Whether it’s particular skills, geographic locations, availability dates or various other requirements you’re searching for, Colleague’s watchdogs automatically scan candidate records looking for matches and bring them to your attention either with an automatic email or an on screen pop-up message. You can set up as many Colleague watchdogs as you like for as many requirements as you like and they will tell you as soon as they find a match.
Two-way SMS
Everyone carries a mobile with them - and SMS texting is still a fantastic way of communicating to candidates on the move. With Colleague recruitment software you can send SMS messages to multiple recipients and their replies will automatically arrive in your inbox as emails. Both the original message and the replies are easily added to the candidate's record. Simple.
Social recruiting
Customisable candidate and contact records for social recruitment - you can add Twitter, LinkedIn and Facebook accounts (and more!) to your records and with a click of a button on the summary panel you can see your candidate's online profiles.
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