Case Study
Revamping Newton Europe's Graduate Recruitment Journey.
Newton is a consultancy that helps organisations realise their strategic ambitions, translating them into real-world outcomes. Specialising in the defence, consumer and public sectors, we recruit exceptional graduates to create bold, fresh thinking. The challenges our clients face are highly complex, but the seemingly impossible is where we thrive. Graduates work hand-in-hand with our clients, going as deep as it takes to find answers. It’s more than hitting numbers or ticking boxes but delivering meaningful, measurable impact.
Industry
Business consulting
Main challenges
Graduate recruiting
Key benefit
Increased the number of graduate applicants
Transforming
Newton Europe's Processes and Delivering a Candidate-Focused Experience.
The challenge:
Newton work hand in hand with their clients, delivering at the coalface. Together, they crack some of the largest and most complex challenges in the public and private sectors, by pinpointing and implementing the changes that will create the greatest impact.
Newton was looking for an Applicant Tracking System (ATS) that could handle the increasing volume and complexity of their graduate recruitment process. Faced with 20% annual growth targets, they sought an ATS with the capacity to meet these demands.
“I have been able to continuously export data in any and every format to support my analyses, and have appreciated the continued dedicated and deeply attentive support from the Oleeo team in making possible a variety of time-saving functions in the system. The range of functionality in Oleeo has been integral to my role, and I can’t wait to understand more about the system to synthesise the goals of my team and the business as a whole!”
What Newton Europe were looking for in an ATS:
- Integrations: The ATS needed to be able to build and manage integrations with various platforms
- Automation: They screen, rank, and communicate with over 25,000 applicants, they needed a system that allowed them to rely on automated features to facilitate this
- Customisation & self configurability: They value having control over their systems, and wanted to work closely with the supplier to create a system and processes that were bespoke
- Responsive customer service team & a dedicated account management team: Being able to work with a dedicated customer success team was paramount
- Reporting and analysis: As a data-driven consultancy, they base all of their decisions on evidence and data, and therefore needed an ATS that could keep up
- Handle high volume recruitment: They wanted to find a system that could adeptly handle volume recruitment, to facilitate their rapid growth and diversified recruitment initiatives
Why Oleeo?
What sets Oleeo apart is their unique approach to partnerships. Unlike other suppliers, Oleeo invest time in teaching and empowering clients to take ownership of the system, making necessary changes seamlessly. Accessibility and responsiveness of the team are noteworthy, they are always willing to jump on a call to discuss our needs.
Newton Europes preference for control aligns seamlessly with Oleeo’s provision of tools and capabilities tailored to their unique work style. Newton Europe received the highest level of system training which enabled them to engage in technical conversations, comprehend the underlying logic, and independently implement changes.
The collaborative spirit of our relationship extends beyond mere support; Oleeo actively contribute to bringing ideas to life and create tools from the ground up to enhance processes.
Informally, outside of the work arena, we get on really well, and have been known to enjoy a nice lunch together or a celebratory drink.
“Our system training enables us to engage in technical conversations, comprehend the underlying logic, and independently implement changes. Our preference for control aligns seamlessly with Oleeo's provision of tools and capabilities tailored to our unique work style.”
The Results
- Education screening tool: 19,000+ pre-university results are assessed by the system, saving 600+ hours of work.
- Oleeo’s Online Test Player: 17,600 number of candidates were screened using the online test functionality. The candidates are given the outcome via email within 24 hours.
- Interview scheduling tool: 2,500+ candidates self-scheduled Selection Days, saving an estimated 500+ hours of manual booking, and 100+ hours for final interviews.
- Integrations – Selection Day: Talenscio (Selection Day Platform): the integration facilitated the processing of 2,100 candidates at selection day; saving 60 hours in administration.
- Integration – Video Interviews: 4,100 candidates went through the external video interview platform
- Pre-boarding: 130 offer holders were processed in 2022 through the pre-boarding portal. The automation has saved an estimated 40+ hours of shared inbox and administration work.
Applications processed through Oleeo in 2024
Pre-university results assessed by Oleeo
The Power of Partnership
“Oleeo has truly grasped the intricacies of our recruitment cycle, consistently meeting deadlines and addressing challenges head-on.
The collaborative spirit of our relationship with Oleeo extends beyond mere support; they actively contribute to bringing our ideas to life and even create tools from the ground up to enhance our processes.
The continued support for upskilling has been nothing short of fantastic, ensuring we stay ahead of industry trends and advancements. Kirsty, our Oleeo Customer Success Manager, in particular, demonstrates an in-depth comprehension of our vision, goals, growth challenges, and risks.”
Rebecca Tincknell, Newton Europe – Graduate Recruitment Specialist
Powerful data driven recruitment
Oleeo has 25 years experience of delivering award-winning recruiting solutions across multiple industries.
