Candidate Manager, a leading global provider of e-recruitment software solutions and hiring process consulting, has signed a major €236k deal with Tesco, UK’s biggest retailer, to radically update their online hiring practices and roll out recruitment software to 2500+ stores and Tesco Customer Service call centres in the UK & Ireland.
The Candidate Manager and Tesco partnership begin in 2006, when Candidate Manager won a contract to partner with Tesco Ireland to review its Head Office recruitment practices and implement bespoke software solutions. While working with Candidate Manger, Tesco Ireland remarked on a significant increase in the quality of applications and consequently a 50% reduction in administration and time-to-hire. Additionally, Tesco also noted an enhancement of the overall applicant experience and the employee brand.
As a result, Tesco elected Candidate Manager to review its complete recruitment process in Ireland and the UK and to further integrate cutting-edge methods of recruitment into its online software; including SEO optimisation, job board and social media incorporation (Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Friendfeed, YouTube and Google). The goal is to further reduce recruitments costs, decrease time-to-hire and increase quality of applications; ultimately offering a better service for Tesco customers.
Darach Deehan, CEO, Candidate Manager, commented: “We are delighted to be working with Tesco on this deal, which will increase our existing business with the company fourfold. It is also encouraging to see such an investment by Tesco into preparation for re-growth in the economy. Recent figures released by MyJobGroup Ltd, the fastest growing network of regional jobsites in the UK, show that there has been a 6% increase in retail job postings in the UK from Q1 to Q2.”
Geoff Byrne, Change Director, Tesco Ireland, commented “Candidate Manager provides Tesco with the perfect tool to enable us to recruit the best talent from the market place, with a reduced amount of time needed to process and shortlist applicants. This allows us to recruit the correct candidate for a role within Tesco in a short time frame, which ultimately leads to a great customer experience in our stores. We are delighted that through working with Tesco in Ireland, Candidate Manager has now signed a contract to provide the same great recruitment service for Tesco UK.”
