You might think I’m exaggerating when I say that one of SmartRecruiters’ clients now saves 1,100 hours every week. After all, there are only 167 hours in a full week if you work around the clock.
To put it in perspective, 1,100 hours equals 137 workdays—about half a year of one person’s time. But it’s true: DFC Global Corporation (also known as Dollar Financial Group) has gained 1,100 more hours per week after implementing SmartRecruiters to automate manual tasks.
In addition to this massive time saving, DFC Global is now sourcing 30% more qualified candidates. How did they achieve this remarkable improvement?
The Problem Before SmartRecruiters
As Jason Fischer, Director of North American Talent Acquisition at DFC Global, puts it, “Before SmartRecruiters, we were in the dark ages.” Their recruitment process involved cumbersome and outdated methods like email and Microsoft Excel spreadsheets.
Recruiters were frustrated with inefficient processes, poor visibility into job openings, and difficulty tracking performance. Screening candidates one by one from hundreds of responses was a major pain point.
A New Era with SmartRecruiters
DFC Global had three main criteria for selecting a new talent acquisition solution:
- Ease of Use: The platform had to be easy to learn and use, centralizing recruiting teams across multiple brands.
- Flexibility: It needed to integrate seamlessly with other HR tools.
- Analytics: The system should provide insights into operational, sourcing, and pipeline metrics.
SmartRecruiters met these criteria and quickly delivered impressive results:
- Saved 900 Hours Weekly: Automated candidate assessment processes.
- Reduced Administrative Tasks: Cut down recruiting admin work by 200 hours per week.
- Increased Qualified Candidates: Boosted the number of qualified candidates by 30%.
Transforming the Recruitment Process
Jason notes, “SmartRecruiters has delivered a system that truly adds value for our recruiters and hiring managers while being adaptable to our needs. It has transformed our company.”
With SmartRecruiters, DFC Global said goodbye to tedious email and spreadsheet processes. Recruiters and hiring managers can now focus more on their core business functions, having streamlined their recruitment process and significantly improved their hiring efficiency.
Updating from outdated methods to a modern talent acquisition suite like SmartRecruiters has not only saved DFC Global 1,100 hours per week but also allowed them to find more qualified candidates with greater ease.
