How South Bend Cubs Increased Employee Referral by 80%
Workstream provides an integrated database with useful analytics that made hiring much more efficient.
Joe Hart, President of South Bend Cubs
The South Bend Cubs are the Class A minor league affiliate of the 2016 World Series Champion, the Chicago Cubs. Over the past 30 seasons, the team has won five Midwest League titles, most recently in 2005, and has captured 12 division titles.
In 2017, Four Winds Field, home of the Cubs, was named Ballpark Digest’s Best Single-A ballpark. In 2015, the team was named Ballpark Digest’s Team of the year and received the John H. Johnson President’s Award, the highest award in minor league baseball.
The South Bend Cubs overcame their hiring challenges and managed to significantly increase applicant referrals and decrease overall time to hire. Let’s find out how.
The South Bend Cubs typically hire on-demand hourly workers during the season to aid in operations. During the season, there would be a large flow of applicants - both qualified and unqualified prospects.
The team lacked a database that allowed them to keep in touch with competent workers from the previous season to hire them for the next season. Meanwhile, they also needed the database to keep track of the less qualified workers for easy screening in the event they apply for the job again. The South Bend Cubs also wanted to use the database for referrals and tracking analytics of their workers.
Moreover, they had a goal of making it easier for applicants to apply so that they could get to choose from a larger pool of candidates.
After hearing South Bend Cubs describe the difficulties they face, we provided the following solutions to address their pain points:
Working closely with Workstream, South Bend Cubs was able to achieve the following results:
To sum it up: The South Bend Cubs are winning both on and off the field - by leveraging Workstream’s all-in-one hiring platform. With its intuitive features and convenient dashboard, they were able to spend less time on hiring, and more time focused on other tasks.
Want to streamline your hiring process? Track applicants better, hire faster? Contact Workstream today to find out how our system can work for you.