by James Baker, VP Service Delivery at Kyloe Partners
Make Bullhorn Fit the Way You Work - Not the Other Way Around
Every recruitment business works a little differently. Your workflows. Your markets. Your compliance rules. Your team structure.
But too often, teams bend their process to fit Bullhorn - instead of tailoring Bullhorn to match the way they actually work. And when your system doesn’t reflect reality? You get friction. Missed steps. Bad data. Slower recruiters. Broken automations. And AI that sounds good… but can’t deliver.
That’s why this week’s Baker’s Dozen ingredient is all about customizing Bullhorn to work for you. Think of it as your Bullhorn Wishlist - the improvements, shortcuts, or smarter workflows you wish your system had… and can absolutely be built.
If people are clicking extra buttons, duplicating steps, or skipping fields “because it doesn’t really apply to us”…
That’s a sign Bullhorn needs to be shaped around your real process.
Smart customizations reduce friction and make every day smoother.
Automation only works when your underlying process is predictable.
Customizations help by:
The result?
Automation that’s reliable, accurate, and actually saves time.
If your data is inconsistent…
If your workflows are unclear…
If your fields don’t capture the right information…
AI can't help you. It can only write, summarize, or rank based on what you give it.
Customizations create the structure AI needs to:
It’s not about adding more AI… It’s about making Bullhorn ready for AI.
Customization is how you prepare Bullhorn for the year ahead - instead of wrestling with it later.
We like to ask clients the same simple question:
“If you could change one thing about your Bullhorn, what would it be?”
And the answers are always the same kinds of challenges:
“I wish this step wasn’t manual.”
“I wish we could stop people skipping fields.”
“I wish this reflected how we actually work.”
“I wish our automations didn’t break.”
“I wish Bullhorn felt simpler.”
The good news? Every wish on that list is fixable.
Custom workflows. Field interactions. Better data design. Permission rules. Automation alignment. And the right extensions from Kyloe and the marketplace.
If it’s on your wishlist, there’s a good chance we’ve built it before.
| Book your Free System Taste Test Before we tailor anything, we need to understand how you work today. A System Taste Test gives you:
Perfect for anyone wanting a cleaner, smarter, more automated Bullhorn in 2026. |