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Rec-Revolution specialises in supporting companies with high-volume frontline recruitment needs. We partner with stretched HR and operations teams juggling multiple priorities, which can undermine their talent acquisition efforts. You get data-driven strategies, tools, and skills to halt the wastage of reactive recruitment and build resilient frontline teams, driving your revenue and profit.
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…Because we are a recruitment partner, not an agency. We provide cutting edge insight, direction and upskilling, working alongside your recruitment team, so that your business can compete for the best talent in frontline employees.
Over the last 3 decades working in agency and blue-chip, in-house positions, we have worked with thousands of clients and hundreds of thousands of candidates, so we understand recruitment to a depth and breadth that few possess. We now use these expertise to help you recruit directly; better and cheaper.
Alex and Chris have a combined 40+ years in recruitment in both corporate organisations and SME/Startups. We understand the challenges of what good and bad recruitment spend looks (and feels) like.
Client needs / scope of project
Job boards were abusing a lack of proactive management and charging rack-rate for high volumes of advertising, whilst dated tools meant that recruitment had become a chore amongst area managers. Our task was to reduce advertising costs whilst improving response, retention, and engagement within the business.
What we did
Analysed data to understand their best candidate pool and reengineered their attraction, tools, and process to reflect this. We dispelled a number of myths around recruitment helping them to work faster and with more purpose to fill their positions. We delivered training to hiring managers to help understand their potential candidates and designed tools that made their lives easier, whilst substantially reducing spend.
The results
● 54% savings in advertising costs with dramatically improved returns
● Defined leadership within the recruitment process
● Improved retention leading to reduction in cost of of onboarding by 46%
● Improved customer scores and revenue in ‘stable shops’
Testimonial
“Rec-Revolution have brought to light the amount of money we were wasting. Not just on advertising but the costs of onboarding was not something in the company’s field of vision. We still have more work to do, but we are now on the right path. It’s also been great fun!”
Kate Richmond, Head of HR
Client needs / scope of project
A growing children’s care home business needed process and direction to find both qualified and unqualified staff, critical to establishing their operations in challenging recruitment areas within the South West. Costs and quality both vital challenges. Our task was to define, create and support an effective recruitment strategy.
What we did
Defined the person specification and analysed the turnover cycle of team members. Created recruitment tools to attract the right people and run proactively as they developed their recruitment approach, allowing them to compete against the agencies they had previously used.
The results
● Clear picture of the candidates to target for long term success
● Proactive approach to managing hiring cycle
● 37% savings in advertising costs with dramatically improved returns against agency hires
● Improved expectation management and subsequent retention of new hires
Testimonial
“We were so busy dealing with operational issues that no-one really owned recruitment and no-one quite knew where to start with it. Alex & Chris gave us a structure that we could implement and own, and are there for whenever we have questions. Working with them means we don’t have to employ a recruiter but we keep control of our business.”
J Jenner, Business Owner
Client needs / scope of project
Arc were hiring field service engineers via agencies, getting poor volume and quality, being told they needed to pay more salary. Our task was to create a self-sufficient recruitment capability that delivered significant cost savings whilst also delivering improved volume and quality of candidates.
What we did
Identified unique elements of working for ARC to then build simple robust processes and recruitment tools for management to use themselves. Developed highly effective advertising copy to appeal to a broad but suitable candidate audience. Provided discounted advertising on top job boards. Launched an initial campaign and guided management through the recruitment cycle.
The results
● Eliminated agency spend (saving £10’s Thousands)
● Increased candidate response x18
● Vastly improved candidate quality and commitment
● Reduced turnover of new hires by 23%
● Built effective internal recruitment capability for all future use
Testimonial
“Rec-Revolution have a great way of working in partnership… very similar to our approach. They gave us confidence in our offer then enhanced our process and designed tools that gave us far greater confidence in our hiring decisions. The cost savings were much better than I expected them to be.”
Steve Rac, Business Owner
Client needs / scope of project
A well established group of department stores facing decreasing volume and quality of frontline staff applications, whilst also incurring rapidly rising advertising and agency costs. Crucial vacancies and time demanded of hiring managers impacting customer service levels and revenue performance. Our task was to review the entire recruitment cycle including data analysis, job proposition, all recruitment processes, cost, advertising materials and hiring management recruitment capability.
What we did
Analysed two years of data to gain insights into most successful employee groups in terms of retention and longevity. Completely overhauled recruitment cycle from advertising through to offer stages with specific target groups in mind. Delivered training sessions to General Store Managers and hiring line-managers across multiple sites. Conducted A/B testing of advert copy to establish best appeal and candidate response rates, whilst reducing recruitment costs.
The results
● Time to hire reduced to 2.4 weeks (ave)
● Reduction of turnover of new hires by 32%
● Mystery customer scores showing steady improvement over the year
● Reinvigorated all stakeholders involved in recruitment
● Ongoing cost reduction on advertising costs as well as ongoing advice and support
Testimonial
“The Rec-Revolution guys have helped us understand the impact of frontline recruitment on bottom line, and given us tools and advice that has allowed us to take control of this fundamental part of the business.”
Liz McGowan, Ops & HR Director
No! We do not recruit for you. We provide your team with the analysis, tool, skills, and ongoing support to get it right them selves.
A minimum wage full-time employee costs a business £3500 in their first month. Across industry in general, this population turnover is 45% in the first 3 months of employment. Losing just 10 within their first 3 months equates to at least £35000 with almost no return.
Our aim is to reduce this by half in the first year.
No. We come in and understand your business, face to face. We recognise that recruitment is an intrinsically human process that sometimes works well with select technology, but each solution is different for each customer. Ideally we want your current tech to work for you better.
It’s easy. We will need some data, and conversations with some key people in the organisation, then all the heavy lifting happens in the background.
No. Our project fees vary with the size and scope of each assignment. We want your business to succeed through reducing its cost whilst driving revenue through hiring better, long term teams.
No. You retain control of your recruitment but with much improved understanding process and systems, along with ongoing support if you want it.
We have recruited for thousands of different businesses throughout our careers, and know the importance of cultural fit. We spend time with key players in your business to make sure we are reflecting what is important to you and your teams.
We have no desire to sell you something you don’t want or need, but if you have genuine frustrations or concerns around your recruitment, we can help! So get in touch for your free no obligation recruitment assessment that will also show you some of what we can do for you.
We need a few minutes of your time.
(We know your time is precious, but if you already have concerns about the quality and costs of your recruitment, they are almost certainly founded!)
In return, we will provide you with a free recruitment assessment including constructive feedback, actionable recommendations regarding…