Nutshell Consulting, started by Philip Fredholm and Johan Pantzar, began as a small interim consulting agency, focusing on finance jobs in Sweden.
As interim consultants, they saw many companies charging high fees and believed they could deliver better service at a fairer price.
So, they started by hiring senior accountants and placing them on assignments, but soon realized manual management wouldn’t support growth while working full-time.
3 major recruitment challenges of Nutshell Consulting
Nutshell Consulting faced three main hiring challenges as a small but growing agency:
1. Fragmented workflows
Managing interim assignments, candidates, and client outreach across spreadsheets and separate hiring tools caused data silos and wasted hours each week.
Without one unified system, candidates were lost, and a lack of pipeline visibility slowed growth.
2. Brand consistency and candidate experience
Manual, scattered job postings made it hard to create a cohesive, branded career page.
Candidates often saw inconsistent messaging, which hurt trust and engagement.
3. Scalability without added overhead
Hiring more staff to handle admin tasks would raise costs and cut into margins—something the founders wanted to avoid. They needed an affordable solution that combined ATS + CRM and branded career pages.
“So, we needed an all-in-one, user-friendly system at an affordable cost. Recruit CRM stood out because it balanced functionality with simplicity, giving us everything we needed.”
How did Recruit CRM solve Nutshell Consulting’s hiring problems?
Nutshell Consulting explored several recruitment platforms but ultimately selected Recruit CRM because it offered the perfect mix of powerful features, ease of use, and pricing suited to a small agency’s budget.
1. All-in-one ATS & CRM
Recruit CRM consolidated all candidate and client information into a single, easy-to-navigate dashboard.
This eliminated the need for juggling multiple spreadsheets or tools.
The platform’s Kanban views made pipeline management visual and intuitive, helping the team track progress without confusion.
Built-in automation handled routine tasks like sending emails, updating statuses, and scheduling interview reminders—saving valuable time.
2. Chrome extension for linkedin sourcing
Nutshell Consulting installed Recruit CRM’s Chrome extension to streamline sourcing.
With one click, candidate profiles from LinkedIn could be imported directly into their ATS, removing the tedious step of manual copy-pasting.
This drastically cut down the time spent gathering candidate information.
3. Recruit Craft for building career pages
To improve candidate experience and brand consistency, Nutshell worked with the Recruit Craft team to build a fully branded career page that perfectly matched their website’s look and feel.
This career page was seamlessly integrated into Recruit CRM, so every application automatically entered the system without manual uploads.
Custom templates featured clear visual badges (fixed-value fields) and detailed free-text descriptions on job cards, helping candidates quickly understand role requirements and self-assess their fit before applying.
“Recruit Craft gave us a polished, on-brand career site without hiring a designer. Now, our job cards have clear badges and descriptions, so candidates know upfront if it’s the right fit.”
Impact of Recruit CRM on Nutshell Consulting
1. 50% reduction in publishing time
Before: The agency spent about half a day publishing a new job, manually building templates, posting on multiple job boards, and consolidating applications across spreadsheets.
After: They now complete the entire process, from creating the role in Recruit Craft to receiving applications in the ATS, in less than one hour, cutting publishing time by 50%.
2. Improved candidate engagement
Custom badges and clear role descriptions on their career pages attracted more qualified applicants. This reduced unfit candidate submissions massively.
Candidates spent less time sending clarifying emails and more time applying through the branded portal.
3. Streamlined sourcing
Recruit CRM’s Chrome extension for LinkedIn sourcing significantly cut the time they spent entering candidate data.
Automation features, like instant “thank you for applying” emails, enhanced the candidate experience even further.
4. Scalable growth with minimal overhead
By combining ATS, CRM, and career pages into one platform, Nutshell avoided hiring additional back-office staff.
They grew from just founders to ten interim consultants while keeping operations lean and focusing more on client relationships than manual administrative tasks.
“Recruit Craft cut down the time we spend on publishing and managing applications by at least 50%. We went from spending half a day to publish a new role to less than an hour, so it’s a really efficient workflow.”
You, too, must experience this growth that over 1000 recruitment agencies are already experiencing with Recruit CRM.
