Required Group Invest in AdaptUX to Enhance Recruitment Processes and Plan for the Future

Required Group LogoRequired Group, consisting Required IT, Required Consulting, Required Energy and Required BI have selected Bond International Software, the global provider of staffing and recruitment software, to provide AdaptUX OnDemand plus; user experience focused recruitment-specific CRM via high-speed cloud service.

London-based with offices in the USA and Singapore, the Required Group was formed in 2013 as the umbrella company to align the successful growth of Required IT and its subsidiaries.

Founded in 2002, the exemplary customer service and tailored account management delivered by Required IT soon resulted in a loyal client base, appreciative candidates and consistent year-on-year growth. Fuelled by their success, Required IT created and acquired agencies in business sectors outside of their original scope; and by enabling those agencies to evolve separately, they too rose to prominence within their marketplaces. Today, Required IT remains the group’s largest agency, however the others are certainly catching up. The strong ethos of client understanding and candidate care which began in 2002 continues to underpin the group’s success and reaffirm their admirable industry reputation.

Keen to add new efficiencies throughout their recruitment cycle processes and sustain growth, Required Group began undertaking a wide review of the recruitment software market. The agencies’ wish list included: CRM ease of use, solid third-party software integrations and, importantly, finding the provider technology roadmap which instilled the highest levels of future confidence.

Required Group soon shortlisted AdaptUX due to the new menu design and intuitive user experience the system offered. As their review progressed and explored the full depth of functionality the system provided, especially when deployed as the hub of all recruitment activity, the following features confirmed their selection:

  • SaaS (Software as a Service) – Bond OnDemand plus enables Required Group’s users to log-in and use AdaptUX wherever they have internet access
  • Adapt Studio – enabling all Required Group users to select from built-in recruitment dashboards or design their own based upon their preferred working methods
  • Adapt InSight – contextual search and match technology finds more candidates with the right skills to help Required Group succeed in every assignment
  • Adapt Outlook Add-in – enabling Required Group users to access client and candidate records and run recruitment workflows in AdaptUX from emails received in Microsoft Outlook
  • Adapt InTouch mobile app – allowing Required Group’s users to access AdaptUX via their smartphones and effectively recruit on the move
  • Adapt Web Portals – fully interactive, mobile optimised web portals connecting clients and candidates with AdaptUX; enabling online registration, job searching and application
  • Exago integration – providing enhanced reporting and KPI tools to the Required Group management team
  • CloudCall by SYNETY integration – driving advanced telephony functions direct from AdaptUX
  • FireText integration – SMS marketing tool enabling Required Group’s users to effectively reach and engage their clients and candidates
  • Google Maps integration – candidate proximity to job vacancy details graphically displayed via Google Maps within AdaptUX

Required Group will be implementing AdaptUX during August 2016.

Andrew Shone, Operations Director, Required Group, comments, “We are committed to making a lasting, positive difference by delivering the highest levels of service to our clients and candidates alike. We pride ourselves upon remaining innovative in every facet of our work and it’s imperative our recruitment CRM fully supports us in doing so. The redesigned AdaptUX system raises the bar in the ease of use, efficiency and flexibility it offers and, coupled with the best third-party software, it really is an all-round recruitment CRM built for business success. Factoring in Bond’s exciting technology roadmap, we are confident our processes will be tangibly enhanced today and in the future.”

Toby Conibear, European Business Development Director, Bond International Software, comments, “Since 2002, Required IT and the further Required Group agencies have definitely become names to watch in the recruitment industry. Their unified approach to client and candidate services highlighting understanding, ethical practices and business dexterity has yielded great results. Here at Bond we have been aware of their success for some time and we are delighted they have chosen the newly-released AdaptUX system to empower their consultants, help sustain growth and open up new opportunities for the group.”

Global Executive Search Specialists Pelham Select Invest in AdaptUX

Pelham Select LogoPelham Select, leading International search and selection firm specialising in financial services, have selected Bond International Software, the global provider of staffing and recruitment software, to provide AdaptUX OnDemand recruitment-specific CRM via high-speed cloud service.

