HRMS migration

Migrate from Arcoro to Recruit CRM & ATS

Field-level mapping, validation, and rollback between Arcoro and Recruit CRM & ATS. We move data and schema; workflows are rebuilt natively in Recruit CRM & ATS.

Arcoro logo

Arcoro

Source

Recruit CRM & ATS

Destination

Recruit CRM & ATS logo

Compatibility

73%

8 of 11

objects map 1:1 between Arcoro and Recruit CRM & ATS.

Complexity

BStandard

Timeline

4-8 weeks

Rollback included Accuracy guarantee Field-level validation

Overview

What this migration involves

Moving from Arcoro to Recruit CRM is a platform pivot from construction-focused HRIS with ATS capabilities to a purpose-built ATS and CRM for recruitment agencies. Arcoro's data model centers on Employees, Applicants, time entries tied to job cost codes, and construction certifications; Recruit CRM's model centers on Candidates, Clients (companies with open roles), Jobs, and Placements. These are fundamentally different schemas, so the migration requires a structural object redesign rather than a direct field-to-field copy. We extract Arcoro applicant records and map them to Recruit CRM Candidates, map Arcoro Companies to Recruit CRM Clients, and redesign Arcoro's onboarding task and benefit enrollment data as notes and custom fields on the Candidate record. Time entries tied to job cost codes have no native Recruit CRM equivalent and require a custom-field strategy. We do not migrate Arcoro Workflows, onboarding logic, or payroll processing; we deliver a written inventory of these for the customer's admin to rebuild in Recruit CRM.

Field-level fidelity

Every standard and custom field arrives verified.

Schema-aware mapping

AI proposes the map; you confirm before any record moves.

Relationships preserved

Parent–child, lookups, and ownership stay linked.

Full activity history

Calls, emails, meetings — with original timestamps.

Attachments & notes

Documents, uploads, and inline notes move with the record.

Why teams make this switch

Two sides of the same decision

Leaving

Arcoro logo

Arcoro

What's pushing teams away

  • Recurring bugs and system performance issues frustrate users who report that the platform does not work as advertised and requires constant data manipulation.
  • Setup complexity means getting the system configured correctly the first time is difficult without extensive support, leading to a poor initial experience.
  • Report creation is slow and inflexible — building even basic reports takes too long, and the output is not easily editable.
  • Integration quality is inconsistent — users report that tying all systems together and getting data to sync correctly is unreliable.
  • The job cost structure cannot break down into job, phase, cost code, and cost class, forcing duplicate data entry when integrating with accounting platforms like Foundation.

Choosing

Recruit CRM & ATS logo

Recruit CRM & ATS

What's pulling them in

  • Agencies choose Recruit CRM for its full customizability — pipelines, stages, and fields can be tailored to any recruitment workflow without developer involvement.
  • Small teams value the built-in CRM and ATS combined in one subscription, eliminating the need to purchase and sync separate systems.
  • The Chrome extension for one-click LinkedIn profile collection streamlines candidate sourcing and reduces manual data entry for recruiters.
  • Responsive customer support with fast issue resolution is consistently cited as a reason teams stick with the platform long-term.
  • Automation options including email sequences and workflow triggers allow recruitment agencies to reduce repetitive manual outreach tasks.

Object mapping

How Arcoro objects map to Recruit CRM & ATS

Each row shows how a Arcoro object lands in Recruit CRM & ATS, including any object-level transformations, lookup resolution, or schema-design dependencies.

Typical mapping — final map is confirmed during the sample migration step.

Arcoro

Applicant

maps to

Recruit CRM & ATS

Candidate

1:1
Fully supported

Arcoro ATS applicant records map directly to Recruit CRM Candidate records. We extract the full applicant profile including resume attachments, stage history, sourcing channel, scorecards, and notes. Arcoro applicant stage names are mapped to Recruit CRM pipeline stage values during import. The candidate email address is the primary dedupe key; duplicates are flagged for the customer admin to resolve before final insert.

Arcoro

Company

maps to

Recruit CRM & ATS

Client

1:1
Fully supported

Arcoro Companies map to Recruit CRM Clients. In the construction HR context, Arcoro Companies may represent prime contractors or subcontractors the firm works with; in Recruit CRM, these become Clients with associated open job positions. We preserve the Arcoro company address, contact information, and industry classification as Client fields.

