Category: Case studies

nightmare hr stories

Nightmare HR Hiring Stories

A 2017 report from the Recruitment and Employment Confederation (REC) estimated that UK businesses are failing to hire the right person for two out of five roles despite the significant financial costs of making mistakes. The report shows: 85% of HR decision-makers admit their organisation has made a bad hire. 39% admit that the interviewing and assessment skills of their staff should be improved. The cost of hiring a new employee is brought into sharp focus when you look at the numbers. A poor hire at mid-manager level with a salary of £42,000 can cost a business more than £132,000. If you’re

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candidates

What Job Candidates really think about HR Managers

….(and the importance of the ‘candidates experience’)  When you are a HR manager in an industry with high employee turnover rates, you learn to hone down your interview instincts. With experience, you will develop a sixth sense on what to look out for when interviewees drop their guard. In low skilled sectors, on-the-job experience might not be as strong a consideration, so you’ll need to pick up on other personality triggers to assess suitability, and your gut instinct will often make the calls. So far, so good. But that’s only ever half the story. On the other side of the

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customer success

Customer Success Stories

CUSTOMER SUCCESS: SHERRY FITZGERALD LETTINGS EXPERIENCE PlanetVerify customers are pushing the envelope of automation. Sherryfitzgearld, one of Ireland’s leading letting agencies are an example of a customer who is  taking control of how they collect and process Identity documentation with demonstrable  cost saving to their business. For Sherryfitzgerald Letting Agency, workflow automation is crucial for them if they want to close contracts faster.  They have to process multiple pieces of information per client, including PPS number, financial history, previous landlord references, utility bills etc., before the tenant can move into the property. PlanetVerify significantly speeds up the letting process by automating

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