Admin Support

Reduce Recruitment Admin Workload

Get practical help with hiring admin, CV screening, and candidate coordination without full agency fees.

What Recruitment Admin Actually Involves

When people say "I need to hire someone," what they really mean is: "I need to write an advert, post it, read 50 CVs, reply to applicants, screen candidates, book interviews, and somehow keep my business running at the same time."

The actual decision — who to hire — takes about an hour. The admin around it? That's 15–20 hours of work.

The Hidden Tasks That Eat Your Time

Writing Job Adverts

Getting the wording right so you attract good candidates without drowning in irrelevant applications. Takes 1–2 hours per role.

Posting Across Job Boards

Creating accounts, filling in forms, paying for ads, and managing multiple platforms. Fiddly and time-consuming.

Managing Responses

Applications come in at all hours. You need to acknowledge them, track who's applied, and keep everything organized.

Screening CVs

Reading through 40+ applications to find the 3 or 4 worth speaking to. Most CVs are completely irrelevant. This alone takes 5–8 hours.

Replying to Applicants

Sending updates, answering questions, rejecting unsuitable candidates professionally. Death by a thousand emails.

Booking Interviews

Coordinating schedules, rebooking when people cancel, sending reminders. This feels like a part-time job in itself.

None of these tasks are difficult. They're just time-heavy. And when you're already stretched thin running a business, hiring becomes the thing that keeps getting pushed back.

Why Recruitment Admin Slows Businesses Down

The reason recruitment feels so draining isn't because hiring is hard — it's because the admin around it pulls you away from everything else.

You can't batch-process recruitment. CVs come in throughout the day. Candidates email at odd hours. Interview scheduling becomes a game of calendar Tetris. It's constant interruptions.

It's Not One Big Task

Recruitment admin is dozens of small tasks spread across weeks. You can't sit down and "do recruitment" in one go — it chips away at your day constantly.

Context Switching Kills Productivity

Every time you stop what you're doing to reply to a candidate or screen a CV, it takes 10–15 minutes to get back into flow. That adds up fast.

Urgent Always Beats Important

When a customer needs something or an employee has an issue, recruitment gets pushed down the list. Then the role stays unfilled for months.

Decision Fatigue

Reading 50 CVs and deciding who's worth speaking to is mentally exhausting. By the end, you're just skimming and hoping for the best.

This is why so many businesses delay hiring until they're desperate. It's not that they don't need the person — it's that the workload of finding them feels overwhelming.

You Don't Always Need a Full Recruitment Agency

When the recruitment workload gets too much, the obvious answer seems to be: use an agency. They'll handle everything, right?

True. But agencies charge £6,000–£12,000 per hire, and they're designed for specialist or senior roles where you genuinely need their market expertise.

If you're hiring an operational or commercial role — something you've hired before and know what you're looking for — you don't need full-service recruitment. You just need someone to handle the admin.

What You Really Need

You Don't Need:

  • Market analysis and salary benchmarking
  • Executive search and headhunting
  • Lengthy consultations about the role
  • Someone to make the hiring decision for you

You Do Need:

  • Someone to write and post the advert
  • Someone to screen the CVs
  • Someone to coordinate interviews
  • A shortlist of quality candidates

That's the difference between full recruitment and recruitment admin support. One replaces your process; the other just lightens your workload.

How Ari Reduces Your Recruitment Workload

Ari is recruitment admin support. We don't take over your hiring — we take the busywork off your plate.

You pay a fixed fee (from £695 for 30 days), brief us on the role, and we handle all the time-consuming tasks. You stay focused on running your business. We handle the heavy lifting.

At the end, we hand you a shortlist of quality candidates, ready to interview. You make the final decision. Simple as that.

Recruitment Admin Tasks We Handle

Job Advert Writing

Clear, effective adverts that attract the right people

Multi-Platform Posting

We post across job boards and manage responses

Active Candidate Sourcing

LinkedIn and CV database searches for quality candidates

CV Screening & Filtering

We read every CV so you don't have to

Initial Phone Screening

We speak to candidates before you do

Applicant Communication

Updates, rejections, and keeping everyone informed

Shortlist Creation

We present you with the best candidates

Interview Scheduling

We coordinate diaries and handle the back-and-forth

All recruitment admin handled for £695–£1,295

No percentage fees. No contracts. Support only when you need it.

Before vs After: Your Hiring Workload

Before: Doing It Yourself

2h Writing job advert and posting across sites
7h Screening 45 CVs and filtering out irrelevant applications
3h Replying to applicants and answering questions
4h Booking interviews, rebooking cancellations, chasing people
3h Conducting first-round phone interviews
Total Time: 19 hours

After: Using Ari

30m Brief Ari on the role and requirements
Ari handles: adverts, posting, sourcing, screening, and coordination
10m Review the shortlist Ari provides
3h Interview the pre-screened candidates
30m Make hiring decision and extend offer
Your Total Time: ~4.5 hours

Save 14+ hours per hire

Same outcome. Same control. 75% less time spent on recruitment admin.

Common Questions About Recruitment Admin Support

What exactly is recruitment admin support?

How much time will this actually save me?

Is this the same as using a recruitment agency?

What if the workload for my hire is particularly heavy?

Do I have to commit long-term or sign a contract?

Ready to Lighten Your Recruitment Workload?

Let's have a quick chat about the role you're hiring for and how we can take the admin off your desk. No pressure, no lengthy pitch — just a practical conversation about whether we can help.

Fixed fees from £695. 30-day support. No contracts or percentage fees.