Arcoro

Job Posting (ATS)

maps to

Recruit CRM & ATS

Job

1:1
Fully supported

Arcoro job postings map to Recruit CRM Job records. Job title, description, location, employment type, and salary range migrate directly. Status mapping translates Arcoro posting status (active/paused/closed) to Recruit CRM Job status values. Job-to-Client association is resolved by matching the Arcoro job's associated company to the mapped Recruit CRM Client record.

Arcoro

Employee

maps to

Recruit CRM & ATS

Candidate (hired)

1:many
Fully supported

Arcoro Employee records that represent hired candidates map to Recruit CRM Candidate records with a Placement record linked. We identify the employment relationship by matching Arcoro Employee to the Arcoro Applicant who was hired, preserving hire date, job title, department, employment status, and manager hierarchy. Former employees map as inactive Candidates with a terminated date and status field.

Arcoro

Onboarding Task

maps to

Recruit CRM & ATS

Candidate Note + Checklist (manual rebuild)

lossy
Fully supported

Arcoro onboarding tasks and document checklists do not have a direct Recruit CRM equivalent. We export completed onboarding tasks as time-stamped notes on the Candidate record, preserving the task name, completion date, and assigned owner. The workflow state (active vs. completed) and any conditional logic in onboarding sequences do not migrate and are documented for the customer's admin to rebuild in Recruit CRM's task management system.

Arcoro

Time Entry

maps to

Recruit CRM & ATS

Custom Field on Candidate or Placement

lossy
Fully supported

Recruit CRM does not have a native time entry object. Arcoro time entries tied to job cost codes and pay periods are extracted and mapped to a custom multi-line text or note field on the Candidate or Placement record. We apply a crosswalk table to align Arcoro cost codes with the customer's internal reporting format. Any overtime calculations or pay period summaries are preserved as structured custom fields.

Arcoro

Payroll Record

maps to

Recruit CRM & ATS

Placement Note

1:1
Fully supported

Arcoro payroll history (earnings, deductions, tax withholdings, pay period summaries) has no native Recruit CRM equivalent. We export historical payroll records as read-only notes on the Candidate or Placement record, preserving compensation context and pay period totals. Payroll processing itself does not migrate; the customer configures payroll in their chosen payroll platform post-migration.

Arcoro

Benefit Enrollment

maps to

Recruit CRM & ATS

Candidate Custom Field or Note

1:1
Fully supported

Benefit enrollment records (active plans, coverage levels, election dates) are exported from Arcoro and mapped to custom fields or structured notes on the Candidate record. Plans with no direct Recruit CRM equivalent are flagged in the migration report with a recommendation for the customer to re-enroll in Recruit CRM's benefits module or a third-party benefits administration tool post-migration.

Arcoro

Certification and Training

maps to

Recruit CRM & ATS

Candidate Credential

1:1
Fully supported

Arcoro certification records (issue dates, expiration dates, renewal alerts, credential type) map to Recruit CRM Credential records on the Candidate profile. We preserve expiration dates to enable renewal alert setup in Recruit CRM. OSHA certifications, apprenticeship credentials, and trade licenses that are specific to construction are mapped as credential types the customer can configure in Recruit CRM's credential object.

Arcoro

Custom Field (CoreHR)

maps to

Recruit CRM & ATS

Candidate Custom Field

1:1
Fully supported

Arcoro CoreHR custom fields on Employee and Applicant records are discovered via the export configuration interface, mapped by data type to equivalent Recruit CRM custom fields on the Candidate object. Text fields map to text, numeric fields map to number, date fields map to date, and picklist values map to picklist or multi-select picklist depending on the original field structure. Custom field mapping is validated against a Recruit CRM sandbox before production import.

Arcoro

Attachment and Document

maps to

Recruit CRM & ATS

Candidate Document (via upload)

1:1
Fully supported

Onboarding paperwork, signed agreements, resumes, performance reviews, and other employee documents are exported from Arcoro as file attachments and mapped to the corresponding Candidate record in Recruit CRM. We use Recruit CRM's document upload capability to attach files directly to the candidate profile. Document metadata (upload date, file type, file size) is preserved in a note on the record for audit trail purposes.

Gotchas + challenges

What specifically takes care here

Platform-specific issues from each side, plus the pair-specific challenges that don't show up on either platform's page on its own.

