Charteris plc
When AIM listed company Charteris plc, an IT consultancy that specialises in business change through the strategic application of technology, looked to streamline its corporate selection and hiring function, it turned to eploy® to provide its market leading web-based solution.
The Challenge
More and more human resource departments are looking to recruitment software to find, assess and hire new talent to their organisation. Finding a suitable software provider that can offer a tailored service, however, can be more of a challenge. Prospective candidates freely use the Internet to browse potential organisations to identify work opportunities and expect to be able to communicate on-line, so providing direct access to job opportunities is essential in a competitive market.
The Solution
Following extensive market research across a broad range of suppliers, Charteris arrived at a specification that identified the key recruitment functions a software solution needed to deliver for the business.
"We found that many solutions were very large, cumbersome and complicated pieces of software - requiring technical knowledge to operate. Some were completely inflexible and could not be adapted to our needs. eploy® had a completely different approach providing a solution that met our needs, backed up with great pre- and post- sales support and with excellent training on a near one to one basis," commented Clive Harper, Charteris's Human Resource Manager.
The eploy® solution delivered a number of benefits:
- Cost effective solution - no capital expenditure
- No initial costly outlay - no long term contracts
- An adaptable system tailored to Charteris' needs
- A web based portable system with no requirement for onsite server hardware
- No IT headaches
- A Charteris branded web presence linking directly to the company's recruitment process to provide a seamless connection for potential candidates to communicate with the company and exchange of confidential information
- Multiple job board posting and automatic CV data extraction.
The Result
The hosted service, which was researched & recommended by Charteris' supplier of choice, Crimson Ltd, a recognised leader in the field of recruitment, managed services and solution provision, has allowed a centralised repository for all CV's and contact history including salary expectations, contract rates and interview performance to allow the business to find, engage and recruit the right calibre of staff as efficiently and quickly as possible.
"eploy® reduces the need for filing CV's and allows us to track where candidates come from. This is important as Charteris runs an internal referral scheme so we have to know if a candidate was recommended from someone internally or whether they came from an external source as both incur a fee. In the past the only record of this was emails and it was difficult and time consuming to manage," said Emma Dredge, Charteris' Recruitment Manager.
eploy® is designed to reduce in-house management, freeing up HR department's time to be used more effectively. It allows a proactive, strategic search and selection policy to be implemented and encourages more applicants for jobs from people with the pre-requisite skills to apply. eploy® also acts as the single focal point for all recruitment campaigns through advertising, exhibitions and other promotional activity and delivers a consistent approach to recruitment throughout the business - a process Charteris has outsourced in the past.
"Prior to eploy®, undertaking specific searches for key skills or particular candidates was incredibly time consuming," explains Emma. "eploy® has a sophisticated skill matching tool which makes it very quick and easy to find what Charteris needs! Combine this with its contact management and diary system and we have been able to completely streamline our communications."
The use of proven web-based technology also provides flexible and secure access for Charteris' staff at any location, allowing greater flexibility for its staff users.
"The line managers involved in the recruiting process now have secure access wherever and whenever they want. Staff can work on-line remotely and even from home without distraction. The system also provides access to telephone numbers, email addresses and CV's of candidates so we are never more than a click away from the information we need," explains Sarah Flynn, HR Officer.
eploy® is provided as a managed service that seamlessly integrates with Charteris' website with no requirement for onsite server hardware, so no demands are made on the IT department's resource. In addition, the low setup cost, monthly charge, no long term contract and the scalable nature of the eploy® system made the decision to move to the new service low risk and straightforward to implement.
Visit Charteris' eploy-powered website at www.charteris.com.