Here’s what winning the 2025 TIARA Award for Best Use of Technology means for your next hire.
Most Hiring Managers face the same problem: you post a job, get flooded with applications, spend days screening unsuitable candidates, and by the time you're ready to make an offer, your top choice has accepted another job.
We implemented a tech driven strategy to fix this. The results recognised Sirius as an industry leader in innovation and a 67% candidate redeployment increase.
Why We Built This
Long before AI and automation became industry buzzwords, we were already absorbed in data, patterns, and the “why” behind recruitment challenges. In 2021, this earned us the Best Data-Driven Recruitment Award, recognition for using analytics to drive smarter decisions and better outcomes.
That same philosophy drove our next chapter. We didn’t adopt technology because it was trendy; we adopted it with purpose, centred on the actual pain points of Hiring Managers, candidates, and consultants, and designing solutions that addressed those challenges directly.
These were the challenges our clients felt every day:
Rising skill shortages
Increased competition for talent
Too many applicants, not enough suitable ones
Consultants overwhelmed by admin
Inconsistent, manual workflows
Dirty data leading to inaccurate reporting
Siloed teams and limited cross-functional collaboration
These challenges became the catalyst for our innovation strategy and the measurable results that followed. Data-driven recruitment makes it twice as likely to get better hires, so we doubled down on building a model where insight, efficiency, and fairness shape every decision.
How it Works?
We built an integrated tech stack where every component supports the next.
At the centre is our automated screening chatbot, built natively within our CRM. Every applicant is screened immediately after applying, creating fairness, consistency, and scale.
The chatbot:
Screens every candidate in real time
Auto updates candidate fields based on screening answers for faster shortlist creation
Progresses only job ready candidates to consultants
Reduces time wasted on unsuitable applicants
Ensures all compliance steps are triggered automatically
Surrounding this is a fully connected ecosystem where call transcriptions, compliance workflows, structured data capture, marketing automation, reference checks, and job board integrations all feed into Bullhorn as our single source of truth.
The result? A cohesive, end to end hiring experience with reduced manual tasks, better data integrity, and insights that strengthen our workflows.
The measurable impact
Our technology hasn't just improved processes, it's transformed outcomes:
87.5% increase in jobs filled, better screening means better matches and fewer failed placements.
80% of unsuitable applicants never reach your desk. Your shortlist only includes people who meet the requirements of the job.
You see qualified candidates in 72 hours instead of 2-3 weeks. Our average time to fill is 72 hours: 83% faster than the Australian industry average.
33.6% increase in temporary placement retention
Why this matters for the industry:
The future of recruitment favours firms that:
Build integrated, data-driven systems
Reduce friction at every touchpoint
Scale smarter, not bigger
Maintain human connection while automating the rest
Trusted advisors: develop deep partnerships understanding client’s business from the outset
There is no one size fits all solution. The winners will design workflows first, choose technology second, and aim for consistent, measurable value.
Here are some of the confirmed innovations already underway at Sirius:
Enhanced AI-powered search and matching using structured and enriched candidate data
Live applicant fit insights to support faster hiring decisions
Automated cultural fit screening prompts to reduce bias
Marketing intelligence and deeper analytics for proactive talent pipelining
Further integration of automation across divisions, each tailored to its unique needs
Our goal is to future proof recruitment, amplify human decision making, and support people’s success at scale.
Work With a Partner that uses technology to drive better hiring decisions.
If you’re rethinking your hiring strategy or want to understand how technology can improve speed, reduce cost, and enhance candidate experience, we can show you how it's done
The TIARA Awards are one of the most prestigious accolades in the ANZ recruitment sector, celebrating excellence, innovation, and best practice. Our 2025 win for Best Use of Technology, announced at a black-tie gala in Sydney among the region's top recruitment leaders recognises our measurable, industry leading results with proven ROI through automation and data integrity.
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How Award Winning Technology Cut Our Clients' Hiring Time by 83%
