RecruitGear Express

10 Reasons Why Businesses Are Turning to Hosted Online Applications

2009-06-10T12:41:00.008-05:00

There is a lot of interest in SAAS (software as a service) and migrating software applications online from their traditional place on the corporate network. And the drive to use business applications online continues to gain momentum. Why? What is it that has prompted this interest on the part of IT professionals and c-level decision makers? Do appreciate the benefits of hosted online applications for business, it might be helpful to start by looking at the fundamentals.

No client/server software installation or maintenance - that’s right, no more 800-page planning and implementation guides. Additionally, no vendor installation or upgrades required.
Shorter deployment time - potentially minutes as opposed to a phased implementation that could take months.
Global availability - sure the technology exists to make on-premise software available outside of the premises, but we’re talking about functionality that is available from anywhere on the internet natively.
Service Level Agreement (SLA) adherence - reported bugs can be fixed minus any rollout overhead. Sure the provider actually has to fix the issue, but assuming they’ve deployed a moderately efficient hosted application the rollout of a patch or fix should happen in the blink of an eye.
Constant, Smaller, Upgrades - when you use a hosted application, it is in the best interest of the provider to keep you happy and they can do so by constantly improving the application experience. With SaaS this can come in the form of consistent miniscule changes that add up over time instead of monster patch and upgrades that cost you time and money to implement.
Ease Your Internal IT Pains - This is a big one. Most of the last several points here highlight that hosted apps offload a great deal of IT pains incurred by software consumers in the traditional client/server model. This leaves IT personnel to focus on improving the day-to-day technical operations of your company instead of being called upon to troubleshoot 3rd party software or maintain aging infrastructure. Which leads to…
Redistribute IT Budget - by outsourcing software/applicaton functionality to a provider, the enterprise realizes a cost savings in infrastructure requirements and IT personnel knowledge requirements. This allows the enterprise to focus on core competencies. It also means that the cost savings from using hosted applications can be flat out saved, or reallocated to boost productivity through other services.
Low start-up costs - Generally you'll be required to pay a low monthly fee for the service. Some providers charge by the user, many simply charge one fee to include your entire staff regardless of the number of users.
Minimal Risk, no long term commitment- Very few vendors require a contract for their applications. More likely you'll be on pay as you play model which means if you decide to stop using the service - you simply notify the vendor to stop your subscription.

No need to synchronized data with multiple devices - your data is housed online. Just be sure that it is secure, encrypted, and available to you as a download should you ever stop using the service.

Are you using any hosted online applications? What has your experience been with them?

New Feature - Resume Upload

2009-04-16T09:34:00.006-05:00

We've added a resume upload feature to the application so that applicants can also submit their resume if they have one. This gives employers another way to evaluate potential employees and view additional relevant information that might not be covered on the basic application. Resumes can be viewed and printed from the admin panel while viewing an application.

Are there any additional features you'd like to see? If so, leave us a comment and we'll do our best to add it.

Hiring!

2009-02-27T07:00:00.005-05:00

Hiring in this economy??? - Who would be so bold, so confident in their product and the future of their firm? That's right ... it's us.

Now in our fifteenth year and going strong, GlobalMagic is actively seeking the services of a few outstanding, seasoned, tech-saavy, ambitious sales pros. Part- and full-time opportunities. Salary, commission, bonuses, great working environment, lots of support, family-friendly.

Interested or know someone who would thrive in e-technology sales? Send resume and cover letter to pk@globalmagic.com - today!

New Office Location

2009-01-13T16:06:00.003-05:00

Could this be any more exciting? After eight years in the same location, the GlobalMagic team is finally moving to a new office at the end of January 2009. More room, better amenities, easier access to shopping and dining (and maybe 4:30 elbow-bender every once in a 'blue moon' - means a much happier and more creative team. We will be having an open house once the dust settles in February. We hope to see you there, then.

New RecruitGear Features

2008-08-13T14:27:00.004-05:00

You ask - we deliver.

We’ve had some great feedback and suggestions from many of you in the recruiting community and as a result we have added several new features in RecruitGear, including:

Search Incomplete Applications through the Search Tool
This will allow your team to drill down to specific Drivers who have not completed the Application that you would like to contact.

