×Shortlist RecruitmentHow Shortlist Recruitment Wins the 90-Second Race with Zoho Recruit
A fast-paced IT recruitment agency across the UK and USA chose Zoho Recruit for its speed, GDPR compliance, and value—beating Bullhorn on every metric.
Competitive Window
Team Members (UK & USA)
Cost Savings vs Bullhorn
Speed Is Everything in IT Recruitment
Shortlist Recruitment operates in the fast-paced world of IT recruitment, with offices in both the UK and USA. In their market, the competitive window to place a candidate can be as narrow as 90 seconds. They needed an ATS that could keep up.
Competitor systems like Bullhorn were not only expensive but also slow. With GDPR compliance being non-negotiable for UK operations, they found that Bullhorn's GDPR module alone cost approximately three times the per-user monthly cost of a complete Zoho Recruit license. Shortlist needed a platform that was fast, compliant, and cost-effective.
- Lightning-fast search speed critical for 90-second competitive windows
- Bullhorn too expensive and slow for their needs
- 100% GDPR compliance required for UK operations
- Dual-country operations (UK and USA) on a single platform
90 Seconds
The window between first-to-market and losing a placement
Zoho Recruit: The Bedrock of a High-Speed Recruitment Operation
Zoho Recruit delivered the speed, compliance, and value that Shortlist needed to compete in the fast-moving IT recruitment market.
Lightning-Fast Search
Rapid candidate search that keeps pace with the 90-second competitive window, enabling recruiters to find and submit candidates before the competition.
Custom Tech Tagging
Custom tagging system built for tech trends, allowing recruiters to categorize and find candidates by specific technologies, frameworks, and skill sets.
Dual-Country Operations
Cloud-based platform supporting seamless operations between UK and USA offices, with shared candidate pools and unified workflows.
100% GDPR Compliance
Full GDPR compliance built into the platform at no additional cost—unlike Bullhorn's expensive GDPR add-on module.
SMS Integration
Built-in SMS capabilities for rapid candidate communication, critical in a market where minutes matter.
Cost-Effective Licensing
Complete ATS with GDPR compliance at approximately one-third the cost of Bullhorn's GDPR module alone, delivering exceptional ROI.
“Recruit is the bedrock of our organisation. Speed and performance are the key factors why I chose Zoho Recruit.”
Giles Warburton
Managing Director / Project Delivery, Shortlist Recruitment
Speed, Savings, and Scale
16
Team members across UK & USA
90 sec
Competitive response window met
~3x
Cost savings vs Bullhorn GDPR
100%
GDPR compliant out of the box
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