Based in central London with a second office in Hong Kong, Pelham Select provide recruitment and search services to a range of clients throughout Europe, Asia and the United States of America. Guy Roberts and John Farmer founded Pelham Select with a clear vision to create a firm offering search quality services at the mid-to-senior end of the Financial Services market. Pelham Select‘s consultants are each dedicated to specific niches to remain experts within their field and, as a strong counterpoint, their in-house team of researchers deliver the highest levels of market mapping and competitor analysis. An industry benchmark for quality and delivery, Pelham Select are the recruiter of choice for the world’s elite investment banks, private banks and investment firms; consistently ranking among the top global boutique agencies.

Looking for an experienced, credible partner provider, Pelham Select opened discussions with the UK’s foremost recruitment software providers and began reviewing their latest technology. Keen to upgrade from their existing executive search software, the agency focused their efforts on finding the right cloud-based recruitment CRM to manage both executive search and contract workflows for their newly-opened contract desk.

Following an intensive one month review process, Pelham Select chose AdaptUX due to the system’s ease of use, intuitive menus and dashboards, candidate searching functionality (especially ease of managing multiple search lists) and seamless Microsoft Outlook integration. Key features of the deployment include:

  • SaaS (Software as a Service) – Bond OnDemand enables Pelham Select’s users to log-in and use AdaptUX wherever they have internet access
  • Adapt Studio – enabling Pelham Select’s users to choose from in-built recruitment dashboards or design their own based upon their preferred working methods
  • Contract Workflows – comparing the Contract workflows provided by a number of recruitment software systems, Pelham Select favoured the efficient processes delivered by AdaptUX in this important area
  • Adapt Outlook Add-in – enabling Pelham Select’s users to access client and candidate records and run recruitment workflows in Adapt direct from emails received in Microsoft Outlook
  • Adapt InTouch mobile app – allowing Pelham Select’s consultants to access Adapt via their smartphones and effectively recruit on the move

Using the AdaptUX solution, Pelham Select will be able to gain competitive advantages when searching for and placing candidates within their Financial Services marketplace.

Pelham Select will be implementing AdaptUX in July 2016 and expects all of its consultants across the UK and Hong Kong to be using the solution soon thereafter.

John Farmer, Partner, Pelham Select, comments, “Looking to upgrade from our existing specialist executive search software to a system providing an effective solution for both search and contract placements, we concentrated our efforts on not only finding the right system, but also a partner provider with the experience and tenacity to support our business globally and in the long-term. We knew of Bond’s standing as a market-leading provider of recruitment software, however once we spent time consulting with their team and putting AdaptUX through its paces, we fully understood why they hold this position. AdaptUX delivers all the features you would expect from such a highly-regarded recruitment CRM, and more – and the look and feel of the system is second to none.”

Toby Conibear, European Business Development Director, Bond International Software, comments, “Pelham Select are cementing their position as the global executive search and contract solutions provider of choice within their Financial Services marketplace and we are delighted they have chosen AdaptUX. Approaching their brief, intensive software review process with a clear set of business requirements for our technology to meet, it was exciting to work with the Pelham Select team and we look forward to implementing their AdaptUX system – and to many years of dynamic partnership to come.”

Oakwell Hampton Select Bond Adapt to Drive Business Growth

Oakwell Hampton IconOakwell Hampton, new start-up staffing solution specialists in the IT and Digital Marketing space have selected Bond International Software, the global provider of staffing and recruitment software, to provide Bond Adapt OnDemand recruitment-specific CRM via high-speed cloud service.

Founded in January 2016 by experienced IT and Marketing recruiters Ben Higgs and Indi Pahl, Oakwell Hampton are based in central London and operate throughout the UK. Born of a necessity to fill the knowledge gaps in an over-crowded market, Oakwell Hampton deliver recruitment solutions across the full spectrum of IT and Digital Marketing; with expert consultants specialising in specific disciplines. Ben and Indi focus on their employee’s motivation and satisfaction at all times, providing the highest levels of training and engendering a positive, dynamic, results-driven culture to ensure clients’ requirements are met first time, every time. In a short time Oakwell Hampton have experienced phenomenal growth as a business and show no signs of slowing down.

Having previously used different recruitment software, Ben and Indi undertook a wide review of the market with a view to finding the right system to help launch their business and enable it to rapidly grow. Key criteria included tools for effective searching, KPI tracking, reporting and email marketing. As their review progressed, the Adapt lead generation and business development tools designed to maximise opportunities, coupled with the KPI tracking and management reporting tools to help inform new strategies, secured Bond’s position as a frontrunner. The following features led to their decision to select Adapt.

