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How SBR Consulting Built a 20,000+ Candidate Database with iSmartRecruit
See how SBR Consulting, a Czech executive search firm, has built a 20,000+ candidate database and streamlined talent sourcing with iSmartRecruit since 2017.
Over 23 years of sales performance & executive search across 38 countries
SBR Consulting is the sales performance and recruitment consultancy of the Southwestern Family of Companies, founded in Nashville in 1855. The business expanded into the UK in 2002 as Southwestern Business Resources, now known as SBR Consulting, and into mainland Europe from 2014, with its global headquarters in London and a regional presence in the Czech Republic, France, and Bulgaria.
Today SBR has worked with over 1,000 organisations across 38 countries over 23 years. Its Prague-based team specialises in executive search and recruitment for sales, IT, finance, HR, marketing, and engineering roles, serving international and local companies across the Czech market, alongside SBR's wider sales transformation and enablement services.
Four Roadblocks. Four Solutions that Scaled Executive Search.
As a global recruitment and consulting firm handling senior-level mandates across multiple markets, SBR Consulting's team needed both accuracy and pace. Yet manual, spreadsheet-based processes struggled to keep up as the firm's reach continued to grow. Here is how iSmartRecruit gave SBR Consulting a single platform to build long-term candidate and market knowledge, connect client and candidate data, and source more efficiently.
Candidate history at risk of being lost
Years of executive search activity generate deep candidate knowledge, but without a dedicated system, that history risks living in individual consultants' heads or scattered files rather than one retrievable record.
A secure, centralised database of 20,000+ profiles
Since implementing iSmartRecruit, SBR Consulting has built and securely maintained a candidate database of more than 20,000 profiles, accumulated over years of executive search and recruitment activity. The platform has become the firm's single source of truth, preserving candidate relationships and market knowledge while ensuring compliance and data security.
Manual, time-consuming LinkedIn sourcing
Sourcing candidates through LinkedIn without direct integration typically means manual searching and re-entry, slowing consultants down during time-sensitive searches.
Seamless LinkedIn integration for sourcing efficiency
iSmartRecruit's LinkedIn API integration significantly improves sourcing efficiency, helping SBR Consulting's consultants manage talent pipelines more effectively.
Client and candidate data managed separately
Many ATS platforms track candidates and jobs but not the client relationship itself, forcing firms to manage client-side CRM activity in a separate system.
One platform for ATS and Client CRM
What sets iSmartRecruit apart from many ATS solutions is its ability to function as both an Applicant Tracking System and a Client CRM. Connecting clients, jobs, candidates, and recruitment activity in one place is essential for executive search and professional recruitment firms, yet few platforms offer this level of integration.
Market knowledge not systematically captured
Without a long-term system in place, insight into a specific talent market can be difficult to retain and pass on as a firm grows.
Years of market intelligence, ready when it matters
Since building their database from 2017, SBR Consulting has continuously captured and expanded its knowledge of the Czech IT and Sales talent markets. This long-term accumulation of candidate interactions, hiring history, and market insight gives the firm a significant competitive advantage and reduces time-to-hire on critical assignments.
From Vision to Victory: Awards We Won
Driving Recruitment Excellence at SBR Consulting with iSmartRecruit
With iSmartRecruit, SBR Consulting achieved measurable improvements across every dimension of executive recruitment — from speed and cost to candidate engagement and sourcing quality.
Witness the Impact of Our Best AI-Powered Recruitment Software
For a recruitment consultancy, iSmartRecruit is more than an ATS. It serves as a talent intelligence platform, CRM, and knowledge repository that preserves years of market expertise while supporting day-to-day recruitment operations.
Built for executive search & specialized recruitment consultancies
Unified ATS + Client CRM
Executive search demands managing client accounts, mandates, and talent pools together. iSmartRecruit connects candidates, jobs, and client relationships in one single hub.
Preserve Decades of Market Intelligence
Ensure historical candidate interactions, candidate notes, and specialized market insights never get lost when team members change or when scaling into new markets.
Seamless Sourcing & Pipeline Agility
Built-in LinkedIn integrations and automated workflows eliminate manual CV data entry, freeing consultants to focus on building high-trust relationships with top senior talent.
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