In today's competitive recruitment landscape, creating your own opportunities is essential. Outdated, manual strategies no longer suffice to attract talent and win clients, and agencies must leverage a blend of technology and human expertise to differentiate themselves from the competition.
At Engage London 2024, we’ll connect you with Bullhorn teams you can trust, introduce you to innovative solutions, and provide proven playbooks to drive your business forward. Through a combination of conversations with customers, Bullhorn subject matter experts, and industry experts, we’ll share actionable insights so that you can leave Engage feeling inspired by the successes you’ve learned about and confident you have the solutions, playbooks, and partners to join the recruitment community as we move forward together.
8:30 AM - 9:45 AM
9:45 AM - 10:45 AM
General SessionIn today’s market, recruitment agencies need to uncover new and innovative pathways to success. And the journey to find them begins today. The agencies who will move forward fastest are the ones that use technology to give their teams an advantage. The ones that offer their clients speed, flexibility, and a higher quality of service. The ones that learn from tried-and-true strategies to keep talent satisfied.
Join Jeff Neumann, Senior Vice President of Product Marketing at Bullhorn, and Ben Carter, Senior Director of Automation and AI at Bullhorn for our annual Vision for Innovation presentation, which showcases how high-performing firms leverage the latest innovations in AI and automation to differentiate themselves and stay ahead of the competition. You’ll hear about the most recent developments in our solutions and what we have planned for 2025 and beyond.
10:45 AM - 11:15 AM
Networking11:15 AM - 12:00 PM
Breakout SessionsBullhorn research over the past two years has shown that the recruitment agencies that excel regardless of market conditions are those that continue to push their technology strategy forward. With a steady stream of innovative technologies coming to market, building your tech stack and evolving your technology strategy is a constant work in progress.
In this session, we will share guidance on how to evaluate and evolve your technology strategy on the Bullhorn platform as a panel of Marketplace partners share powerful examples of successful technology adoption, improvement, and ROI.
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Change management, including implementing technology and getting your teams to adopt it, can be a complex process that involves multiple stakeholders, a host of end users, and critical business goals. We all know the industry moves fast, and sometimes change management can cause unwanted delays or struggles. Whether it’s a system overhaul, a shift in service offerings, or integrating new technology across diverse teams, navigating change can be a complex challenge.
But what if you could learn from those successfully leading the charge? This panel discussion brings together three recruitment leaders who are tackling diverse change management challenges within their organisations. You’ll walk away with new ideas and strategies for change management that you can put into practice right away.
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12:15 PM - 1:00 PM
Breakout SessionsSecuring top talent is on everyone’s mind in the recruitment industry right now. With a consistent talent shortage and more competition than ever, agencies need to get creative to stand out to the modern candidate and meet more client requirements.
In our survey of over 2,400 contingent workers, 75% indicated they would work with their recruitment agency again. The report further revealed that candidate loyalty jumps to 85% when recruiters proactively reach out with a new opportunity before their current assignment ends. The higher the candidate loyalty, the more roles an agency can fill—driving increased profitability and client satisfaction, all made possible through smart use of technology.
Join in to hear from Bullhorn customer experts as they unpack their approach to talent engagement. Hear best practices for leveraging technology to communicate at scale, identify silver medal candidates, and submit candidates to multiple roles in just a few clicks. Become a brand that candidates and clients want to work with by speeding up the hiring process, engaging efficiently across key touchpoints, and nurturing relationships for the long run.
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The future of recruitment is here, and it’s powered by AI. The most successful recruitment agencies are those already experimenting with AI as a way to navigate a challenging market while upleveling their teams to perform at their highest potential.
But how can leaders move beyond the buzz and actually implement AI into their workflows? Hear directly from an enterprise technology leader whose team is already infusing AI across their organisation. Discover what’s working, what they’re excited about for the future, and how Bullhorn’s AI vision for the Salesforce platform can support your success.
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1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
2:00 PM - 2:45 PM
Breakout SessionsIn our survey of 1,400+ recruitment professionals, 59% of agencies said they’re focused on client relationships this year, either winning new clients or strengthening existing relationships.
What are agencies that are highly successful at winning new business doing differently? They are 3x more likely to use self-service technology tools and 44% more likely to have automated new lead engagement and rank this as their most valuable automation tool.
Join the top performers and ditch the old-school tactics by embracing a smarter, more strategic approach to winning new business.
During this session, we’ll equip you with actionable insights and proven playbooks to combine best practices with a technology platform powered by automation and analytics, so your team can take their business development to the next level and find success, regardless of market conditions.
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There’s no singular way to grow your business. Whether your strategy includes exploring new service models or expanding further into verticals you know well, finding new clients and expanding your business with them is the key to success in today’s market. Old growth strategies may not be as effective as the industry – and what it actually means to grow – are changing.
Driven by macro-level trends and client requests, many workforce providers are looking to diversify their offerings, expanding their ability to service clients through new products and services. Alternatively, many are looking to engage clients in new and innovative ways while staying within their existing service models.
Join us for an informative panel discussion where recruitment leaders will highlight the “why” behind diversification and share real examples of how they diversified their business, engaged clients in unique ways, and expanded lines of business.
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3:00 PM - 3:45 PM
Breakout SessionsThe Bullhorn platform – the market leading recruitment management system powered by automation and AI – brings the entire recruitment process together onto one single source of truth to ensure maximum efficiency and visibility across your organisation.
This session will dive deep into what’s new and what’s coming to the Bullhorn platform in 2025 across Sales & Recruiting, Automation & AI, Talent Experience, and Analytics. Join us to get a head start on understanding what the new updates mean to you and how you can ensure strong adoption across your team throughout the rest of the year and beyond.
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In 2018, Bullhorn began offering our customers access to the Salesforce platform and ecosystem, enabling recruitment firms to choose exactly how they want to build their recruitment tech stack. This year, we’re excited to continue innovating on our Bullhorn solutions for Salesforce to help recruitment firms generate more placements and maximise margins.
Join our product experts to see what we have in store for the Salesforce platform as we head into 2025 and how you can make the most of these updates across your organisation.
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3:45 PM - 4:15 PM
Networking4:15 PM - 5:00 PM
General SessionJoin us for a thought-provoking panel discussion featuring a distinguished group of CEOs from today’s leading enterprise recruitment agencies. As the industry navigates increased margin pressures alongside continued economic uncertainty, our panelists will provide valuable insights into the trends and challenges shaping the future of recruitment.
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5:00 PM - 6:30 PM