  • Cloud/SaaS (Software as a Service) – Bond OnDemand enables Oakwell Hampton’s consultants to log-in and use Adapt wherever they have internet access
  • Adapt Studio – enabling all Oakwell Hampton users to select from built-in recruitment dashboards or design their own based upon their preferred working methods
  • Adapt Outlook Add-in – enabling Oakwell Hampton users to access client and candidate records and run recruitment workflows in Adapt from emails received in Microsoft Outlook
  • Adapt InTouch mobile app – allowing Oakwell Hampton’s users to access Adapt via their smartphones and effectively recruit on the move

Ben Higgs, Director, Oakwell Hampton, comments, “As a new start-up looking to succeed and grow, it was very important to select the right supporting software from the word ‘go’. The searching tools provided by Bond Adapt will help us find more candidates with the right technical experience and the KPI and management reporting tools will work hand in hand with our positive environment for employee happiness, training and motivation. From driving individual consultant success to delivering meaningful management information, Bond Adapt is an ideal solution for recruitment business growth.”

Toby Conibear, European Business Development Director, Bond International Software, comments, “A real new start-up success, Oakwell Hampton are quickly making a name for themselves in the IT and Digital Marketing sectors and we are delighted they have selected Bond Adapt as the foundation for their business. Ben and Indi place their consultant’s skill and motivation at the heart of everything they do and their approach is clearly working to deliver the highest levels of service to their clients. We look forward to seeing what’s next for this exciting new agency.”

Hill & Jago Select AdaptUX to Drive Further Success and Growth

Hill & Jago LogoHill & Jago, who specialise in High-End Consultancy recruitment within Engineering, Compliance and Business Transformation have selected Bond International Software, the global provider of staffing and recruitment software, to provide AdaptUX OnDemand recruitment-specific CRM via high-speed cloud service.

Founded in 2014 by Director Catherine Bunting – a Financial Services recruiter with over sixteen years of experience – Hill & Jago are based in Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire and provide permanent and interim recruitment and support services throughout the UK. The Hill & Jago team appreciate every business has a unique identity and work closely with their clients to build a comprehensive understanding of their requirements, discover which attributes their ideal candidates possess and deliver the right solutions. Operating successfully in the Consultancy Markets, the quality and consistency of services provided by Hill & Jago regularly leads to repeat business and results in many long-term client and candidate relationships.

Hill & Jago required a recruitment-specific CRM system delivered via the cloud to improve searching, lead generation and email marketing functionality and help their business further succeed and grow. Catherine Bunting had used Adapt earlier in her career and placed the system high on her list to review; however the Hill & Jago team resolved to widely review the recruitment software market to ensure they selected the right system for their business of today and the future. As their review concluded, Hill & Jago selected AdaptUX due to the newly-released system’s ease of use; especially when progressing searching, lead generation and marketing workflows. Key features of their deployment include:

  • Cloud/SaaS (Software as a Service) – Bond OnDemand enables Hill & Jago’s consultants to log-in and use AdaptUX wherever they have internet access
  • Adapt Studio – enabling all Hill & Jago’s users to select from built-in recruitment dashboards or design their own based upon their preferred working methods
  • Lead Generation – real-time business development dashboards within Adapt Studio enable Hill & Jago to effectively track leads and opportunities and grade their priority
  • Adapt Outlook Add-in – enabling Hill & Jago’s users to access client and candidate records and run recruitment workflows in AdaptUX direct from Microsoft Outlook
  • Adapt InTouch mobile app – allowing Hill & Jago’s users to access the CRM via their smartphones and effectively recruit on the move

Catherine Bunting, Director, Hill & Jago, comments, “When using earlier versions of Adapt I always found the system easy to use, however AdaptUX is a big step forward. AdaptUX really does live up to its name – the slick menus, simple icons and helpful reminders deliver an enhanced user experience, which, in turn, we’re confident will help us to deliver an enhanced experience for our clients and candidates.”

