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Recruitment Agency Launch Programme · Stage 6 of 10
Stand Up Your Tech Stack
Stand up the operating system of the agency — the ATS at the centre, wired to everything else.
How long
~1 week
You’ll have
A tech stack that talks to itself
Steps
5 steps
Resources
1 resources
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01 Step 01
Step 01
Choose an ATS or recruitment CRM
The ATS is where candidates, clients, roles and compliance live — it is the agency’s operating system.
Do it yourself
- Shortlist systems built for agencies (Bullhorn, Vincere, JobAdder, Recruit CRM, Firefish).
- Size it to your team, not an enterprise default.
- Configure it to your niche’s pipeline before you load data.
Common mistake · Using a generic CRM as a database you type into by hand.
Time~2–3 days CostFrom ~£50/user/mo DifficultyMedium -
02 Step 02
Step 02
Turn on CV parsing
Parsing keeps consultants on the phone instead of doing data entry.
Do it yourself
- Enable CV parsing in your ATS.
- Check it maps skills, titles and history into the record.
- Test it on a handful of real CVs.
Common mistake · Re-keying candidate details by hand from every CV.
Time~1 hour CostUsually included DifficultyEasy -
03 Step 03
Step 03
Connect job-board multiposting
Posting one role to five boards by hand is time a new desk doesn’t have.
Do it yourself
- Wire your ATS to your job boards.
- Post a role once and let it fan out.
- Track applications back into the ATS.
Common mistake · Copy-pasting the same advert into five boards, five times.
Time~half a day CostBoard fees apply DifficultyMedium -
04 Step 04
Step 04
Wire LinkedIn Recruiter
LinkedIn is the industry’s sourcing tool — connected to your ATS it’s one funnel, not two.
Do it yourself
- Connect LinkedIn Recruiter with Recruiter System Connect (RSC).
- Sync candidate data both ways.
- Use the full-funnel reporting it unlocks.
Common mistake · Running LinkedIn and your ATS as two disconnected islands.
Time~1 hour CostLinkedIn licence DifficultyMediumResource for this step
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05 Step 05
Step 05
Build the workflow in
When the pipeline, templates and compliance checks live in the ATS, the right thing happens by default.
Do it yourself
- Set up pipeline stages for your niche.
- Template your candidate and client emails.
- Build compliance checkpoints in — KIDs, right-to-work — so nothing is missed.
Common mistake · A pristine ATS nobody follows, so every consultant works differently.
Time~1 day CostFree DifficultyMedium
What you’ll have after this stage
- An ATS/CRM configured to your niche
- CV parsing populating records automatically
- Job-board multiposting from one place
- LinkedIn Recruiter synced to your ATS
- Pipeline, templates and compliance built into the workflow
Next · Stage 7 of 10
Build Your Brand & Website
Keep going yourself — carry your momentum straight into the next stage.
Prefer we build it?
Hand this stage to us
Wiring your ATS to your job boards, LinkedIn and website — and automating the workflow around it — is exactly what we build.