More Search Additions:
The ability to exclude Rejected and Hired filters in the Search

Clean-up Incomplete Applications
The ability to delete abandoned Incomplete Applications

Export Hired Driver’s Contact Information
You’ll export Name, Address, City, State, Zip, D.O.B, SSN, and Primary Phone Number into an Excel (.xls) file for importing into your HRIS system

In the General Information tab of the Application we will be adding following (underlined phrases):

1. Have you been convicted of, have charges pending, or pled guilty to a felony or misdemeanor other than a minor traffic violation, including a DUI or DWI?

2. Added wording: Have you ever applied or been employed by DriverSource, Inc.?

3. Plus this new question:
"Do you have a valid DOT Medical Examiner's Certificate?" Yes/No "Expiration date."

As always we appreciate your continued use of RecruitGear.

Happy Recruiting!

http://www.recruitgear.com

Online Recruiting Application Released for Transportation Firms

2007-06-26T13:41:00.000-05:00

GlobalMagic has announced the availability of a companion site to RecruitGear Express - RecruitGear for Transportation.

RecruitGear for Transportation is an online job application and recruiting management system developed exclusively for the transportation and carrier industries to manage the entire hiring lifecycle including attracting, screening, sorting, managing, and hiring.

With its unique, quick-to-deploy and infinitely scalable platform, recruiters will securely store, share, and access applicant information, data and resources from any web-enabled computer at any time.

This system is specifically designed to simplify and expedite the many pre-employment processes inherent in hiring drivers in highly regulated transportation industries.

Like RecruitGear Express, RecruitGear for Transportation is a secure, hosted online application and hiring tool so prospective new hires can apply anytime and their data is available for viewing and processing by authenticated system users – anytime and anywhere - from the office, on the road, or at home.

Tag - You're It!

2007-04-27T14:47:00.001-05:00

RecruitGear now offers "tagging" for you to group and retrieve applicants by common attributes and features. There is no limit to the type of tags you can apply. The real value of using tags is that they are fully customized for your operation, and it's an easy way to group applicants without having to follow the rigid structure of folders.

It's simple. You add tags to an applicant's record by typing in a comma-delimited list such as: part time, summer help, intern, 21, closer

Later, you just select that tag to retrieve a list of all applicants who share it. Once the list is assembled, RecruitGear lets you:

count the size of: the group;
send e-mail to one or all members of the group;
export a mailing list to Microsoft Excel

A built-in auto-complete feature suggests tags you've already used, which saves time and helps to keep your data standardized. In the setup area, administrators can add, edit, and delete tags. If a tag is altered by the administrator, RecruitGear automatically makes the update to all records in the database.

For more on Tagging (or Labeling) visit: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tags.

RecruitGear Launch

2007-04-11T12:26:00.000-05:00

After several months of brainstorming, researching, designing, developing, testing, debugging, and a lot of lost hours sleeping, the team is finally ready to launch RecruitGear.

What will RecruitGear do for me?

Bring your recruiting efforts online. We provide the hosted employment application designed to ask the questions that will help you evaluate a new applicant, but also minimize the time it takes to complete.
Post specific jobs or general opportunities and allow your applicants to determine what's right for them.
Login to your company's control panel, review the new applications, create checklists of the next steps you need to take on them, and share notes between the office so that everyone is aware of the status of your potential new employees.

RecruitGear was designed with simplicity in mind every step of the way. No one wants to train their staff on a brand new process that makes recruiting more painful than it was before. No one wants to pay $100's of dollars a month for a lot of features that they'll never use. Anyone looking for a way to hire online, in its most effective form, needs a way to collect applications and process them in a back-end.

Sure, RecruitGear does a lot more than this, but the focus of the product has been what hiring online needs first to be successful. You'll be able to:

send e-mails to groups of applicants in the application
define criteria that let you quickly pre-qualify someone as a person who initially appears to fit your needs
export excel documents that you can use internally to create mailing lists
alter the look and style of your own employment application
much, much, more

but at the end of the day, it still comes down to welcoming that potential applicant with a simple application, and giving yourself the opportunity to quickly evaluate it when submitted.

We aimed to provide an application that is quick to sign up, learn, and use. You don't have to worry about hosting it, keeping it secure, or improving it - these are things that the application does for you. We're excited about the future of the product, and hope to hear from you soon!

The RecruitGear Team