Clashmore Recruitment / BG-Demo – Onboarding
Callcompleted
Clashmore Recruitment · 20 Oct 2025 14:30
Clashmore is a month into Starter onboarding. The call agreed connector order, owners and a small first group of consultants. The recruitment connector awaits an IT approval.
What was said
What this says
As at Fri 9 Oct 2026Clashmore is a month into Starter onboarding. The call agreed connector order, owners and a small first group of consultants. The recruitment connector awaits an IT approval.
What happened: Hamza Akhtar walked Deirdre Barry and Aisling Kiely through the plan. Recruitment system first, then accounting, with mailboxes as the usual third and the fourth left open.
Customer view: Deirdre wants consultants to see a client's invoices beside open roles, because they keep ringing her to ask if a client has paid. She prefers a few consultants happy first.
Commercial: Starter allows four connectors and fifteen users, and Deirdre said fifteen is plenty. The accounting connector delivers the invoice view she wants.
Watch: The recruitment connector needs an IT approval, mailbox permissions are undecided and duplicate client records need cleaning first.
Themes
As at Fri 9 Oct 2026Theme
Starter onboarding connector plan
Importance
neutral
Sentiment
positive
Voice
champion
Who was there
BG-Demo
CRMmade from
Them
CRMmade from
Follow-up
Next steps
As at Fri 9 Oct 2026- Aisling Kiely to ask her IT colleague about the approval today and tell Hamza Akhtar once done.
- Hamza Akhtar to send the onboarding checklist, including the mailbox permissions question.
- Deirdre Barry to choose three consultants for the first group.
Risks
As at Fri 9 Oct 2026- The recruitment connector cannot be switched on until an IT colleague approves a permissions setting.
- Duplicate client records in the recruitment system could undermine early answers if not cleaned first.
- Mailbox visibility between consultants is undecided and could delay the third connector.
Opportunities
As at Fri 9 Oct 2026- The accounting connector would put invoices beside roles and placements, which Deirdre said would save hours.
- A small first group of consultants could spread use by word of mouth.
Transcript
Deirdre BarryHello, hello. Can you hear me alright?
Hamza AkhtarLoud and clear. Afternoon, Deirdre. Is Aisling with us?
Aisling KielyI'm here, sorry, just sorting my headphones. Afternoon, both.- Deirdre BarryGrand. Quick one before we start. One of the consultants asked me this morning whether she'd see a client's invoices on the same page as their open roles. I said I'd ask you.
- Hamza AkhtarGood question, and honestly that's the whole point of what we're setting up. Short answer is yes, once the accounting connector is live. Roles, placements and invoices, all against the one client.
- Deirdre BarryGrand, that'd save us hours. They're forever ringing me to ask if a client has paid before they pick up the phone.
- Hamza AkhtarRight. So what I'd like to do today is walk through the plan, agree who owns what, and leave with the first connector ready to switch on. Does that suit?
- Aisling KielyThat suits. I've been in the workspace a few times already, mostly just looking around. I wasn't sure what I was allowed to break.
- Hamza AkhtarNothing you can't undo, don't worry. Now, you're on Starter, so that's four connectors and fifteen users. You signed on 18 Sep 2025, so we're about a month in and nothing is rushed.
- Deirdre BarryFifteen is plenty for us. We won't have everyone on at the start, mind. I'd rather get a few consultants happy first.
- Hamza AkhtarThat's the sensible way. A small group, they ask real questions, they tell the others. So the four connectors. My suggestion is the recruitment system first, because that's where the roles and placements live. Then the accounting system for invoices.
- Aisling KielyAnd the other two?
- Hamza AkhtarThat's partly your call. Mailboxes would be the usual third, so the consultants can see the thread history on a client. The fourth we can leave open for now and decide once we see what people ask.
- Deirdre BarryMailboxes, yes. Nothing lost in inboxes, that's what I keep saying. Can the consultants see that, though, if it's another consultant's emails?
