How CCS Staffing is saving $1,640,000/year using Whippy’s AI Agents

$1.64M

Saved Recruiting Costs

96%

Decreased Interview Costs

Automated Recruiter Capacity

Overview

Rich Hughes, VP of Operations & Staffing at CCS Construction Staffing, spent over a year researching AI partners—talking to 15+ vendors—to find one that could truly integrate into their recruiting workflow. His criteria were simple but critical:

The solution must work with CCS’s existing processes.
It must go beyond just applicant screening.

After partnering with Whippy, CCS replaced its entire sourcing team in under a month, cut applicant screening costs by 96%, and is now using Whippy to expand into onboarding, payroll, and sales. They’re on pace to save $1.64 million annually in salary costs alone—while accelerating growth and improving recruiter productivity.

Why CCS Chose Whippy AI

After evaluating 15 providers, Rich was clear: he didn’t want to overhaul his operations. He needed a platform that could mimic CCS’s top performers, not force new processes.

“We didn’t change our process whatsoever—we just duplicated what our best sourcers were doing. That’s what Whippy made possible.”

Rich Hughes

VP of Operations & Staffing at CCS Construction Staffing

Equally important, CCS was looking for an AI partner that could evolve across the organization—handling more than one task like inbound calls, outbound screening, onboarding, payroll, and eventually sales.

PHASE 1:
Replacing the Sourcing Team — $140K Saved in 30 Days

CCS’s sourcing department, responsible for answering inbound calls and logging candidate info, cost $140,000/year and was plagued by 3-4 month turnover.

In just one month, Whippy took over all inbound sourcing calls. CCS routed their IVR to Whippy’s Voice AI, which answered calls, screened candidates, tagged skill codes, and synced data directly into Bullhorn.

“We cloned what our best sourcer was doing and replaced a high-turnover team with something that never forgets a step. It’s been perfect.”

Outcome:

$140,000/year in savings
100% script compliance and ATS data enrichment
Former sourcers promoted into revenue-generating roles

PHASE 2:
Scaling Applicant Screening — $1.5M in Annual Efficiency Gains

A typical CCS recruiter completes ~80 screenings per month. At $5,000/month fully loaded, that’s $62.50 per screening. With Whippy, CCS is now handling 2,000+ completed screenings per month at just $2.75 each—a 96% cost reduction.

“We’re not just screening faster—we’re also enriching our Bullhorn data so unqualified applicants for Job A are tagged for future Job B.”

Whippy’s AI sends recruiters an auto-email with each qualified candidate’s:

📊 Score

⚖️ Strengths and weaknesses

🗣️ References

💰 Pay expectations

📅 Start date availability

Impact

Recruiters spend less time sorting through unqualified candidates
AI tags skill codes and updates profiles for future searches
2,000+ monthly screenings = capacity of 25 recruiters
Estimated annual value = $1.5M+ in recruiter costs

Where CCS Is Going Next: Onboarding, Payroll, and Sales

CCS is now expanding Whippy across other departments:

Onboarding & Payroll:

Automating the hundreds of weekly calls about paperwork and pay stubs
Answering frequently asked questions in real time
Logging every interaction back into Bullhorn

Sales:

Integrating Whippy with HubSpot to qualify inbound leads
Automating follow-ups and outbound prospecting efforts

“There’s just too much simple work that doesn’t generate revenue. We’re using AI to eliminate that waste across the entire business.”

Final Takeaway

CCS didn’t just implement AI—they reimagined their workforce. By automating repetitive tasks and repurposing talent toward revenue-producing roles, CCS is on pace to save $1.64M/year—without sacrificing candidate experience or recruiter control.