Gordon Ramsay and Ask Italian choose Changeworknow's Applicant Tracking Solution

Changeworknow’s reputation as the partner of choice for organisations in the restaurant and hospitality sector continues to gather speed with the announcement that both Gordon Ramsay Holdings and Ask Italian have chosen the award winning company to provide a cloud based recruitment solution for their businesses.

The Gordon Ramsay holdings group are a growing entrepreneurial business well known for Michelin star dining experiences such as Petrus, Maze and The Savoy Grill. As they grow they are looking to diversify the offering to include gastro pubs which will require recruiting talented individuals with the right skills, experience and motivation to deliver  high standards. The organisation was looking for a partner with the expertise to provide on online recruitment system that will differentiate the individual brand personalities and give candidates a brand specific, meaningful and relevant online experience.

Ask Italian, part of the Gondola Group  are going through a period of refocusing in order to take advantage of the growth in the restaurant sector. In order to do this they require quality staff to deliver a great customer experience and selected Changeworknow for their ability to provide a solution that will enable them to assess the required skills as people start to apply online.

  

Head of Client Services, Sharon Wilson, who is responsible for both implementation says “We are seeing a growth in interest for our expertise in the hospitality arena. Our solution is ideal for these two very different groups. The high level of flexibility that we offer means that the system can be tailored to the needs of these very different businesses. In both cases as it will provide good quality criteria based questionnaires to sift and increase quality of applicants while giving candidates a genuine and honest experience, which is really important to both businesses”

The award winning online recruitment system, from Changeworknow uses some of the most modern design in the industry and is becoming well known for the ease with which is can scale up and flex for fast growing organisations.

Creiff Hydro selects Changeworknow's Applicant Tracking Solution

We are delighted to announce that Scotland’s leading leisure resort Crieff Hydro Hotel has selected Changeworknow to provide a cloud recruitment solution for their leading four star facility in Perthshire, Scotland. With over 200 bedrooms, 50 self catering properties and extensive leisure and conference facilities the hotel is constantly looking for talented individuals.

With the recent focus on the development of a people strategy together with a culture change programme Changeworknow have been brought in to provide technology that provides an excellent and consistent experience and that engages applicants with the Crieff Hydro brand and values. Equally important is an applicant tracking system that will reduce the administration time of the HR team through streamlining the whole process.
 
Lisa Proctor, Sales and Marketing Director of Changeworknow comments, “Crieff Hydro have selected Changeworknow for their expertise in providing online recruitment solutions within the hospitality sector. Our unique award winning approach will ensure that candidates get a four star experience which reflects the brand through a highly interactive application process”
 
The new system will go live early in the summer.

Changeworknow partners with The Dune Group

We are delighted to welcome a new client to our growing portofilio of UK brands. Today we start work to develop a first class online recruitment solution specifically tailored to the needs of The Dune Group.  With over 200 outlets they will be the latest organisation to benefit from one of the most innovative cloud based recruitment systems on the market.  Exciting times and another good news Friday in the Changeworknow office!

Jamie Oliver Group Selects Changeworknow's Applicant Tracking Solution

Changeworknow’s reputation as the partner of choice for entrepreneurial, fast growing brands continues to gather speed with the announcement that the Jamie Oliver Group has chosen the award winning company to provide a recruitment management system for its growing business.

The Jamie Oliver Group of restaurants has some ambitious growth plans for its variety of Restaurant Brands and is attracting significant volumes of interested applicants who want to work for the passionate and accessible founder.

 

With a stable of brands ranging from Jamie’s Italian, to Union Jacks and Fifteen, along with a cookery school venture the organisation was looking for a partner with the expertise to provide on online recruitment system that could differentiate the individual brand personalities and give candidates a brand specific, meaningful and relevant online experience.

Head of Client Services, Sharon Wilson, who is responsible for the implementation says “In entrepreneurial organisations the recruitment teams are usually small and rushed off their feet as growth overtakes them.  Our solution is ideal for Jamies’ as it will provide good quality criteria based questionnaires to sift and reduce volume while giving candidates a genuine and honest experience, which is really important to the business”

The award winning online recruitment system, from Changeworknow uses some of the most modern design in the industry and is becoming well known for the ease with which is can scale up and flex for fast growing organisations. To see the solution in practice please click here.

Changeworknow’s ATS delivers results for PizzaExpress: see the film

One of the key issues for organisations looking to implement any technology solution is demonstrating a return on investment.  Business cases are built, investments are made but are the end results always measured and then communicated?  Getting real hard evidence can sometimes be a challenge.

PizzaExpress implemented Changeworknow’s cloud based applicant tracking solution just over a year ago and the results have been impressive. Here are some highlights:

• Two weeks taken off the overall resource plan for new openings
• Reduction in turnover
• Increase in quality of applications due to the excellent, robust and consistent screening process that all candidates go through.

Operations Managers have stated that this system literally has “changed our lives”.

This short film features the project sponsor talking about the outstanding results that have been achieved through using Changeworknow’s solution. To see what has been achieved click here.

Changeworknow grows market share in Cloud Based Recruitment with Ryman and Boux Avenue

Changeworknow is delighted to announce that two new high street brands have chosen to implement its award winning cloud based applicant tracking solution.

Ryman, the nation’s high street stationary specialist and famous for its customer service, and Boux Avenue a sparkling new lingerie brand that is a growing force both on line and in the high street have selected Changeworknow for the brand enhancing candidate experience the online process provides, and for the leading edge technology of the ATS. The systems will support both organisations in their goal to continue to provide the best possible customer experience by recruiting the best possible people.

 
Sharon Wilson, Head of Client Services says, “It’s important for both organisations that their online recruitment system can not only help them to hire great candidates but also to begin to establish and build on their employer brand.  Changeworknow’s candidate centric approach and ability to brand the system and overall experience in line with client’s requirements will be fundamental in achieving this”.
 

With an unrivalled reputation for leading edge technology, flexibility, scalability and understanding customer needs Changeworknow are providing both businesses with an online solution that will revolutionise the recruitment experience.

The new new online recruitment systems can be  seen at www.ryman.co.uk/careers and www.bouxavenue.com/about/careers

New Year, New Clients and New People

A very Happy New Year to everyone and know that 2012 is going to be an exciting year. With the Olympics to look forward to this summer we know that there are many organisations out there who are looking to put in place an award winning and gold medal standard applicant tracking system.

The year is off to a great start for Changeworknow as its reputation for providing online recruitment solutions to retail organisations is rapidly growing with the news that two more high street names have selected us to provide their recruitment technology.

Rymans, the UK's largest stationary retailer and Boux Avenue, the lingerie chain have chosen the Changeworknow system to help them recruit for both retail and head office staff across the businesses. Both chains are owned by entrepreneur Theo Paphitis, best known for his appearances and investments in the business programme Dragons Den. I think I would be right in saying that his decision to invest in Changeworknow's online recruitment solution could be one of his best decisions to date!

We are also delighted to welcome a new member to our team. Linda Royce has joined as Client Account Manager and will be working with our client services team to deliver projects. Linda has fourteen years experience of client relationship management and project management within the field of people development solutions. She has a wealth of HR experience and she will be a great asset to our team.

So all in all a good start to 2012!