We spoke to Nicola Johnson, HR Director at Prince Albert Community Trust, about the positive feedback they have received from candidates since using MyNewTerm.
“We didn’t really have a system before we started working with MyNewTerm. So we had quite a lot of challenges in managing our recruitment. All our adverts were responded to via email; they came to our service desk. We didn’t have a system to capture what jobs people were applying for. We had to open every email, go into the application form, print off redacted application forms and then get them to the recruiting managers. We didn’t have a collection point of how many had applied. Additionally, there was no quick access to data, recruitment information, or equality data. It was a case of moving files around systems.”
“If there was a problem with the application form, we would have to phone people up and ask them for more information. If we needed a reference, we would have to contact those referees and chase them up.”
“MyNewTerm does all of that for us now and gives us quick, at your fingertips access to data as well, which is something we simply didn’t have before.”
“My experience of working with MyNewTerm has generally been positive. There have been lots of small changes that have added up to a huge impact on the team. We don’t have to have people uploading and downloading documents anymore because things can be done quickly. Even people who apply for jobs say ‘Actually, my experience of applying for a job has been good’. People get text messages wishing them good luck when they have an interview that day, which is amazing because they think it comes from us. It’s small touches like that which make a big difference to people.”
“I can open a screen and see we’ve had four applicants for this job and three for that job. Two of those applicants have applied for other jobs in the trust in the last 12 months. We’ve got that information at our fingertips. The equality, diversity and inclusion information has shown potential bias that we can address.”
“We had a couple of options when we were considering MyNewTerm. One of those options was to stay as we were. Another option was to use a module with an HR Information System that integrated. I have since learnt that the HR Information System module actually isn’t working now. So we would be in exactly the same place as we were 18 months ago. We would be a heavily administrative function, and we would not have answers to questions about what is successful in our recruitment. Additionally, we wouldn’t know what is unsuccessful. We would be paying more than £15,000 a year to the Times Educational Supplement that we don’t need to spend. We would not be proactive when it comes to our adverts that aren’t working well. The reach could not be improved. We wouldn’t have the statistical data that MyNewTerm has given us.”
“The biggest difference with MyNewTerm to other organisations is that they know schools – they are schools-focused. They know what we need, they know there is a talent shortage of teachers out there and they are doing whatever they can to help us address that.”
“MyNewTerm is cost-effective, time-effective and it will save you money on advertising platforms. It will give you statistical data you didn’t even know you needed. You would be silly not to partner with MyNewTerm.”
To learn more about the applicant tracking system of choice for the education sector, get in touch here with the MyNewTerm team today.
