Case Study
Transforming Rhondda Cynon Taf Borough Council Recruitment .
Challenge: Rhondda Cynon Taf Council is the third largest Local Authority in Wales. The county borough was formed in 1996 following the abolition of the county of Mid Glamorgan and the resultant merger of the former Mid Glamorgan districts of Rhondda, Cynon Valley and Taff Ely (with the exceptions of Creigiau and Pentyrch).
Industry
Council
Main challenge
Handling high volumes of applications
Key benefit
7000 job applications a year processed by Oleeo
Rhondda Cynon Taf Council is the second largest Local Authority in Wales
Challenge
Rhondda Cynon Taf Council wanted a solution that would handle large volumes of applications from interested applicants and help it manage its entire recruitment process, making it as easy and straightforward as possible, whilst allowing candidates to demonstrate skills and expertise.
“Oleeo has proven to be a reliable product with excellent readily available support.”
Rhondda Cynon Taf Borough Council needed a brand new system that would…
- An e-recruitment system tailored to the needs of public sector recruiters
- Functionality including vacancy authorisation processes, online selection panels, anonymous candidate lists, guaranteed interview scheme management, integrated online referencing and calendar integration.
Why Oleeo and what was the implementation like?
In 2013, Oleeo deployed the Oleeo Intuitive Talent Acquisition to help the council meet its objectives and be able to take advantage of a comprehensive reporting suite designed for government-based organisations.
Oleeo wrote the UK Government’s Guide to Best Practice in e-recruitment and are the leading supplier of public sector e-recruitment systems to both central and local government organisations. Our technology is compliant to civil service recruiting principles helping ensure better quality of candidates, streamlined and accelerated processes and first-line support.
“Oleeo has proven to be a reliable product with excellent readily available support.”
Results
Key results identified by Rhondda Cynon Taf Borough Council:
- Greater ‘buy-in’ levels
- 96% candidate satisfaction
- More quality candidates
- Establishing robust solutions
- Promoting the use of the Welsh language and using multiple job boards
- Dual-language support
- 92% of applications are now received online
- Significant reductions in administration time and cost to recruit
job applications a year
of applications are now received online
The Future
Oleeo technology is compliant to civil service recruitment principles helping to ensure better quality of candidates, streamlined and accelerated processes and first-line support. We can support councils in the continuous improvement of their recruitment processes.
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Oleeo has 25 years experience of delivering award-winning recruiting solutions across multiple industries.
