Cut admin and speed up hiring with AI-powered recruitment automation

McRoberts uses advanced AI to streamline the hiring process, reduce manual tasks, and identify the best-fit candidates—helping you recruit and retain better talent, faster.

AI Recruitment Automation to Cut Admin and Speed Up Hiring

Hiring at volume becomes unsustainable when everything is manual: reviewing CVs, responding to applicants, chasing documents, booking interviews, and updating systems. The result is slow time-to-hire, inconsistent screening, and great candidates dropping out because the process feels difficult.

McRoberts uses AI-powered recruitment automation to reduce admin and improve quality-of-hire. We automate repetitive tasks and apply structured screening so candidates are assessed consistently against your requirements—experience, licences, soft skills, availability, and practical fit. This means your team spends time on decision-making, not on sifting.

Automation also improves candidate experience. Applicants get faster responses, clearer next steps, and smoother progression—reducing ghosting and drop-off. The result is a faster, more reliable hiring system that scales, while protecting standards and improving retention outcomes.

Problems

With AI-powered recruitment automation we help to solve:

Slow time-to-hire

Great candidates get snapped up while approvals, scheduling, and admin slow everything down.

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Results

Results our clients have achieved

50% reduction in cost per hire

70% faster speed-to-hire

Success Stories

Case study highlights

AI-powered recruitment automation

High-quality bus driver hiring at scale across 10 London depots.

McRoberts delivered on-demand, pre-screened PCV and trainee driver candidates direct to First Bus London’s ATS—reducing time-to-hire, lowering cost per hire, and improving retention through better fit and original depot video content.

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Testimonials

Customer testimonials

What transport and logistics teams say about working with McRoberts - faster hiring, better-fit candidates, and a more reliable process.

Tristan Davis

Head of Recruitment & Training

First Bus London

'When we started with McRoberts we had a serious driver shortage, with 500 vacancies to fill. It's no overstatement to say that the McRoberts team solved that problem. At our peak we have been hiring 60 new drivers per month - the results have been exceptional. But beyond the results, the level of customer services is beyond anything else I've seen or expected. Joe and the team are always quick to respond, and they always find a solution. As a business we believe that the work by the McRoberts team put us in a much stronger position to sell the business when we were acquired by First Bus. Thank you Joe and team.'

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Carl Ebsen

Product Manager - Outsized & Aerospace Division

Wallenborn

'We are very happy with McRoberts - they helped us hire 3 HGV Drivers within 3 weeks, much faster than we expected. We are impressed with the results because we were looking for very specialised drivers with wide-load and EU experience. We liked that the whole campaign was done using our branding, and they also introduced us to a totally new approach to recruitment, which has changed how we think about our hiring strategy. Thanks Joe and the team!'

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Services

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Recruitment marketing & talent acquisition strategy

Get a tailored talent acquisition strategy to improve quality-of-hire, reduce cost-per-hire, and build a more predictable recruitment pipeline.

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Automated interview scheduling

Let candidates book, cancel or reschedule easily. Improve attendance, reduce drop-outs and cut admin for hiring managers and recruiters.

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Targeted recruitment advertising

Run targeted recruitment campaigns that reach the right people fast. Improve applicant quality, reduce drop-off, and fill roles with better-fit hires.

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Employee retention analysis

Identify retention risk earlier with retention analysis and scoring. Make smarter hiring decisions and reduce churn by improving long-term fit.

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Candidate onboarding journeys

Improve retention with structured onboarding journeys that guide new hires step-by-step. Boost early engagement, reduce uncertainty and improve performance.

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Geo-targeting / commute-based filtering

Screen candidates by realistic commute time (car or public transport) so you interview people who can reliably get to work—improving punctuality and retention.

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Candidate pre-screening & application filtering

Automatically filter applicants by experience, qualifications and soft skills. Save time, reduce wasted interviews, and focus on best-fit candidates.

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Automated background checks (DVLA, DBS, right to work)

Automate compliance checks to reduce delays and admin. Keep hiring moving while ensuring candidates meet DVLA, DBS and Right to Work requirements.

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Applicant tracking system (free ATS)

Don’t have an ATS? Use our free ATS to track applicants, schedule interviews and streamline your hiring process with less admin and better visibility.

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ATS integration & automation

Connect McRoberts to any ATS so qualified candidates land directly in your workflow. Reduce manual handling and speed up hiring without disruption.

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Recruitment performance analytics

Track cost-per-hire, time-to-hire, source performance and drop-off. Use real-time analytics to improve recruitment results consistently.

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Automated recruitment SMS and Whatsapp campaigns

Drive faster candidate action with personalised SMS and WhatsApp automation. Reduce drop-off, improve attendance, and keep hiring moving.

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Employer value proposition (EVP) development

Define what makes you a great place to work, then test EVP messaging across ads, landing pages and content to improve applicant quality and conversion.

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Diversity hiring strategies

Build more inclusive campaigns that engage underrepresented groups. Widen your candidate pool, improve hiring outcomes, and strengthen team culture.

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Talent pooling & candidate nurturing

Build talent pools and keep candidates engaged with automated nurturing. Stay top of mind and hire faster when roles open—without starting from scratch.

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Automated recruitment email campaigns

Re-engage candidates with automated email sequences that reinforce your EVP, recover abandoned applications, and improve conversion to interview and start.

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High-converting recruitment landing pages

Custom recruitment landing pages built to convert clicks into quality applications. We continuously test and optimise to improve conversion and reduce drop-off.

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Employee testimonials & storytelling content

Use real employee stories to boost credibility and conversion. Create content for ads, landing pages and campaigns that attracts better candidates.

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Competitor benchmarking

Compare your recruitment offer to competitors and uncover what candidates value. Improve positioning, increase conversion and attract better-fit hires.

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Recruitment video production

High-quality recruitment videos that showcase your employer brand. Perfect for job ads, landing pages and email—improving trust and conversion.

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Exit interview automation / feedback loops

Automate exit feedback to spot patterns behind churn. Turn insight into action and feed learning back into better hiring and retention decisions.

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Retain

We match the right people with the right roles

Employers: hire better-fit candidates faster, with fewer drop-offs and stronger retention.

Candidates: find roles with clear expectations and a smooth application.

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FAQ

FAQs

Clear answers to your questions - how the process works, what to expect, and how we keep hiring fast, fair, and focused on long-term fit.