Toby Conibear, European Business Development Director, Bond International Software, comments, “We are delighted Hill & Jago have selected AdaptUX. Their simple approach of ‘Quality candidates, delivered on time.’ is clearly working as they continue to make their mark in the marketplace and build long-lasting client and candidate relationships. We look forward to delivering the technology to help drive their further success and growth. Hill & Jago are certainly an agency to watch.”

BWD Search and Selection Invest in AdaptUX on Tenth Anniversary

BWD Search and Selection LogoBWD Search and Selection, Wealth Management, Intermediary Sales, Employee Benefits & Pensions, Finance & Risk, and Compliance recruitment and executive search specialists have selected Bond International Software, the global provider of staffing and recruitment software, to provide AdaptUX OnDemand recruitment-specific CRM via high-speed cloud service.

Leeds-based, with offices in Hemel Hempstead, BWD Search and Selection was founded in 2006 by Directors Alistair Brownlee, Gareth Davies and James Walker with a clear vision for bringing clients and candidates a level of service far higher than expected, through honesty, respect and transparency. Today, BWD Search and Selection pride themselves on being a trusted strategic business partner to many global financial services providers, national insurers, wealth management firms and banks in the Financial Services Industry. The BWD team expertly monitor and analyse the markets they serve, and every sign – from 86% of their business being with existing clients, to their prestigious Investors in People award – points to the agency achieving their goal of becoming the preferred recruitment partner to the UK’s Financial Services sector by 2020.

Committed to ambitious future growth plans, the time was right for BWD Search and Selection to upgrade their supporting CRM software. Focused on finding a truly scalable cloud system providing extensive searching, KPI and reporting tools to drive efficiency and success, the BWD team undertook a meticulous market review. The newly-released AdaptUX user interface and Bond’s fast and robust Software as a Service (SaaS), quickly secured Bond’s place as a potential partner provider. As their review concluded, the full recruitment cycle functionality and seamless LinkedIn integration provided by AdaptUX confirmed the BWD team’s decision to select the system. Key features of their implementation include:

  • Cloud/SaaS (Software as a Service) – Bond OnDemand enables BWD Search and Selection’s consultants to log-in and use AdaptUX wherever they have internet access
  • Adapt Studio – all BWD Search and Selection users may select from built-in recruitment cycle dashboards, or design their own based upon their preferred working methods
  • AdaptCentral – powerful social media portal enabling BWD Search and Selection’s users to post and manage job vacancy adverts and applications via LinkedIn, Facebook and Twitter
  • Active Reporting – meaningful business intelligence and management reporting tools delivered via graphical displays help inform BWD Search and Selection strategies
  • LinkedIn Integration – delivering BWD Search and Selection users the information and advantages LinkedIn and AdaptUX provide, without having to switch between the systems
  • Adapt Outlook Add-in – enabling BWD Search and Selection’s users to access client and candidate records and run recruitment workflows in AdaptUX, direct from emails received within Microsoft Outlook
  • Adapt InTouch Mobile App – allowing BWD Search and Selection consultants to access AdaptUX via their smartphones and effectively recruit on the move, 24/7

James Walker, Director, BWD Search and Selection, comments: “In the year of our tenth anniversary, we’re proudly looking back over our achievements and confidently looking forward by setting ambitious goals to take our business, and the services we deliver to our clients and candidates, to the next level. Selecting the right cloud recruitment software to support our team was an important element of our plan and we meticulously compared the technology available. From active dashboards enabling our consultants to search, match and place even more effectively, to powerful KPI and management reporting tools helping us make the best strategic decisions, AdaptUX is a fully rounded-system for success.”

Toby Conibear, European Business Development Director, Bond International Software, comments: “In 2006, Alistair, Gareth and James had the vision to offer the financial services market a real difference when it came to recruiting. By going back to the basics of honesty, respect and openness, they built an agency many global organisations trust and work with time and again; true partnerships which tangibly bolster success within their industry. We’re delighted BWD Search and Selection have selected AdaptUX and we look forward to providing the technology and services to help them achieve their goals for 2020, and beyond.”

APG Recruitment Select AdaptUX Following In-Depth Recruitment Software Market Review

APG Recruitment LogoAPG Recruitment, Construction, Industrial and Driving specialists have selected Bond International Software, the global provider of staffing and recruitment software, to provide AdaptUX OnDemand recruitment-specific CRM via high-speed cloud service.

