Technology is quickly transforming the recruitment industry, especially at a time when 90% of employers say that they no longer require face-to-face interviews for remote roles. Digital recruitment processes have become the norm in recent years, so recruitment businesses need to adapt to this changed world.

Microsoft Teams has emerged as one of the best solutions to seamlessly facilitate completely remote hiring processes. Thanks to it supporting many apps as well as being highly customisable to individual needs, Microsoft Teams offers all the features you need to increase your efficiency during in the hiring process. In this article, we’ll show you why Microsoft Teams and its various add-ons are the ideal solution for recruitment businesses.

Microsoft Teams Phone

Microsoft Teams Phone is revolutionary for a sector that’s as call heavy as recruitment. Microsoft Teams Phone is the cloud-based telephony service that’s conveniently integrated into Microsoft Teams, so you combine calls, chat and meetings all in one hub. It allows your recruiters to easily make screening calls out of Microsoft Teams and make use of other integrations such as OneNote to keep track of candidate notes.

Some of the benefits of Microsoft Teams Phone for Recruitment include:

• Integrated, cloud-based service – Say goodbye to high upfront and maintenance costs. Microsoft Teams Phone is a cloud-based service that’s easily integrated into your existing Teams hub, allowing your recruiters to place all their internal and external calls through Teams.
• Scalability – Your business needs are changing? You’re expanding and are hiring more recruiters that need to be added to your calling plan? No problem. Microsoft Teams Phone can be easily scaled up or down depending on your user requirements.
• Flexibility – Recruitment is a call heavy business. Whether your recruiters prefer a headset, mobile phone or desk phone, Microsoft Teams Phone is compatible with your preferred devices and eliminates the need to switch between different communication tools.

Microsoft Teams Rooms

Whether it’s video screening calls, video interviews, client meetings or internal meetings, Microsoft Teams Rooms is the ultimate enabler for remote recruitment. Teams Rooms is an ideal solution for meetings that are split between remote and in-office participants as it’s designed to provide an inclusive experience for everyone. It brings audio, video and content sharing to rooms of all sizes, whether it’s a small huddle or a large conference room.

Some of the benefits of Microsoft Teams Rooms for Recruitment include:

• Flexibility – You can easily turn any shared space into a Microsoft Teams Room thanks to its compatibility with most devices. This allows recruitment businesses to facilitate streamlined client meetings no matter the location of each participant.
• Various features – Collaboration is made easy thanks to features such as digital whiteboards, live captions, interactive screens, and more, allowing recruitment companies to streamline their client meetings.
• Decreasing IT headaches – Recruitment is a meeting and call heavy industry, and with Microsoft Teams Rooms you’re able to provide this seamlessly even in hybrid settings. It’s easy to set up and use, minimising the input you need from your IT team, and administrators can run software updates remotely, minimising your IT headaches.

Get the most out of Microsoft Teams with Blue Saffron

Microsoft Teams is a powerful application that allows you to streamline your recruitment processes. If you’re looking to migrate to Microsoft Teams or simply want to get more out of your existing Microsoft Teams hub, our experts would be happy to advise.

At Blue Saffron, we’re an accredited Microsoft Partner and a certified Cloud Solutions Provider, meaning we have deep experience in helping businesses migrate and configure the Microsoft solutions that work best for their unique needs. We’d love to chat and get to know you and your business, so don’t hesitate to reach out to our friendly team or click the link below to learn more about our Microsoft Teams services.