Rebuilding a talent network that delivered 10M+ applications that year

The challenge

One of the top IT staffing firms in the country needed more applications flowing into its ATS. Its talent network ran on a bolt-on, out-of-the-box solution that didn't integrate well with Bullhorn, so candidate data came in incomplete and recruiters couldn't easily market to the people who had already raised their hand. The firm was paying to attract talent it couldn't fully use or re-market to.

The approach

Kady started by sourcing and evaluating talent network suppliers to see whether an off-the-shelf upgrade could close the gaps. When none fit the firm's needs, we led the move to a custom-built talent network designed around how the business actually recruits.

• Complete candidate data: the new talent network captured every field recruiters and marketers needed, so profiles arrived in Bullhorn ready to use

• Direct Bullhorn integration: candidates flowed straight into the ATS without manual cleanup or lost records

• Automated candidate marketing: Bullhorn automation let the team segment and nurture candidates at scale, keeping talent engaged until the right role opened

  
  

The results

• 10M+ job applications generated through the talent network (A 14% increase!)

• Approx $230M in revenue supported by those applications

• A candidate marketing engine the firm owns, instead of a disconnected tool it had to work around

Why it matters

A talent network is only as valuable as what you can do with it. When it connects cleanly to your ATS and feeds automated nurture, every candidate you attract keeps working for you, and you stop paying to find the same people twice.