Essex-based APG Recruitment was founded in April 2016 by Managing Director Graham Betchley to provide Temporary and Permanent recruitment solutions across London and the Home Counties. A veteran recruiter with over twenty years of experience in the Construction, Industrial and Driving sectors, Graham assembled a skilled team of specialist consultants to support his new venture and realise his vision for success and growth. APG Recruitment are committed to delivering the highest levels of service to their growing client and candidate base by fully understanding their individual requirements and quickly providing tailored, reliable solutions.

Carefully reviewing the recruitment software market, the APG Recruitment team focused on finding the right system to search for and place high-volumes of temporary workers, export timesheet details for seamless payroll functionality and effectively grow with their business. Comparing a number of CRM systems, the complete recruitment cycle processes and simplicity in which they were delivered by the AdaptUX user interface, coupled with the ease of adding and training new users, led to the agency’s decision to implement the system. Key features of the APG Recruitment deployment include:

• Cloud/SaaS (Software as a Service) – Bond OnDemand enables APG Recruitment’s consultants to log-in and use AdaptUX wherever they have internet access

• Adapt Studio – enabling all APG Recruitment’s users to select from built-in recruitment dashboards or design their own based upon their preferred working methods

• Adapt Temp Desk – comparing the Temp workflows provided by a number of recruitment software systems, APG Recruitment favoured the efficient processes delivered by AdaptUX in this important area

• Adapt Outlook Add-in – enabling APG Recruitment’s users to access client and candidate records and run recruitment workflows in AdaptUX direct from Microsoft Outlook

• Adapt InTouch mobile app – allowing APG Recruitment’s users to access the CRM via their smartphones and effectively recruit on the move

• Training – flexible training options meet APG Recruitment’s requirements, including face-to-face and webinar training

Graham Betchley, Managing Director, APG Recruitment, comments, “Having used Adapt in one of its earlier versions, I was keen to include AdaptUX in our review but also to highly scrutinise it alongside the best the market had to offer. We found a number of recruitment software systems to be over-complicated, but with AdaptUX we could always see where to click straight away. To quickly make our mark and grow as a business, we must consistently deliver immediately available temps with the right skills and with AdaptUX we are confident we’ll do so.”

Toby Conibear, European Business Development Director, Bond International Software, comments, “In these times of skills shortages and extra demands being placed upon recruiters, especially working with high-volumes of temps, only the most experienced and driven will succeed. APG Recruitment have certainly staked their claim and all signs show they’re set to become a successful, distinctive operator within their marketplace. Its imperative new start-up agencies select the right CRM to support and help grow their business and we’re delighted APG Recruitment are using AdaptUX.”

Bond International Software Launches AdaptUX

Adapt UX Logo 30mm wideBond International Software, worldwide provider of staffing and recruitment software solutions, today announces the launch of AdaptUX – its latest software offering. Built with input from web usability experts, AdaptUX has been developed with user experience in mind. In today’s recruitment industry there are a wide spectrum of candidates searching for roles – with ages spanning across four generations, which pushes recruiters and recruitment agencies to adapt to the requirements of candidates.

The development team at Bond International Software has worked with usability experts to identify exactly how recruiters interact with recruitment software. Building on the legacy of Bond Adapt, the new product – AdaptUX – streamlines processes in unique ways, including enhanced record views displaying full client, candidate and job information on one screen and active ‘hover-over fly-outs’ with one-click workflows to complete tasks, such as shortlisting candidates, with ease. AdaptUX is centred on how users interact with the software on a day-to-day basis and delivers an experience for maximum speed and efficiency.

AdaptUX provides users with:

• Enhanced screen design: The latest research led to a renewed understanding of how user’s eyes actually move around software screens and absorb information. Key items, including menus and reminders, are located within AdaptUX for optimum user experience.

• More intuitive system navigation: Menu and task bar navigation re-optimised to deliver information much earlier within recruitment cycle processes; reducing navigation time and increasing recruiter efficiency.

• Sliding menu sidebar: Expandable and collapsible side-bar enables maximum screen space for users, making navigation quicker and easier and refining user skill and dexterity.

• Enhanced record views with active previews: Re-designed record screens provide live data previews, including CVs and job specifications, within candidate records to provide users with more information ‘at a glance’.