- Hamza AkhtarGood one. That depends on how we set the permissions, and it's worth deciding on purpose rather than by accident. I'd say we come back to it once the recruitment system is in.
- Deirdre BarryFair. Aisling, you'll need to note that down.
- Aisling KielyNoted. Permissions on mailboxes, who sees whose.
- Hamza AkhtarBrilliant. So for the recruitment system I'll need an admin login for the connector. Aisling, that's you, I'd assume?
- Aisling KielyIt would be me, yes. Though there's a setting that needs someone in IT to approve, I think. We had a thing last time we connected something.
- Hamza AkhtarOkay. Do you know who that would be?
- Aisling KielyA colleague in IT, he looks after the app permissions. I can ask him today.
- Deirdre BarryTell him it's urgent, he'll move faster.
- Aisling KielyI'll tell him it's polite but urgent.
- Hamza AkhtarPerfect. While you're doing that, I'll share my screen and show you what the connector settings look like, so it's not a surprise when you get there.
- Hamza AkhtarSo this is the connector page. You can see the list of sources on the left, and each one has a status. Green is loading, amber means it's waiting on something, red means it's stopped.
- Aisling KielyMm. And what would make it go red?
- Hamza AkhtarUsually somebody changed a login or renamed a field in the source system. It's rarely the brain itself. You'll get a note, and so will we.
- Deirdre BarryRight. And that's the ticket Aisling raised last week, isn't it? The login one.
- Aisling KielyYes, that was me. It was a password I'd typed wrong, if I'm honest. Your support team were very kind about it.
- Hamza AkhtarHa, that's what they're there for. And the other one was marked high priority, I think, because it said nothing would load. Easy to do on day one.
- Aisling KielyThat's the one. I panicked a bit.
- Deirdre BarryNobody's judging. Right, what's the next bit?
- Hamza AkhtarNext is what I'd call the first-week picture. Once the recruitment system is connected, the brain does a first load, then refreshes overnight. The nightly refresh finishes by 07:00 your time on business days, so consultants see yesterday's changes with their coffee.
- Deirdre BarryGrand. They'll like that. Some of them come in at seven.
- Hamza AkhtarThen it'll be ready for them. Now, the other thing I want to agree is who owns what on your side. Deirdre, you're the champion. Aisling, you're the admin. Is there anyone who should be the point of contact if something looks wrong in the data?
- Deirdre BarryAisling first. Then me. I'd not have it landing on a consultant, they'd just ignore it.
- Aisling KielyThat's fine by me. I'm in the recruitment system most days anyway, so I'd notice before anyone.
- Hamza AkhtarGood. I'll write that into the onboarding checklist. And one more thing, the clean records point. Deirdre, you mentioned that before.
- Deirdre BarryI did. We've got clients entered two or three different ways. Same company, different spelling. It drives me demented.
- Hamza AkhtarThat's very common. The brain will show you the duplicates, which helps, but the fix is in the recruitment system. Aisling, you might want to set aside some time for that. Not before the connector, but before the consultants start.
- Aisling KielyI can do a pass on the main clients. The big ones first.
- Deirdre BarryPharma first. They're the ones the consultants ring most.
- Hamza AkhtarSensible. Right, so to sum up. Aisling asks your IT colleague about the approval today. Once that's done, tell me and we'll switch on the recruitment connector together. I'll send the checklist after this call, with the permissions question on it.
- Deirdre BarryAnd I'll pick three consultants for the first group. I'll have names for you next time.
- Aisling KielyI'll message you as soon as IT come back.
- Hamza AkhtarLovely. Anything else before we go? Any other questions from the consultants?
- Deirdre BarryOnly the one I started with, and you've answered that. Thanks a million, both. Talk soon.
- Hamza AkhtarSpeak soon. Cheers, both.
- Aisling KielyBye now.
Callsmade from