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Print Systems Australia

“The CMS meant that all applications were in the same format, in the same place. It allowed me to keep an eye on the applications that came in, however it was great to know that I didn’t have to action anything, because I had also purchased Shortlisting. I was extremely happy with the final shortlist presented to me and hired someone with the right qualifications and cultural fit within three weeks of commencing the campaign.”

Case Study: 

Challenge

  • Print Systems Australia, a premier Queensland-based offset printer, needed a way to recruit quality staff members without having an existing employee devote hours of time towards short listing and interviewing applications. When PSA advertised roles themselves, hundreds of applicants were contacting the company via phone, fax and e-mail. PSA needed an effective method to track all candidate activities – there was no single location to house applications.
  • PSA didn’t want to lose all control over the hiring process, but needed someone to ‘do the leg work’ and present a quality shortlist of candidates to choose from

Solution

  • PSA purchased an Employment Office recruitment campaign, which meant that as well as writing a position overview and advertising the role, all applications were lodged through Employment Office’s Candidate Management System. All applicants answered the same first-round interview questions and were stored in the same online system (which was accessible via any computer with Internet access).
  • Despite the fact that over 100 applications were received, no one at PSA was required to devote time to short listing or contacting candidates, as PSA also enlisted the Employment Office Shortlisting Service. For a flat fee, Employment Office rated all applications as they came in, phone-screened and behaviour-tested the highly ranked, and performed reference checks. At the end Employment Office presented the top five candidates to PSA, who performed final interviews and made the ultimate hiring decision from there. PSA had full visibility into the shortlisting process.

Results

  • Highly effective recruitment campaign, which PSA maintained full control over the whole time
  • All applications stored in one place, and available for future reference (PSA may even choose to hire more people from this candidate database, down the track, for no extra fee)
  • No internal time wasted sorting through or interviewing inappropriate or unqualified candidates
  • Role filled!

Digby Whetton, Manager
Print Systems Australia

Greening Australia

"Employment Office ran a recruitment marketing campaign to find us a Project Manager, and the position was filled for just $1,770 including all advertising! I was very happy with the quality and variety of candidate applications I received, and extremely impressed with the ease of the process."

Ros Levy
Greening Australia

Turners Transport

"We liked the fact that the questions were on the forms for the applicants. This way, once I received the forms I could give them to the correct management team. We were also very impressed with the number of applicants we received and how quickly we actually got their applications.

If there were any problems or we had any queries we knew that we could contact you at any time and you were always more than happy to help. Also, you stayed in contact with us to make sure that things were running smoothly and that we were happy with the way things were going.

Christy Gordon
Turners Transport

Ikon Doors

"Employment Office has made the process of finding a suitable candidate easy and cost effective without sacrificing quality or professionalism.
In a climate of record unemployment we were able to fill the position with the perfect candidate in just three weeks with a minimal amount of time and effort. Thank you for your help, now and in the future."

Alan Theodore
Ikon Doors

The Institute of Public Affairs

"It is my pleasure to give Employment Office my very best recommendation.

Dianne McIlveen, Research Manager
The Institute of Public Affairs

Doors Plus

"Employment Office does the ad writing, and helps to maximise the effectiveness by 'making good points'."

John Kassis, Sales Director
Doors Plus

Capilano Honey Limited

"The recruitment service offered by Employment Office fills a big gap in the current recruitment market. As an employer, we now have a cost effective option to the traditional method of hiring an agency to do everything or placing your own advertisement and tying up huge amounts of our resources."

Michael Redshaw Human Resources Manager
Capilano Honey Limited

Aquatec Maxcon

"This form of recruitment has been worthwhile, both from a time and a cost sense, so thank you for providing this service.

After I struggled with not being able to find a suitable applicant for our contract position for an Accountant by using our traditional approach of advertising in the paper and scrutinising the limited number of responses ourselves, and also not wishing to resort to paying the high recruitment fees charged by some agencies, I employed your services to assist us in the process.

Philip Coghlan Secretary/Financial Controller
Aquatec Maxcon

Seton Villa

"We were completely unprepared for the response! The e-mails from applicants started filling up my inbox on the first day of the campaign, and continued for the four weeks with several applicants now employed.

We were completely unprepared for the response! The e-mails from applicants started filling up my inbox on the first day of the campaign, and continued for the four weeks with several applicants now employed.

Elayne Warwick Administrative Secretary
Seton Villa

Clean Seas Tuna

"I thank you for the campaign. It has opened our eyes to the power of the process and added another important resource that can be utilised to fill our vacancies."

Jeff Browne HR Manager
Clean Seas Tuna