For many companies, hiring for a new job seems to take approximately forever. That's probably because the process goes something like this:

After you post a job opening online, dozens or even hundreds of applications begin pouring in. Most of the applicants don't come close to being qualified for the position. Still, you need to spend at least a few minutes reviewing each applicant's resume and cover letter to find out.

You narrow down the field, trading emails with colleagues who also spend hours reviewing the candidates. Emails fly back and forth between you, your staff, and the applicants as you compare calendars and schedule rounds of interviews.

Finally, the job offer is made and accepted. And now begins another long process, one that involves sending and collecting paperwork, scheduling and conducting training sessions, and other tedious onboarding tasks.

If Virtuance, a Denver-based real estate photography company, followed this type of process, co-founder and CEO Jeff Corn estimates that hiring and training could involve the work of 10 staff members.

Instead, the company screened 893 photographer applicants over the past year-hiring 52 of them-with a single full-time employee. The same staffer also managed to facilitate their month-long training program, all while managing the daily work of the company's 100 photographers.

How? That staff member wasn't alone in overseeing the process: Automation software took care of much of the work. Here's a look at how Virtuance leveraged Infusionsoft by Keap to automate the hiring process and grow the business.

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