“During the COVID-19 pandemic if it were not for Blue Octopus Recruitment, we would have had a real problem on our hands with how we hired”.

Blue Octopus Recruitment would like to share our successful partnership with Mind, the leading mental health charity in England and Wales. Being founded in 1946, it celebrates its 75^th anniversary in 2021. Mind provides advice and support to empower anyone experiencing a mental health problem. As we are living in a mental health emergency, Mind’s services were in high demand last Christmas.

After speaking with James Glover, Head of HR at Mind, we got an insight into exactly how they managed to continue with their hiring as normal through the Covid-19 pandemic.

Identified needs and challenges for Mind?

After meeting with James, we soon identified that filtering through volumes of data and creating an ever-growing paper trail was a nightmare.

The solution was to implement our Octo recruitment software system.

How did Blue Octopus solve the recruitment challenges?

Applicant Tracking System

With Octo’s applicant tracking system (ATS), Mind were able to manage all their recruitment in one place, from shortlisting candidates to arranging interviews and more. Octo’s smart and intuitive in-design and function supports HR to reduce their time-to-hire, improve quality-of-hire and drive down recruitment costs.

Streamline data collection

By implementing the Octo recruitment software, they were able to streamline data collection from the candidates and improve productivity by streamlining tedious tasks.

Improved efficiency

During the Covid-19 lockdown, the speed at which documents could be accessed from Mind employees working from home and mobile devices was crucial.

Mind also had to swiftly recruit for their Mentally Healthy Universities programme, which supports students and universities to ensure better mental health.  Having Octo software helped Mind to recruit quickly, while  continuing to  deliver their vital services on time.

Enhanced communication times

This enabled Mind to have a quick response time and by keeping all channels of communication up to date, it allowed everyone in the loop from internal employees to recruiters and candidates up to date information.

Innovative software tools

Mind employees were able to use Octo’s innovative tools to customise their recruitment searches, identifying exactly the type of candidate they required with minimal effort.

For more information on streamlining recruitment processes through an ATS system like ours, please contact hello@blueoctopus.co.uk

For information and advice on mental health, or to get involved in Mind’s work, visit mind.org.uk.