Every recruiter needs these five searches saved on Bullhorn. These searches help you engage past clients, get warm leads, and win new jobs.
But that's not all.
These saved searches are kept up-to-date automatically, ensuring you communicate with the right contact at the right time with the right message.
This video tutorial contains step-by-step instructions on how to set these up ⬇️
The 5 BD Searches EVERY Bullhorn User Needs
1. Managing Open Vacancies Your vacancies page can be cluttered, making it hard to see what's open, and what's closed, let alone what's accepting candidates. This is where saved searches are crucial.
Set Up: Create a filter under open or closed vacancies. This will give you a list of all currently open vacancies, which are the ones you need to manage.
Favourite The Search: Title it "Open Vacancies" and save it privately or publicly with your team. Edit columns as needed for shortlists, interviews, etc.
Usage: Clearing and re-accessing the search will always provide the updated list of open vacancies.
2. Tracking Business Development Activity Regular and consistent communication with potential clients is key to winning new business.
Set Up: Go to the contact page, then search for contacts with a note (e.g., BD call, meeting) within the last 90 days.
Favourite The Search: Save this search as "BD Activity Last 90 Days" or adjust the time frame as needed.
Usage: This list will always be up-to-date, showing recent contacts to ensure timely follow-ups.
3. Combining Hot Lists with Saved Searches Hot lists are great for keeping track of business development, but they need regular communication to be effective.
Set Up: Create a hot list, then return to the main contacts view and search for contacts in the hot list without specific note actions (e.g., BD call) in the last 30 days.
Favourite The Search: Save this as "Hot List Not Spoken To" for clear identification.
Usage: This combined approach ensures consistent communication with your top contacts on your hotlists.
4. Re-engaging Lapsed Clients Lapsed clients, who already know you and have previously given you business, are great opportunities for new placements.
Set Up: In the contact screen, search for clients with placements or jobs but with no recent notes (e.g., in the last 180 days).
Favourite The Search: Name this search "Lapsed Contacts."
Usage: This list helps you identify and re-engage past clients to turn them into new business.
5. Leveraging Bullhorn Automation Scores Knowing which contacts are engaging with your content can significantly enhance your business development efforts.
Set Up: Add the Bullhorn Automation Score column in the contact view, sort by descending score, and search for contacts with scores above a certain threshold (e.g., 80).
Favourite The Search: Save this as a public list titled "High Bullhorn Automation Score."
Usage: This list will automatically update, showing contacts who are highly engaged with your content.
Using these Bullhorn searches will streamline your recruitment process, help you manage vacancies, ensure regular communication with prospects, re-engage lapsed clients, and leverage engagement scores for better business development. Implement these saved searches to increase your billings and make more placements.
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