Your recruiters are losing 17 hours weekly to duplicate records and data silos.
Every week, your team manually re-enters candidate information between your ATS, CRM, and billing systems whilst competitors place candidates faster. Workflow automation connects your existing tools, eliminating duplicate records and freeing recruiters for relationship building.
The firms systematising their operation now are pulling away from those that are not.
UK recruitment firms face mounting pressure from Employment Rights Act 2025 compliance requirements and accelerating client expectations. Leading agencies are connecting fragmented systems to maintain competitive time-to-hire without adding complexity.
Data silos fragment workflows.
Recruitment teams waste billable hours re-entering candidate information between systems. Missing candidate info and cumbersome approval cycles slow time-to-hire when clients demand faster delivery.
Compliance complexity intensifies.
Employment Rights Act 2025 phases across 2026 and 2027, requiring recruitment firms to advise clients on workforce compliance risks. Manual processes cannot handle the documentation and tracking demands.
Client expectations accelerate.
Businesses plan minimal headcount increases, making every placement critical. Clients switch agencies when time-to-hire exceeds expectations, particularly for senior roles where 84% of firms take over one month.
Technology overload worsens.
Recruitment firms report bloated tech stacks creating more data silos instead of solving them. Teams need connected systems for sourcing, screening, and billing rather than additional standalone tools.
Your competitors are placing candidates 86% faster whilst you lose clients to slow time-to-hire.
Agencies using automated screening place candidates 86% faster than manual processes. High-value clients won't wait the current average of over one month for senior role placements. Every week without connected systems costs your recruiters 17 hours that should be spent on relationship building.
Leading agencies in the FAST 50 achieve 66% average compound annual growth rates through operational automation whilst maintaining sector specialisation - REC and APSCo data
What implementing a workflow system actually delivers.
Connected data flows
Candidate information flows between your ATS, CRM, and billing systems automatically. No more duplicate records or missing candidate info.
Faster time-to-hire
Automated screening and workflow routing eliminates cumbersome approval cycles. Place candidates before competitors complete their first interview.
Recruiter focus shift
Free your team from data entry and system switching. Recruiters spend time on relationship building and client development instead of administrative tasks.
Compliance readiness
Track documentation and approvals automatically across Employment Rights Act requirements. Generate compliance reports without manual compilation.
Reduced system complexity
Connect existing tools rather than adding another platform to your stack. Eliminate recruitment technology overload through intelligent integration.
Margin protection
Reduce operational costs whilst improving delivery speed. Protect margins against rising overheads and client budget pressures through efficient workflows.
Six workflows recruitment typically build first.
If you know manual work is slowing you down but are not sure which process to address first, these are the highest-impact starting points.
Candidate Screening and Placement Tracking.
Your recruiters are losing 17 hours weekly to duplicate records and missing candidate information across your ATS, CRM, and billing systems. This workflow connects candidate screening directly to placement tracking, eliminating the manual data entry that creates gaps between sourcing and billing. It stops the ghosting and unreliable data that slow your time-to-hire whilst competitors place candidates 86% faster.
Client Approval Cycle Management.
Cumbersome approval cycles are extending your time-to-hire beyond the current average of over one month for senior roles. This workflow tracks approval status in real-time, connecting client feedback directly to candidate records without manual updates. It eliminates the bottlenecks that cause candidate disengagement and client frustration.
Compliance Documentation Flow.
Employment Rights Act 2025 implementation across 2026 and 2027 requires recruitment firms to advise clients on workforce compliance risks and costs. This workflow captures right-to-work checks, IR35 status, and DBS screening in one connected process. It eliminates the compliance burden that currently strains teams whilst reducing legal risk exposure.
Recruiter Performance and Retention Monitoring.
Burnout from relentless target pressure and retention struggles for top recruiters are hitting 69-76% of recruitment firms. This workflow tracks recruiter workload, candidate placement ratios, and early warning signs of overload. It connects performance data to workload distribution, helping prevent the burnout that drives your best recruiters to competitors.
Invoice and Billing Reconciliation.
Rising recruitment costs and tighter budgets are squeezing margins whilst your billing process remains disconnected from placement records. This workflow connects successful placements directly to invoice generation, eliminating the manual reconciliation that delays cash flow. It stops the billing errors that damage client relationships and erode profitability.
Candidate Sourcing and Database Management.
Data silos between your sourcing tools and candidate database are creating unreliable data that slows relationship building. This workflow captures candidate interactions from first contact through placement, maintaining clean records across all touchpoints. It eliminates the duplicate records that waste recruiter time and damage candidate experience.
A defined process. An agreed price. A working system.
Every engagement starts with a single workflow pilot. One process, scoped, built, and deployed. You see the system working in your environment before committing to anything further.
Discovery call.
Thirty minutes. We identify which workflow would deliver the most immediate value. No commitment required.
Proposal.
A proposal lands within 48 hours. Defined scope, defined cost, defined deliverable. Nothing proceeds without your sign-off.
Build and deploy.
We map your process in detail and build around it. Your stages, your terminology, your rules. Not a template adapted to fit.
See your connected recruitment workflow operating within 30 days.
Pilots from £2,500 with price agreed before build begins. Watch one complete workflow connect your existing systems without creating another data silo. No ongoing dependency on Delancy after delivery.
- One end-to-end workflow connecting your current ATS, CRM, and billing systems.
- Real-time visibility into candidate progress from sourcing through placement without duplicate data entry.
- Decide whether to expand to additional workflows after seeing measurable time savings for your recruiters.
What recruitment typically ask.
Ready to see what a system looks like for your firm.
Thirty minutes. No commitment. We will show you exactly which workflow would deliver the most immediate value.
Book a discovery call