• New reminders/tasks/appointment views: Visual alerts and smart drop-down views enable users to quickly and easily identify which activities are scheduled each day or overdue; ensuring opportunities are never missed.

• Integrated task and diary management system: Updated in real-time, the fully integrated task and diary management system ensures calendar bookings are accurate throughout recruitment organisations and enables one-click scheduling.

• Even faster SaaS/cloud delivery speeds: Information flow between Bond servers and AdaptUX users has been further optimised to quickly and seamlessly deliver and save information.

Tim Richards, Managing Director, Bond International Software, comments, “At Bond International Software we have always prided ourselves in putting user experience first. In the creation of AdaptUX, the development team and user experience experts ensured the focus always remained on recruiters, adapting to how they behave and interact. For us, we see AdaptUX as the next generation of recruitment software created for today’s recruiter.”

Toby Conibear, European Business Development Director, Bond International Software, comments, “Today’s recruitment industry is more complex than ever before. With a range of candidates spanning several generations, plus the added pressures from changing industry legislation, recruiters need to be flexible in order to succeed. By building AdaptUX from a user experience perspective, we believe it will help recruiters adapt to industry demands in exciting new ways.”

Zorba Consulting Enhance Successful Consultative Recruitment Approach with Bond Adapt on the Cloud

Zorba Consulting LogoZorba Consulting, service focused IT Recruitment Agency, have selected Bond International Software, the global provider of staffing and recruitment software, to provide Bond Adapt, recruitment-specific CRM via high-speed cloud service.

Established in 2006, Zorba Consulting are based in Epsom, Surrey and supply Permanent and Contract IT professionals to clients in London and throughout the Home Counties. Zorba Consulting’s client base include High Tech companies, IT Managed Service Providers and Software Houses; ranging from SME to Enterprise and global organisations. All Zorba Consulting recruiters have over fifteen years of IT recruitment experience and provide tailored, consultative services with a granular attention to detail. As a result, the agency have remarkably long-standing relationships with their clients, many on a sole supplier or retained basis.

Zorba Consulting undertook a wide review of the recruitment software market focusing on finding the right cloud CRM to deliver new efficiencies throughout their processes, integrate with leading job-posting software and effectively drive business growth. Built to deliver on these fronts and more, Bond Adapt became an early frontrunner and the highly consultative sales and implementation process offered by Bond solidified the agency’s decision to move forward. Key features of their new deployment include:

• SaaS (Software as a Service) – Bond OnDemand enables Zorba Consulting’s users to log-in and use Adapt wherever they have internet access

• Adapt Studio – enabling all Zorba Consulting users to select from built-in recruitment dashboards or design their own based upon their preferred working methods

• Adapt Outlook Add-in – enabling Zorba Consulting users to access client and candidate records and run recruitment workflows in Adapt from emails received in Microsoft Outlook

• Adapt InTouch mobile app – allowing Zorba Consulting users to access Adapt via their smartphones and effectively recruit on the move

• Burning Glass integration – seamless integration between Bond Adapt and Burning Glass delivers Zorba Consulting’s users robust technology to help capture relevant information automatically and accurately from CVs

• FireText integration – SMS marketing tool enables Zorba Consulting users to effectively reach and engage with their clients and candidates

Julia Karayiannis, Managing Consultant, Zorba Consulting, comments, “We pride ourselves on our consultative approach to recruitment and we were struck by the similar way in which Bond works with their clients. Looking to upgrade from our previous ‘too many clicks’ CRM system, the slick dashboards within Adapt impressed from the outset. As we delved deeper into the functionality the system offered it became increasingly clear Bond have built an all-round solution for business efficiency and growth; whilst fully supporting consultative recruitment processes.”

Toby Conibear, European Business Development Director, Bond International Software, comments, “In these times of skills shortages and more empowered candidates, those agencies delivering the most personal, consultative approach can really set themselves apart from their competition. Zorba Consulting are one such agency and we are delighted they have selected Bond Adapt to help take their successful business to the next level.”

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To configure, or not to configure, that is the Question

Knowing when to make changes to your system.

Congratulations!  You have just signed on the line for your new staffing software.  And this isn’t just any staffing software product; it’s ADAPT, a fully configurable recruitment software. How excited are you?!  The ink is still wet and your mind is spinning with all the changes you want to make the system yours.

