HEB Construction is an award-winning civil construction and major infrastructure company. The company offers diverse, multi-disciplined civil engineering and construction that includes everything from sub-divisions, roads and bridges (including pavements and surfacing) to storm water drainage, pumping stations, water and wastewater treatment plants, and even piling, wharf construction, precast concrete elements and landscaping. Founded in 1980, HEB Construction has a workforce of approximately 1,000, and an on-going, dynamic recruiting process with a wide variety of roles on offer.
HEB Construction, like so many companies, faced an array of challenges around the amount of time and paperwork their recruiting processes required. "For reference checks, we were using the phone and then manually typing in referee's responses," says HR Coordinator Sophie Morin. "For MOJ, ACC and NZTA checks, we were sending the paper forms to the candidate, who would then print them, fill them out, scan them, send them back. An external provider would take care of submitting the MOJ checks for us."
Sophie goes on to say that not only was the process a long and complex one, but it often inconvenienced candidates if they had to come into the office to fill out paperwork.
As a fully integrated and digital-first solution, Checkmate means HR teams can reduce - and in many cases, eliminate - the need for paper. It's an all-in-one automated tool designed to streamline reference checking and screening processes while adhering to industry-leading best practice, making life easier for HR teams, candidates and referees. The benefits of the Checkmate platform include:
"It’s so easy to use, for both the company and the candidate," says Sophie. "Everything is very clear and notifications are sent every time a check is completed."
Since Checkmate went live for HEB Construction, the HR team are enjoying some serious savings in the time and paper they're using.
"Being able to have one form that feeds the three checks (ACC, MOJ, NZTA) is great, and easy to use for the candidate, and gives us good visibility on what is completed," Sophie explains. "The candidate also gets the notifications on their phone, so if they miss the email, they can’t miss the text message."
Like all our customers, now that HEB Construction has streamlined their recruiting processes, they're able to focus on more important tasks, including their overall talent acquisition strategy. Being able to offer a digital solution as their application process is key for attracting top people for their various roles.
The HR team at HEB Construction also get access to Checkmate's expert customer support; an area we pride ourselves on greatly. We understand that just fixing problems is only part of an overall support strategy - we also collaborate with our customers to continually improve the service we're offering and ensure they're getting the most out of the Checkmate platform.
"We're very impressed with how super-reactive Checkmate is every time we have a question or issue," Sophie says. "They always find a solution in 5 minutes, it’s amazing!"
Sophie goes on to say that it's important to their team that their feedback is taken on board. "I made some suggestions in the last few months, and they were taken into account," she says. "A lot of improvements have been made recently, and the team are always looking at doing things better. It's really great support and communication."
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