The world famous bookseller, Foyles, has confirmed that by implementing eployís web based recruitment system eight months ago, it has managed over 3,750 candidate registrations saving an estimated 8-10 weeks of time and resource reading and assessing CV applications for suitability. This equates to several thousand pounds worth of Foylesí resources that can now be utilised more efficiently and productively on other key areas of the business.
As an ambitious and growing business, Foyles made the strategic decision to adopt eployís market leading software solution in 2008 to address the management of hundreds of unsolicited CVís it receives each month via its stores, in paper format and through its website. The selection process was both time consuming and resource heavy. ìTrying to find suitable candidates would take as much as 3-5 man days a month,î said Roger Parks. ìWe needed a web based IT recruitment solution that would speed up this process and make our administration more efficient and that would also provide a way for us to easily mass mail candidates who had already registered, when new vacancies arose.î Due to the mobility of staff working from various locations, the solution needed to provide fast, reliable and secure access to all essential information.
ìWe selected eploy because we found the layout of the screens and the functionality the easiest to use. It is also a well-established system that is efficient, easily accessible and cost effective to deploy as no third party software is required to access the system via the Internet. Others products we assessed were either showing their age or were still in a development phase,î added Roger.
Now eight months on, Foyles has collated a considerable pool of talent for when job vacancies arise, which quickly addresses issues such as periods of understaffing by speeding up the recruitment process. eployís system also provides a competitive edge to Foyles by allowing pre-selection of potential candidates based on the preferred criteria such as experience, location, skill sets, etc., prior to vacancies becoming available. This positions the company to be able to act quickly without the reliance on extensive recruitment campaigns or third party agencies to find the most suitable people.
Extraction of all CVís is now automatic, intelligently populating all personal details, skills, requirements, work history etc. Furthermore, all contact history and interview notes are centralised making the administration process more accessible and efficient. The flexibility of eploy also allows controlled access to users. ìWe restricted its initial use to the HR department, but, due to its easy access, plan to extend it to our managers. Processing CVís and producing shortlists for a store manager is now much more efficient,î concluded Roger.
Paul Burgess, eployís Managing Director, adds: ìSome of the real benefits of true online recruitment applications, i.e. those that have been specifically designed for access via a standard web browser, are demonstrated in environments like Foyles, where mobility isnít just a nice to have but a cultural initiative.
To take a look at the latest advances in recruitment technology currently being enjoyed by Foyles, please telephone eploy for a free online trial on 0800 073 4243 or email info@eploy.co.uk.
Foyles reap the business benefits from eploy
Foyles, has confirmed that by implementing eployís web based recruitment system eight months ago, it has managed over 3,750 candidate registrations