SLOW DOWN!  When the sky is the limit, it’s easy to want to change everything.  I very often see systems that are highly configured before users even start using the system.  Inevitably, some of the changes are stripped out of the system after users become frustrated.  When I work with a client gathering requirements, I make sure we capture and talk about all the possibilities, but we also work together to determine if the items are REQUIRED or NICE TO HAVE.

Required changes are the items where your business will fail or suffer if the changes are not made.  These are typically pretty basic changes; codes, a few new fields here or there, maybe making a field or two required to ensure the capture of important data.  Depending on the available timeline, we might even separate required changes into two phases: Phase1 – required in the system for Go-Live or Phase2 – required, but can wait for after Go-Live.

Nice-to-Have changes are just that; nice to have.  It’s your wish list, or maybe they are suggestions made by users.  Problem is at this point, neither you nor your users truly know the system that well, so how do you really know that the system is going have to be changed?

My suggestion is to absolutely make the required changes needed for your business to operate before you Go-Live.  Then start using the system.  Keep the list of Required-after-Go-Live changes and the Nice-to-have’s changes handy and refer to it to see if these items still make sense.  Additionally, successful companies often have monthly or quarterly meetings with their users to see if the nice-to-have items are actually still nice to have.  Now that they are familiar with the system, they also will discuss new areas where a change or two might improve efficiency.

Your business analyst will help guide you during any change process, but ultimately if you say something is required, we’re going to go along with you.  YOU need to know what YOUR company requires.  Heed this advice and check yourself before you go “change happy” on your new system.  Spend your money wisely and understand the system before you make too many changes; your users and ultimately your clients, will thank you.

New 2012 Release from Bond Adapt Enhances Recruitment Studio, Email, and More

Staffing firms’ efficiency and productivity is dramatically improved as Bond International Software’s flagship Adapt staffing software enriches email marketing communications, Recruitment Studio dynamic dashboards and candidate search & placement. 

Bond Adapt staffing and recruiting softwareATLANTA, GA (February 1, 2012) – Bond International Software, www.Bond-US.com, the global leader in recruiting and staffing software, announced today the newest enhancements to Bond Adapt. This cloud computing SaaS release includes major improvements to Bond’s web-based solution that improve recruiter efficiency by;

  • Eliminating actions to create and send multiple emails to clients and candidates through expanded email marketing tools
  • Simplifying recruiting steps through the expansion of the dynamic dashboards in the Recruitment Studio
  • Improved candidate search with an updated user-friendly interface

Enhanced Email Marketing Communications with Customers, Candidates and Employees

This release includes innovative email marketing tools to boost communications with clients, employees and candidates. New features such as updated email templates, batch email preview, batch email tracking with Key Performance Indicator reports, and automatic personalization of batch emails.

Dynamic Dashboards Augmented in Adapt Recruitment Studio to Improve Recruiter Productivity

Some of Bond Adapt’s most notable features, the dynamic dashboards that give users snapshots into the information they deem most important have been upgraded.  The Recruitment Studio, a dashboard module that allows recruiters to conduct 80% of their daily activities from one screen, has been modified with candidate searches based on keyword with ranking, complete resume views, job searches based on keyword with relevance ranking, and hyperlinks from displayed fields to their corresponding Adapt records. The addition of these innovative features means that the recruiter will be able to complete more work in the Recruitment Studio, and spend less time navigating to other areas of the system.

Improved Candidate Search and Placement with an Updated User-Friendly Interface to Speed Recruiting

This release also includes many improvements to the search capabilities within Adapt.  Using just one screen enables users to quickly search on candidates, customers and job orders, and to rerun a search so that the user can narrow down criteria without changing the original parameters.  And Adapt now has the option to search against any notes in the candidate journal.

Steve Taylor, President and CEO of Bond International Software, Inc., said “Bond Adapt continues to prove itself in high-volume recruiting operations nationwide. Delivering staffing software functionality that positively impacts bottom-line results is our guiding principle. Staffing firms can further improve the efficient and profitable management of their business with these latest enhancements.”

For more information on Bond Adapt staffing and recruiting software or to schedule a demonstration, please click www.bond-us.com or call 800-318-4983.

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