Arcoro logo

Arcoro gotchas

High

API access requires direct contact with Arcoro sales

Medium

No published pricing or tier feature matrix

Medium

Time entry sync delays affect cutover planning

Medium

Job cost code structure incompatibility with Foundation ERP

Low

CoreHR custom exports require prior configuration

Recruit CRM & ATS logo

Recruit CRM & ATS gotchas

High

API rate limits are license-scaled and can throttle bulk migration

Medium

Custom field schemas vary per organization and require field-level mapping

Medium

Files and email attachments require separate extraction and re-upload

Low

Email sequences and automation logic do not transfer between platforms

Pair-specific challenges

  • Arcoro API access requires vendor contact before migration

    The Arcoro BDAPI is not self-service — organizations must contact the Arcoro sales team directly to obtain an API access key, which gates all automated data extraction during migration scoping. Without an API key, we cannot validate migration tooling against the live platform until credentials are provisioned. We engage Arcoro on the customer's behalf early in the discovery phase to request API credentials before the migration window opens.

  • Time entry sync delay affects cutover extraction window

    Multiple Arcoro customer reviews report that time entry data does not sync until the following calendar day, which means the current pay period's time entries are not available for export until 24 hours after the pay period closes. We schedule the migration extraction window to account for this delay and coordinate with the customer's payroll cycle to ensure no time entry records are missed during cutover. Any records entered after the extraction window closes must be re-extracted in a delta run before go-live.

  • Recruit CRM is not a construction HR platform — schema redesign required

    Arcoro is purpose-built for construction workforce management with OSHA compliance tracking, GPS time tracking, job cost codes, and payroll processing as first-class modules. Recruit CRM is an ATS and CRM for recruitment agencies and does not include payroll, construction certifications, ERP integrations, or job cost accounting. The migration is not a direct object copy — it requires a schema redesign that maps construction HR data into a recruitment CRM structure. Time entries, job cost codes, certifications, and benefit enrollments all require a custom field or note strategy in Recruit CRM rather than native object equivalents.

  • CoreHR custom exports must be configured before migration begins

    Arcoro CoreHR does not expose custom fields or non-standard exports through a self-service interface. If the customer's Arcoro instance has no pre-built exports for the objects being migrated, Arcoro support must configure the export configurations first. We include a pre-flight checklist in the migration plan to confirm that all required export configurations are in place at least one week before the migration window, allowing time for Arcoro support to resolve any configuration issues before the cutover begins.

  • Recruit CRM does not migrate onboarding workflows or ATS automation logic

    Recruit CRM's data migration service handles candidate records, client profiles, job postings, and placement history but does not migrate ATS workflows, automation sequences, or onboarding logic as executable code. We deliver a written inventory of every active Arcoro onboarding workflow and ATS automation with its trigger conditions, actions, and recommended Recruit CRM equivalent. The customer's admin rebuilds these in Recruit CRM's workflow builder post-migration. This limitation applies regardless of migration tooling and is a structural difference between the two platforms.

Migration approach

Six steps for a successful Arcoro to Recruit CRM & ATS data migration

  1. Discovery and module audit

    We audit the source Arcoro instance across all licensed modules — CoreHR, ATS, Payroll, Onboarding, and any active ERP integrations. We identify which modules contain candidate, client, job, and placement data that will migrate to Recruit CRM, and which modules (payroll, time tracking, construction certifications) require a custom field or note strategy. We also confirm the API access status and request Arcoro BDAPI credentials if not yet provisioned. The discovery output is a written migration scope document listing every object, its volume, and its mapping strategy.

  2. Schema design and Recruit CRM sandbox setup

    We set up a Recruit CRM sandbox environment and design the destination schema based on the migration scope. This includes configuring the Client and Candidate objects with all standard fields, creating custom fields to receive Arcoro time entries, payroll summaries, benefit enrollment records, and certification data, and mapping Arcoro ATS pipeline stage names to Recruit CRM pipeline stage values. We also configure the credential object for construction certifications and apprenticeship records. Schema validation happens in sandbox before any production import begins.

  3. Custom field crosswalk and export configuration

    We build the field-level crosswalk document mapping every Arcoro CoreHR and ATS field to its Recruit CRM equivalent, including data type transformations, picklist value translations, and custom field creation for any Arcoro field without a direct Recruit CRM counterpart. We coordinate with Arcoro support to confirm that all required export configurations are in place for custom fields, attachments, and benefit enrollment data. If Arcoro exports need to be configured from scratch, we request this at least one week before the migration window to avoid blocking the extraction phase.

