Bond International implements online recruitment tracking and management system for Flybe

Flybe has ëgone-liveí with its new online recruitment system from stock market-listed, Bond International Software. The new system is part of a software development project which has enabled Flybe to use Bondís specialist talent management software ñ Bond Talent ñ to develop an online recruitment system within just one week of contracts being signed. Urgency was a vital part of this order to support Flybeís latest recruitment drive and will ensure that candidates are managed with greater efficiency and tracked immediately from initial application.

Flybe is the leading non-London centric airline in the UK and Europeís principal low fare regional airline. Flybe has successfully tailored its fleet specifically to provide value fares and high frequency services for both leisure and business travellers. As such, Flybe employs 1,700 staff and will carry over 5 million customers.

Flybe required an online infrastructure that could support the demands of its latest extensive recruitment drive, initially focusing on the pilot recruitment process. Flybeís previous internal system was not sufficiently equipped to handle the predicted pressure to be placed on it, particularly in the pilot recruitment section. The system that Bond provides tracks each online application received and includes an intuitive recruitment tool to manage all applications more effectively and ensure that candidates are dealt with quickly and efficiently.

Nathan Burden, Flybe Operations Business and Technology Manager, says, ìOur recruitment drive is vital to our ongoing growth as a business. Bondís tracking and management solutions were ideal and their ability to configure the system specifically to our exact needs for candidate tracking of pilot, cabin crew, ground staff and head office roles was remarkable, allowing us to start the recruitment drive as scheduled and with confidence.î

In order to allow Flybe to launch its recruitment campaign as planned, Bond Internationalís system had to be implemented within a week of signing the contracts, giving the software provider a very small window in which to put the system into operation.

Burden continues, ìBond International rose to the challenge and excelled themselves. It is a tribute to the Bond Talent software that they were able to complete the implementation so successfully and with full functionality, with so little notice. With this online infrastructure in place, we are now in a position to deal with any new situation or requirement as it may arise. As a result, we can be much more confident and assured about our ability to react swiftly to the staffing demands of business growth.î

Flybeís acquisition of BA Connect will create an enlarged business with over 500m in revenues and carrying nearly 10 million passengers. The business will be operated in line with the successful Flybe business model concentrating on short haul domestic and European major city markets.

Tim Richards, UK Managing Director of Bond International Software commented, ìWe are delighted to have secured a 3 year agreement with such a recognisable brand within this competitive industry. Working within a pressurised project scope, I feel that our operational teams have excelled themselves during the early stages of this relationship and am confident that we will enjoy a long and successful partnership with our latest Aviation customer.î

Bond Talent is a specialist application for the global talent management industry which has over many years earned Bond the reputation for enhancing business growth and profitability throughout the industry. The software is the preferred choice of recruitment and resourcing teams in over 40 countries worldwide, with 70,000 users benefiting daily from the configurable web-based solutions.