When you’re hiring more than 4,000 people every year into compliance-critical roles, every stage of the recruitment process matters. Delays, manual processes and inconsistent experiences don’t just slow hiring down, they can have a real impact on business operations.
At RecFest UK, Natalie Edmunds, Head of Talent Acquisition at Busy Bees Nurseries, shares how the organisation transformed its hiring process, moving from a fragmented, manager-heavy approach to a streamlined end-to-end recruitment experience.
Hosted by Chantelle Jones, Principal Account Manager, Enterprise at ICIMS and a RecFest veteran, this session explores the practical journey behind that transformation, and the results it delivered.
A hiring transformation built for scale
Recruiting at high volume brings unique challenges, particularly when roles require compliance checks and efficient processes to keep hiring moving.
In this session, Natalie shares how Busy Bees rethought its approach to recruitment, replacing an outdated process with a more automated, end-to-end hiring experience. The conversation follows the organisation’s transformation from a fragmented way of working to a more streamlined model designed to support hiring at scale.
One of the most striking outcomes is the reduction in time-to-offer (from around a month to just nine days) highlighting the impact that process improvements can have on both recruitment teams and hiring outcomes.
Lessons for talent acquisition leaders
For organisations looking to modernise their hiring processes, this session offers a practitioner’s perspective on delivering meaningful change within a high-volume recruitment environment.
Whether you’re reviewing your own hiring journey or looking for inspiration on improving efficiency, this conversation provides an opportunity to hear directly from a talent leader who has led transformation at scale.
Watch the full RecFest UK session to hear Natalie Edmunds and Chantelle Jones discuss the challenges, approach and outcomes behind Busy Bees’ hiring transformation.