Jobvite Helps Boys and Girls Club Find Outstanding Mentors for Low-Income Youth

As a nonprofit, Boys and Girls Club of the Peninsula encountered a unique set of recruiting hurdles. With limited resources, the pressure was on to compete with nearby Silicon Valley tech titans for talent — and employee turnover also occurred more frequently, with 36 percent of the part-time staff leaving each year. At the head of Boys and Girls Club’s recruiting troubles was the lack of an applicant tracking system (ATS); before Jones joined the team and rolled out Jobvite, the previous human resources director was accepting resumes via email for the more than 150 positions that needed to be filled annually. Upon being named the new HR director, Jones immediately began shopping around for an ATS that could help her team address their recruiting pain points. Although she looked at a few other options, Jobvite quickly stood out as the solution of choice. “What I really liked about Jobvite is that they were able to help us think differently about recruiting,” Jones explains. “[Jobvite] wasn’t just a platform to track information... it was really a strategic partner.” Armed with this new social recruiting solution and an easy way to track, source and engage candidates, Jones and the rest of her team embarked on a journey to reinvigorate their recruiting program.

Boys and Girls Club of the Peninsula is a nonprofit organization located in the San Francisco Bay Area. It is dedicated to empowering low-income youth to graduate high school, enroll in college, and embark on lifelong careers. The organization has been serving this mission for 155 years and is known for its innovative and entrepreneurial approach. Despite having a small recruiting team, Boys and Girls Club continually develops strategies to hire the best talent to ensure the long-term health and longevity of its programs. The organization faces unique recruiting challenges due to its nonprofit status and proximity to Silicon Valley, which makes it difficult to compete with tech industry leaders and startups for highly qualified employees.