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4 Dec 2008 07:00
For immediate release 4 December 2008
TESCO SELECTS BOND TALENT TO IMPROVE HEAD OFFICE RECRUITMENT
- Bond Talent to be deployed across Tesco Head Office functions to reduce administrative burden and improve access to talent pool -
DATE: Tesco, the UK's largest retailer, has signed a contract with stock market-listed Bond International Software to implement Bond Talent - a fully hosted online recruitment and applicant tracking system.
Bond Talent will initially be deployed in Tesco's UK head office operations based in Cheshunt, Hertfordshire - where 300 external hires and 400 internal moves are anticipated over the next year - with the potential to spread wider across the business.
Bond Talent will be incorporated into Tesco's pre-existing recruitment processes so as to provide a robust infrastructure which will provide greater visibility and access to information. Tesco is contacted by many thousands of job applicants and it has reached such a size that it has become impossible for the head office recruitment team to manage efficiently. As Jane Smith, Head of Resourcing (Commercial), explains, "The main advantage we predict from deploying Bond Talent will be delivering an improved candidate experience. Bond Talent will allow us to manage the thousands of applicants we receive through the Tesco.com and offer the Recruitment Team improved search facilities. We can then identify which job would suit which person best."
Smith continues, "We will have the ability to reduce the amount of time spent on administrative tasks whilst improving access to information - be that previous applications in the talent pool or tracking candidates throughout the recruitment process. We will also be able to assess our time-per-hire, a metric we have not previously been able to measure effectively. Overall Bond Talent will enable to us make far better recruitment decisions, for both internal and external appointments."
Bond Talent is a specialist application for the global recruitment and talent management markets which has been designed to greatly reduce hiring costs and to enhance the strategic capability of in-house resourcing teams. The system is user-friendly and flexible allowing for reduced paperwork and improved efficiency. This gives key recruitment staff more time to concentrate on development rather than administrative tasks.
Smith adds, "We selected Bond in part because of the heritage of the company. The expertise they have in providing software to the recruitment industry allows them to fully understand the requirements at the corporate level. Bond Talent is also flexible enough to reliably meet our specific needs, even if these change over time."
Tim Richards, Managing Director of Bond International Software, comments, "We have extensive experience in meeting the recruitment needs of the retail industry and in providing effective talent management solutions to top brands. The fact that Tesco have undertaken exhaustive research and chosen to partner with Bond is further testament to our ever-growing presence in the corporate e-Recruitment market."
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About Bond International Software and Bond Talent www.bondtalent.com
London stock market-listed Bond International Software plc is a global provider of recruitment and human capital management (HCM) software and services.
Bond is the largest provider of specialist staffing software for recruitment agencies worldwide. Is a rapidly growing provider of web-based e-recruitment and talent management software to the corporate market and provides HR, recruitment, payroll software and bureau services directly to both the public and private sectors.
Established in 1973 and quoted on the AIM market of the London Stock Exchange since 1997, the company has consistently achieved financial growth and maximised investment in the development of technology and service provided to its international client base.
It has over 30 years experience in the development and creation of products and services that have become industry standards. Headquartered in the United Kingdom, the Group also has offices in the United States, Australia, Canada, South Africa and Hong Kong with a global team of over 400 employees.
Bond Talent is a powerful and versatile web-based application specifically developed for corporations who wish to streamline their in-house recruitment processes and save costs. It offers seamless online interfaces to deliver sophisticated workflow and accessibility for all stakeholders involved in the Resourcing and HR Processes, with multi-lingual and character set capability. Talent has been designed to complement rather than replace, important HR processes. It reduces paperwork and improves efficiency which frees up staff to concentrate on strategic development rather than administrative tasks. The solution is ideal for multi-site global offices where training, language and day-to-day business practices can benefit from both Bond's experienced support teams and the complete configurability and scalability of the product.
Bond Talent customers include some of the best known corporations and a large number of private sector organisations, including: HBOS, Habitat, The Co-operative Group and easyJet.
For further information, please contact:
Bond International Software
Tim Richards
Managing Director Courtlands, Parklands Avenue, Worthing.
Tel 01903 707070 Email trichards@bond.co.uk
Buchanan Communications
Tim Thompson
Tel: 020 7466 5000
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