Staffing firms are under constant pressure to find qualified talent faster, improve recruiter productivity, and control rising sourcing costs.
But modernizing the recruiting process does not have to mean replacing the technology recruiters already know and rely on.
That was an important consideration for iDEAL Hire, a staffing firm supporting healthcare, education, direct hire, and internal recruiting. Rather than replacing Bullhorn, the team wanted to strengthen its existing recruiting ecosystem by bringing active and passive candidate sourcing into a more consistent workflow.
Six months after implementing Curately, the results show what can happen when AI is introduced in a way that complements existing recruiter workflows instead of disrupting them.
One Sourcing Strategy Across Multiple Business Lines
Recruiting across healthcare, education, direct hire, and internal roles creates very different sourcing challenges.
iDEAL Hire wanted one approach that could support recruiters across those business lines while helping them reach both active and passive candidates.
At the same time, the team was looking to reduce its reliance on increasingly expensive job boards and eliminate some of the manual work involved in transferring candidate information into Bullhorn.
Preserving the ATS Investment
For iDEAL Hire, keeping Bullhorn was a requirement. Curately was introduced as an extension of the existing recruiting stack, allowing recruiters to modernize sourcing while preserving existing workflows.
Making AI Sourcing Easier for Recruiters
Instead of relying upon complex Boolean searches, recruiters could simply describe the candidate they wanted to find.
Example:
"Find me a licensed Pediatric Occupational Therapist in Georgia with IEP and sensory-motor integration experience."
20,000 Candidates Sourced in Six Months
- 16 recruiters using Curately
- 3 business lines supported
- 20,000+ candidates sourced
- 2 internal hires
Turning AI Sourcing Into a Real Placement
One recent example involved a school district in Georgia that needed to fill a highly specialized Pediatric Occupational Therapist position, requiring a Master's degree in Occupational Therapy, an active Georgia license, and extensive experience in sensory-motor integration and IEP-related support. Using Curately's AI Sourcing, the iDEAL Hire team was able to identify, engage, and ultimately place a candidate who met those requirements.
What Comes Next
After six months of measurable results, iDEAL Hire is preparing to expand beyond AI sourcing and introduce Voice AI for automated candidate screening.
