Overview of Lever
Lever is a comprehensive Talent Acquisition Suite designed to streamline and optimize the entire hiring process for growing companies. It combines the functionalities of an Applicant Tracking System (ATS) and a Talent Relationship Management (CRM) system, making it a powerful tool for recruiting teams, hiring managers, and HR professionals.
What Lever Does
Lever simplifies the hiring process from job posting and candidate sourcing to interview scheduling, offer management, and onboarding. It aims to create a positive candidate experience, enhance collaboration among hiring teams, and provide data-driven insights to make informed hiring decisions.
Key Features and Functionality
Applicant Tracking System (ATS)
- Manage job postings, applications, and candidate workflows in a centralized platform. This includes resume parsing, screening candidates, and searching for candidates based on various criteria.
Candidate Relationship Management (CRM)
- Build and nurture talent pools by tracking interactions and engaging potential candidates. Lever’s CRM includes features like automated email campaigns, individual recruiter templates, and a Rediscovery Engine that recommends past candidates to contact.
Interview Scheduling and Management
- Automate interview scheduling with calendar integrations and customizable templates. The platform also includes self-scheduling functionality for candidates through its “Easybook” feature.
Analytics and Reporting
- Access real-time hiring metrics and custom reports to optimize recruitment strategies. Lever provides comprehensive reporting and analytics to help talent teams make strategic decisions and achieve their hiring goals.
Integration Ecosystem
- Connect with popular HR tools, job boards, and productivity applications such as Slack, LinkedIn, DocuSign, Microsoft Outlook, Oracle HCM, Indeed, and SAP. This integration ecosystem makes the recruitment process simpler and faster.
Customization and Automation
- Customize workflows, pipelines, and processes to match specific hiring needs and company culture. Lever allows for the creation of custom application forms, interview feedback templates, and automation rules to streamline repetitive tasks.
Candidate-Centric Approach
- Focus on creating a positive candidate experience through personalized communication, automated workflows, and a user-friendly interface. This includes features like social referrals, internal candidate management, and diversity surveys to promote diversity, equity, and inclusion.
Advanced Sourcing Tools
- Utilize a Chrome extension and email integrations for proactive candidate sourcing and engagement. This helps recruiters to import prospective candidate information directly into the Lever CRM.
Collaboration Tools
- Foster seamless communication and collaboration between hiring teams and stakeholders through built-in tools for team feedback, interview scorecards, and hiring decision-making.
Benefits
- Streamlined Hiring: Simplifies the entire hiring process, making it more efficient and fast.
- Improved Candidate Experience: Creates a positive candidate journey with personalized communication and automated workflows.
- Data-Driven Insights: Provides valuable data and analytics to measure hiring performance and make informed decisions.
- Enhanced Collaboration: Fosters seamless communication and collaboration among hiring teams and stakeholders.
- Scalability & Flexibility: Adapts to the evolving needs of the company as the team grows.
Lever is designed to be user-friendly, requiring minimal training, and is particularly beneficial for high-growth companies, recruiting teams, hiring managers, and HR professionals looking to optimize their talent acquisition strategies.