Here at Talentify, we like to keep up on what other people are saying about the industry and look for ways that we can be helpful. That’s why we found this blog from Recruitee so fascinating. While it mentions it in passing in one section, I think we can make the case that full cycle recruiting can benefit from using a quality programmatic solution at several points in the process.
At almost every step, programmatic recruiting can step in to streamline operations, take part of the burden off of the recruiter, and heavily reduce bias that can slip in, especially when only one person is handling every aspect of sourcing & hiring. Put simply: it magnifies the benefits of full cycle recruiting while minimizing the flaws.
When a single recruiter handles the entire recruitment cycle from sourcing to onboarding, that is considered full cycle recruiting. Most companies employ this methodology when they are just starting out because they simply can’t afford to have a dedicated talent acquisition team, but more businesses are having their TA professionals focus on bringing specific candidates through the whole process.
There are a number of reasons why they would adopt this system. First of all, it reduces the amount of information that can get lost in the handoff between people. Summaries of interviews and phone screens can leave out important information that are just known if only one person is handling the whole cycle.
Further, full cycle recruiting allows for tactical planning that supports strategic goals, finding any issues with every step of the process and using that data to continuously improve how talent acquisition is approached. The key decision maker is also the person on the ground, in this case.
If there is a glaring issue, however, it’s that it puts a lot of pressure on a single person. That’s why we recommend having a software solution that will do the menial bits of the work so that your TA professionals can focus on things that only a human can do well.
The easier way to see where machine learning and programmatic fits into full cycle recruiting is probably to use the Recruitee Blog as an outline and just go point by point.
If you’re going to adopt full cycle recruiting at your company (or you already use it), then a programmatic solution is absolutely for you. It’ll help your talent acquisition team not only find better fits for various positions, but also shoulder part of their burden.
The best thing you can do for your full cycle recruitment professionals is to get them a programmatic solution that can be the constant support they need to build you an incredible team.