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Whether it’s not enough talent in the pipeline or too much, the flexible services available through TalentFirst can be tailored to your specific needs.

Client profile samples:
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“Our agency costs are just too high””

A firm experiencing steady growth found they were barely keeping pace with their recruiting needs and turnover was on the rise. While they were studying the turnover issues, they needed immediate help recruiting. Their increasing reliance on agency hiring for temporary and permanent positions was creating budget issues. Their need to reduce agency fees resulted in a value chain analysis of their hiring process. The outcome was that, with investments in specific point-services, they dramatically reduced their reliance on agency hiring, saving a great deal money.

These point-services included:
- Sourcing services to generate candidate leads on a regular basis; low response to advertisements had forced managers to involve agencies
- Assessments added to selection processes (in addition to compensation and management adjustments to stem turnover)
- A long term branding effort is being considered

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“We have a strong brand, but our hiring hasn’t improved as much as we hoped.”

A well known company had spent a small fortune on an ATS, but their hiring record had improved only a little. An analysis of their processes revealed that, for some jobs, they continued to be inundated with resumes that were not relevant. For other jobs, a dearth of applicants left jobs unfilled. Further, they relied heavily on their brand - their primary tools were advertising with newspapers and job boards. The opportunity to leverage their brand and hire more consistently included a combination of services to:
- Target advertising more effectively to stem response volumes for skilled positions
- Add a point technology to sort through high volume responses for general ads
- Develop communications to turned-down applicants to maintain brand equity
- Subscribe to active sourcing services for hard-to-fill positions

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“What we had was working, but after the merger it just wasn’t enough”

Leaders at a merged entity found their applicant tracking systems weren’t compatible, and neither system was flexible enough to be used for the new entity. Their desire for a single platform led to the conclusion that a system’s flexibility will be critical to meeting their wide-ranging needs. They defined flexibility as the ability to coordinate services which can be tailored to diverse needs. Their service subscriptions include sourcing and screening, assessments, and background checking for exempt hires, along with drug screening, background checking, and 1-click application solutions for non-exempt hires.

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“We need specific technical backgrounds.”

A rapidly growing technology company is finding that their lack of brand awareness is holding them back. They have a good track record, and candidates are impressed once they’ve been introduced to the firm. Their needs resulted in a service package beginning with a strategy session to create a plan. In conjunction with a brand awareness campaign targeting the industry and raising awareness through speaking at events, sponsoring technical conferences and participating in blogs.

Their recruiting system services include:
- 1-click application to increase the applicant capture rate
- Matching technology to recognize qualified applicants quickly
- An “override” feature so recruiters can fast-track viable candidates when needed

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Health care
With increased vacancy rates in nursing positions, this health care provider found that, while applications had increased, offers had decreased. Agency fees were on the rise while increasing signing bonuses and lost revenues were correlated to increased nursing vacancies. While compensation, orientation, and retention were also addressed, the prescription for recruiting included real-time application tracking, benchmarks for process improvement, consistent measurement and feedback reports. 1-click applications improve applicant capture rates, and matching features allow immediate recognition of high-potential candidates.

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