In 2015, Creighton University identified a need to modernize HR processes. This Catholic Jesuit university, made up of 8,400 students and 5,000 employees, had been using what they refer to as a “bolt-on” strategy that combined a variety of disconnected systems, slow processes, and an abundance of paper.

Creighton’s Criteria

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The implementation team began searching for a complete solution from a single provider that had built-in reporting, analytics and workflow. They also wanted a solution that could be embedded with Creighton digital strategy and would create a modern HR with a solid upgrade schedule.

Shortly after beginning their search, they selected Oracle HCM. Oracle’s longstanding reputation with educational institutions, $5 billion annual investment in R&D, and current utilization by more than 12 million end users on the selection committee over.

Creighton enlisted the help of Baker Tilly, an Oracle implementation partner that helps clients move to the cloud and modernize HR practices, in their two-phase process. Today, both organizations are happy with the impact they’ve witnessed through Oracle HCM.

Impacts of Oracle HCM Cloud

Today, the Creighton team is happy to describe five notable impacts from their implementation of Oracle HCM.

1. A successful move to the cloud
2. An increase in quality candidates
   • Of total application submissions reviewed, 60 percent advanced to interviews. Of that 60 percent interviewed, 51 percent were hired. Creighton also had a 100 percent offer acceptance rate and saw time to fill decrease from 67 days to 38 days.
3. An improvement in the source of candidates
   • Creighton had 35 percent of applicants and 82 percent of hires come from referrals.
4. A decrease in applicant drop off rate
   • The new drop off rate was 12 percent for both faculty and staff applications
5. An increase in approved goals
   • There was a 45 percent increase in approved goals in 2017 and an 83 percent increase in 2018.

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