Automation is a potent tool for increasing efficiency and ensuring compliance during the recruitment and onboarding process. Additionally, automation has the ability to improve the candidate experience, leading to higher engagement.
Several technologies are worth exploring if you want to make the most of automation. Here’s a look at how automation can streamline internal operations and optimize the talent acquisition journey.
Automated Resume Screening
Sorting through candidate resumes to find suitable matches for open positions is cumbersome when done manually. As a result, this is a prime area for the introduction of automation into the process. You can leverage automated resume screeners to identify right-fit job applicants with ease.
Use keywords related to must-have skills and similar criteria to create a functional scoring system, allowing the automated solution to identify the strongest matches in mere moments. Then, recruiters can focus solely on the top candidates, allowing them to find the best possible fit in far less time.
Automated resume screening is also an excellent option for reviewing potential top talent that may have applied for other positions in the past. That allows companies to leverage their existing talent pools more effectively, which can lead to excellent results.
Chatbots for Candidate Engagement
Automation allows companies to create chatbots that can respond to many common candidate questions in real-time, even after hours when a recruiter isn’t available. By introducing this technology to the mix, candidate engagement rises. Job seekers are able to get the information they need right away, elevating their overall experience.
Plus, chatbots are usually designed to be conversational. As a result, communicating with it can feel similar to speaking with an actual recruiter. In turn, that makes getting the information seem more personal, causing job seekers to forge a stronger connection with the employer.
Personalized Onboarding Workflows
Employers need to ensure compliance but also make sure that onboarding workflows are optimized for each candidate. With automation, it’s possible to create a series of onboarding workflows, with each one targeting a particular group of new hires or specific positions.
By using that approach, onboarding is customized to ensure it covers all compliance requirements and the needs of various roles or employees without including steps that aren’t relevant to the new hires’ journeys. Along with streamlining recruitment and onboarding for candidates, leading to a better experience, it also creates standardization in areas that matter. Plus, once the processes are designed, the system can initiate each step automatically at the right time by making it automated, decreasing recruiter workloads dramatically.
Data-Driven Analytics
Automated solutions allow companies to harness the power of data-driven analytics to improve processes and streamline onboarding and recruitment. The system can identify bottlenecks, giving clear targets for process improvement. Additionally, it can analyze candidate success rates in various positions, allowing recruiters to refine their strategy to improve the quality of matches.
Essium created an onboarding solution that makes it easier for recruitment agencies to leverage automation to improve processes and streamline workflows, all while ensuring compliance. If you’re looking for an onboarding solution that will help you harness the power of automation, Essium wants to hear from you. Contact us to find out more about our comprehensive onboarding solutions and how we can help your staffing firm thrive.
