Via vs Traditional Recruitment: A Faster Way to Hire in the UK
Looking for the best platforms to post job openings besides traditional job boards?
Traditional job boards are designed to generate applications.
But more applications do not necessarily mean better candidates.
A vacancy can attract hundreds of CVs, leaving hiring teams to manually work out who is actually relevant.
Via takes a different approach.
Our candidate matching technology sources, screens, and matches candidates to your vacancy. It helps you reach a relevant shortlist faster.
So instead of asking:
“How many people applied?”
You can focus on:
“Who should we speak to?”
Recruitment Technology Built by Recruiters
Via isn't simply another AI hiring tool.
It's built by people with real recruitment experience and designed around how employers actually hire.
- Recruitment professionals with real-world experience built Via around how employers actually hire. Our technology supports recruitment, not replacing people. It automates repetitive work, while keeping hiring decisions with people.
- We are not "tech bros" - this platform was built by real recruiters with 50 plus years of combined industry experience.
Why employers choose Via over traditional hiring platforms
Pricing
Traditional hiring platforms: Pay-per-advert or expensive recruiter packages.
Via: A flexible, cost-effective hiring model designed to reduce recruitment costs.
Candidate experience
Traditional hiring platforms: Candidates search job boards and complete traditional applications.
Via: All they need to do is sign up once and we do the matching. Less time wasted on multiple applications. Career Navigator made to help their process.
Candidate sourcing
Traditional hiring platforms: Post a vacancy and wait for candidates to apply.
Via: Actively matches relevant candidates to your vacancy with our pool of live candidates.
Time to shortlist
Traditional hiring platforms: Screening and shortlisting can take days or even weeks.
Via: Receive a qualified candidate shortlist in as little as 24 hours.
Application quality
Traditional hiring platforms: High volumes of applications with mixed relevance.
Via: Focused on candidate fit, so you spend less time sorting through irrelevant applications.
Candidate screening
Traditional hiring platforms: Employers manually review and filter CVs.
Via: Candidate screening and matching are automated, helping relevant candidates rise to the top.
Recruitment admin
Traditional hiring platforms: Your team still handles much of the sourcing, screening and shortlisting.
Via: Only handles the unnecessary admin, while keeping people and employment at the heart of the process..
Recruitment technology
Traditional hiring platforms: often use AI poorly. They rely on basic automation and keyword matching. They also use black-box decisions that value speed over quality. Many are not GDPR compliant.
Via: Smarter and responsible technology which combines intelligent candidate matching with GDPR-compliant processes, explainability and human oversite. Built by recruiters, not tech bros.
Hire Faster With a Qualified Shortlist
You don't need hundreds of applications.
You need the right candidates.
Via helps UK employers reduce recruitment admin. It also cuts the time spent screening CVs. You can get a shortlist of qualified candidates in as little as 24 hours.
