Skip to main content

Scale Smarter with SME Hiring

You are leading an SME, balancing growth with stability. Your team needs a customer service pro or a digital marketer to keep the momentum, but hiring feels like a maze, expensive recruiters, endless CVs, and the risk of a bad fit.

Well, Day One changes the game. Our platform delivers pre-vetted early career talent in minutes, tailored to your needs. With fair, skills-based hiring, we ensure every candidate gets an equal shot, building teams that reflect your values. Focus on scaling your business; let Day One handle the hiring heavy lifting.

Matches

Why choose us as your early career hiring partner?

Scaling fast? Our platform simplifies hiring for SMEs and scaleups, from backfilling to team growth. Grow your company with Day One, delivering verified talent for roles like customer service, HR, finance,  sales or tech roles. Save budget by purchasing one of our subscriptions. No cost per role to worry about.


Early career hires bring innovation, enthusiasm, and diverse perspectives. According to SHRM, 65% of companies plan to increase early career hiring in 2025 to build talent pipelines. These hires are cost effective and adaptable to emerging technologies like AI and automation, making them valuable for future growth.

1
Cost-Effective

Our HirePro subscription (£2299/year) saves 60% vs. recruiters (~£10k/role hire).

2
Role-Ready Talent
Skills verification and AI screening interviews ensure talent hit the ground running.
3
Scalable
Our plans grow with your business.
matching image

Why Invest in Early Career Hiring?

Investing in early career hiring is a strategic move to secure long term talent and drive innovation. Here’s why it’s essential for businesses in 2025:

  • Business Benefits
    Early career hires fill critical entry-level roles, reducing recruitment costs compared to hiring experienced professionals. They bring fresh ideas, helping companies stay competitive in fast evolving industries.
  • Gen Z Appeal
    Gen Z, the dominant early career demographic, values flexibility, purpose-driven work, and career development. A LinkedIn study found that 70% of Gen Z prioritize work-life balance, making remote or hybrid roles attractive.
  • Cost Efficiency
    Hiring early career talent is often more cost-effective, with lower salary expectations. Companies can invest in training to mould talent to specific needs, ensuring a strong cultural fit.

How to Build an Effective Early Career Hiring Strategy

Creating a successful early career hiring strategy requires a structured approach. Here are five actionable steps:

Step 1 - Define Goals: Align hiring with business objectives, such as developing a fair and equitable recruitment process or promoting within and backfilling filling operational roles.

Step 2 - Source Candidates: Use platforms like Day One or similar.

Step 3 - Streamline Recruitment: Use tools that fit your business needs.

Step 4 - Onboard Effectively: Implement mentorship programs and training to support new hires. A structured onboarding process boosts retention by 50%, according to Glassdoor.

Step 5 - Measure Success: Track KPIs like retention rates, time-to-hire, and candidate satisfaction. Use analytics to refine your approach.

Slide 4
Slide 6

Top FAQs About Early Career Hiring

  1. What Is the Best Way to Attract Early Career Talent?
    Offer flexible work options, competitive benefits and career growth opportunities. Highlight your company’s mission on your company page to appeal to Gen Z values.
  2. How Do AI Tools Improve Early Career Hiring?
    AI tools like that automate resume screening sometime exclude the best candidates and are biased. We do things differently.
  3. What Are the Challenges of Hiring Early Career Talent?
    Challenges include lack of experience and high turnover. That is why we include skills-based assessments and onboarding programs to improve retention.
  4. How to Create Inclusive Early Career Job Postings?
    Use gender-neutral language, highlight diversity initiatives, and avoid jargon. For example, “We welcome all backgrounds” signals inclusivity.
  5. What Metrics Should You Track for Early Career Hiring?
    Track time-to-hire, retention rates, and candidate satisfaction. A 90% retention rate after one year indicates a successful strategy.

Challenges and Solutions in Early Career Hiring?

Lack of Experience: Early career talent may lack practical skills. That is why we use our tools to assess a candidate's day one readiness.

High Turnover: Gen Z prioritizes growth. Implement mentorship and training to boost retention by 50%, per Glassdoor.

Competitive Market: Stand out with a strong employer brand. Showcase company culture on your company profile page to attract more candidates.

Slide 5
Demo - Excel Activity

Skills based hiring

Save £75 and 2 hours per candidate in assessment centres

It's time to focus on something other than experience- skills. We verify what talent can do, from their Microsoft proficiency to role specific requirements. With us, you know a candidate can add value, from Day One, taking the guesswork out of your process and saving you time assessing skills.

Fair and equitable hiring

Opening talent pools- priceless

Want to open your talent pools but don't know where to begin? We're all about fair and equitable hiring practices, and you can join us, all at the click of a button. We don't believe bias be anywhere near the hiring process and are committed to providing you with talent from everywhere, allowing you to focus on what sets them apart- who they are and what they can do.

Slide 1
Demo - AI Interview

AI interview screening

Save £1.50 and 30 minutes per candidate

Streamline your recruitment process with our AI interview. Unbiased scoring, an insightful viewpoint and realistic avatars all form this innovative solution. Let us ask the general questions, leaving you time to focus on what matters most in your first interview with a candidate- saving you time and effort.

Soft skills and strength analysis

Save £12k a year

Employers value soft skills as being a top priority- but how do you know what strengths a new hire has? Enter our collab with Strengthscope. Now you can see a candidate's top seven strengths, so you can hire talent that fit seamlessly into your organisation.

Demo - Opportunity Matching

Some FAQs

What happens after I shortlist Talent?

Once shortlisted, you will be able to send a connection request to anyone who you want to talk to or interview.

Can I pay monthly?

You cannot purchase Day One for just one month, an annual subscription is required. However, you can pay on a monthly payment plan.

What does Day One ready mean?

We've told you that the talent you get matched with are Day One ready, but what does that mean? Well, candidates have to complete a strengths analysis task, an AI interview and show they have all the productivity skills they would need to operate efficiently in a digital role.

Want to make a difference?