Kansas State Improves ROI with PageUp’s Recruiting Software
With the PageUp system, we have been able to apply a streamlined and automated hiring process that enhances the candidate experience. PageUp has been a great partner when it comes to change and moving things forward.
Roberta Maldonado Franzen,
Director of Talent Acquisition, Kansas State University
Founded in 1865, Kansas State University was the United States’ first, operational land-grant university. Recognised year after year as one of the country’s best colleges, this historic and successful higher education institution aims to become a Top 50 public research university by 2025. Looking for a new approach to recruitment and onboarding, the HR team at Kansas State wanted to be able to recruit candidates and seamlessly transfer them into their onboarding process. With PageUp’s applicant tracking system and recruiting software, which included its onboarding module, Kansas State has not only enjoyed financial savings, but has been able to put those savings to good use. Roberta Maldonado Franzen, Director of Talent Acquisition at Kansas State University, says it has been able to apply the savings to new programs and initiatives, giving it a competitive edge. The university has been able to streamline and automate its recruitment process by integrating its HRIS, background check vendor and job sourcing boards with PageUp’s recruiting software, eliminating the need for manual input. “What excites me most,” Franzen says. “Is being able to have a streamlined process where we are able to reduce the time it takes to fill a position.” The social media aspect of PageUp’s recruiting software has also helped in this regard, making it easy for recruiters to use the system to contact candidates about open positions quickly and easily. Finally, being able to capture information, create detailed reports and get data analytics with PageUp has meant that search committees and hiring managers can access data in real-time.
Innovative and agile recruiting with Kansas State University
Our working relationship with PageUp is fantastic: it’s very customer centric and thought provoking. They’re great thought partners, always looking ahead and being very innovative.
Connie Pfaff-Eickoff,
Talent Acquisition Senior Strategic Partner, Kansas State University
Cultivating a spirit of innovation and agility is necessary for any institution to stand out in the competitive higher education landscape, and Kansas State University was no exception. That’s why when its Talent Acquisition Strategic Partner, Connie Pfaff Eickhoff, was looking for a new HR vendor, PageUp’s innovative talent management solutions stood out from the rest. A solution that grows with you “I selected PageUp because of its agile methodology – we were moving away from paper recruitment and we knew things were going to change,” says Pfaff Eickhoff. For the HR team at Kansas State, it wasn’t just a matter of finding a solution that solved their immediate pain points: they also needed one that would future-proof their talent management processes. “We were looking to have a system that could grow with us for the next 10-20 years,” Pfaff Eickhoff says. “Our working relationship with PageUp is fantastic: it’s very customer centric and thought provoking. They’re great thought partners, always looking ahead and being very innovative.” Time-saving integrations Integrating PageUp with some of Kansas State’s existing systems means recruiting is no longer siloed, but instead streamlined and optimised. “Integration has been a lifesaver: it speeds up the time for a person to get into the system and get access to the resources that are on campus,” says Pfaff Eickhoff. “Our team are no longer doing a lot of data entry – it’s made processes more streamlined. We’re able to keep track of recruitment, our departments are able to keep track of applicants, and we’re getting individuals hired a lot quicker.” These integrations have given the HR team at Kansas State hours back in the day – time that they can now spend on strategic future planning. “Having access within PageUp to our job boards, assessment providers and background check vendors has been a great time saver,” says Pfaff Eickhoff. “Having those integrations makes the recruiter’s jobs a lot easier – that way, they can work on other things.”
Streamlining recruiting with Kansas State University
My team likes to see all their recruitment history, they like the flexibility of the system and the ability to communicate well with our applicants.
Becca Laessig,
Talent Acquisition Strategic Partner , Kansas State University
“Fun, intentional and strategic” is how Talent Acquisition Strategic Partner Becca Laessig describes using PageUp at Kansas State University. That’s because recruitment and onboarding at the University has become a streamlined, strategic process since implementing PageUp’s Recruitment and Onboarding modules. With PageUp, Laessig and her team can make even smarter, faster hiring decisions. “We’re able to look at applicants in an easier way, and we’re able to make recruitment a lot more streamlined and easy to manage,” she says.
Thought partners
With awesome support that lasts post-implementation, PageUp is more than just a recruitment and onboarding solution – the PageUp team continues to help Laessig’s team with strategic talent management. “Our Technical Account Manager is amazing. She is direct, super helpful and definitely an idea generator,” Laessig says. “She gets us to think about different possibilities with the system and is a great thought partner.”
Flexibility and communication
With recruitment and onboarding consolidated in one cloud-based system, Laessig’s team has the information and functionality needed to communicate effectively with applicants any time, anywhere. “My team likes to see all their recruitment history, they like the flexibility of the system and the ability to communicate well with our applicants,” Laessig says. “My favourite feature is the quick reference button: being able to access job cards and applicant cards from anywhere makes my job a lot easier.”
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