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The High-Volume Hiring Machine Your HCM Can’t Match

When comparing Workday and Cadient, the key difference lies in approach and efficiency. While Workday is an enterprise HCM suite that adds recruiting features inside a broad HR stack,

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What Is Cadient SmartSuite™?

Your ATS Stays. No Rip-and-Replace Required.

Cadient SmartSuite™ delivers a modern, fully managed AI recruiting platform engineered for high volume hiring — with modular rollout, retention-focused intelligence, and weeks-not-months deployment

Feature Comparison

Feature
Cadient SmartSuite™
Workday
Type
Purpose-built AI hiring platform for high volume hiring
Enterprise HCM suite with recruiting add-ons
Frontline-Specific?
Yes — built for multi-location, hourly roles
Generalist — optimized for enterprise HR
Interface Type
Manager-first, mobile-ready, low-lift UX
HR suite UX; broader admin footprint
Primary Audience
Field hiring managers, TA leaders, ops
Corporate HR and HRIS leaders
AI candidate matching
SmartMatch™ surfaces top fits instantl
Included capabilities vary by tenant/config
Automated candidate scoring tools
SmartScore™ unifies every signal into one score
Prioritization available; not a single living score for frontline
AI interview screening software
SmartScreen™ conducts and scores structured screens
Manual/templated interviews; no AI screening
Retention Intelligence
SmartTenure™ predicts 60/90/180-day stay likelihood
No dedicated pre-hire retention predictor
Messaging & Alerts
SmartTexting™ 2-way SMS, templates, triggers
SMS varies by setup/integration
Dashboards & Insights
Real-time hiring health and location roll-ups
Enterprise analytics oriented to HR ops
Compliance
EEO-ready workflows; consistent, structured screens
Enterprise compliance controls inside HCM
Scalability
Cloud-native, designed for multi-location spikes
Scales with broader suite footprint
Deployment Options
product-by-product, go-live in weeks
Suite projects typically longer
Open Ecosystem
Plugs into existing talent acquisition software and HRIS
Best inside the Workday stack
Pricing Model
Modular, transparent, value-based
Enterprise suite licensing

Built for Modern Hiring Teams — Not Monolithic Suites

Multi‑location employers use Cadient SmartSuite™ to eliminate manual screens, inbox chaos, and manager bottlenecks with a scalable, low‑maintenance approach. By streamlining apply‑to‑offer, teams reduce time‑to‑hire, cut early churn, and give field managers one simple score to decide fast. Whether you’re scaling or modernizing legacy processes, Cadient helps you move forward with confidence.

No Rip-and-Replace

Predictable pricing. Fewer tools. Less swivel-chair. Faster path to value.

Built for Frontline Scale

Mobile-first workflows, automated interview scheduling, and candidate screening software that teams actually use.

Lower Total Cost of Hiring

Transparent pricing. Leaner processes. Faster ROI than extending heavy suite modules.

Fully Managed Add-On

Our team handles rollout, tuning, and optimization so your team can stay focused.

A Fully Managed Cadient Rollout

Cadient handles the heavy lifting so your team can focus on hiring the right people, faster. From the first conversation to post-launch optimization, we make sure every SmartSuite™ product delivers measurable impact.

  • SmartSuite™ deployed in the cloud and integrated with your existing talent acquisition software or HRIS
  • Implementation team configures SmartMatch™, SmartScreen™, SmartScore™, SmartTenure™, SmartTexting™, and other product to match your hiring goals.
  • Ongoing tuning, analytics reviews, and best-practice coaching from Cadient experts to keep performance improving
01

Discovery & Requirements

We partner with your team to map hiring workflows, data sources, and success metrics. We identify where AI recruiting and automation have the biggest impact across apply‑to‑onboard.

02

Workflow Design & Configuration

We design structured, compliant workflows, configure automated interview scheduling, and calibrate scoring models across SmartScore™, SmartTenure™, and SmartMatch™ — so every signal counts toward better decisions.

03

Deploy, Monitor & Optimize

We launch SmartSuite™ product, track adoption and performance, and continuously refine based on retention, time‑to‑hire, and candidate‑experience metrics.

Prefer to Keep Your HRIS? We Make It Work Harder

Already invested in Workday, Oracle, or another HCM? Perfect. Cadient SmartSuite™ plugs right in — no rip-and-replace, no messy migrations.

Our implementation team configures AI recruiting product around your existing tech stack, handles integrations, and trains your managers to use the tools in days, not months. You get speed, retention, and automation without the headaches of a full system overhaul.

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