  4. Arcoro extraction with sync delay awareness

    We schedule the Arcoro data extraction to account for the platform's next-day time entry sync behavior. The extraction window opens after the current pay period's time entries have been confirmed as available in Arcoro, typically the morning after the pay period closes. We extract candidate records, client profiles, job postings, placement history, certification credentials, onboarding task completion records, and any benefit enrollment data in the same extraction pass. Attachments are exported as a separate file batch and matched to candidate records by record ID.

  5. Sandbox import and reconciliation

    We run a full migration into the Recruit CRM sandbox using production-like data volume. The customer's recruitment operations lead reviews record counts (candidates in, clients in, jobs in, placements in), spot-checks 25-50 candidate profiles against the Arcoro source records for field-level accuracy, and validates that certification dates, resume attachments, and onboarding notes are present and readable. Any field mapping corrections, picklist value mismatches, or custom field naming issues are resolved in the sandbox before production migration begins.

  6. Production migration in dependency order

    We run the production migration in record dependency order: Clients first (as parent records for open jobs), then Candidates (with client association resolved), then Jobs (linked to Clients), then Placements (linked to Candidates and Jobs), then Credentials, then custom field data (time entries, benefit summaries, payroll notes), then document attachments. Each phase emits a row-count reconciliation report before the next phase begins. Time entries are loaded last as structured custom fields after all candidate records are confirmed as present.

  7. Cutover, validation, and automation rebuild handoff

    We freeze Arcoro writes during cutover, run a final delta migration of any records modified during the migration window, then enable Recruit CRM as the system of record. We deliver the onboarding workflow inventory and ATS automation documentation to the customer's admin team with recommended Recruit CRM equivalents. We support a one-week hypercare window where we resolve any data quality issues raised by the recruitment team. We do not rebuild Arcoro onboarding workflows or payroll logic in Recruit CRM within the migration scope; these are documented for the customer's admin to configure or engage a Recruit CRM implementation partner.

Platform deep dives

Context on both ends of the pair

Arcoro logo

Arcoro

Source

Strengths

  • Purpose-built for construction HR with industry-specific compliance tools for OSHA, Davis-Bacon, and apprenticeship requirements.
  • Native integrations with six major construction ERP platforms — Sage, Acumatica, Viewpoint, Foundation, Procore, and CMiC.
  • Mobile GPS-enabled time tracking designed for field workers on distributed job sites.
  • Dedicated customer success managers who understand construction workforce management.
  • Relatively fast implementation timeline of 4–6 weeks with full data migration support.

Weaknesses

  • Feature set is narrower than enterprise HR platforms — lacks the depth of BambooHR, Rippling, or Paylocity in some HR workflows.
  • Report building is slow and inflexible, requiring too many steps for basic edits according to multiple reviewers.
  • Integration quality is inconsistent; sync delays until the following day and unreliable data flow between systems are reported.
  • Customer reviews cite recurring bugs, system performance issues, and data manipulation requirements post-migration.
  • Job cost structure cannot break down into job, phase, cost code, and cost class simultaneously, limiting accounting integration flexibility.
Recruit CRM & ATS logo

Recruit CRM & ATS

Destination

Strengths

  • Fully customizable pipelines, stages, and fields without requiring developer involvement
  • Combines recruitment CRM and ATS in one subscription for staffing agencies and small teams
  • Built-in email sequences and automation reduce manual outreach work
  • Chrome extension enables one-click LinkedIn profile collection directly into the CRM
  • Responsive customer support cited across multiple reviews with fast resolution times

Weaknesses

  • Several features are gated as paid add-ons rather than included in the base subscription
  • Email functionality has been reported as unreliable by multiple users
  • Interface occasionally lags during high-activity periods in large pipelines
  • Pricing is considered higher than comparable recruitment CRMs by some customers
  • Limited native reporting — users request pre-made report exports rather than manual data pulls

Complexity grading

How hard is this migration?

Standard HRMS migration. 1 of 7 objects need a mapping; the rest are 1:1.

B

Overall complexity

Standard migration

Derived from compatibility, mapping clarity, API constraints, and data volume across Arcoro and Recruit CRM & ATS.

  • Object compatibility

    B

    1 of 7 objects need a mapping; the rest are 1:1.

  • Field mapping clarity

    C

    Field mapping is derived from defaults — final spec confirmed during the sample migration.

  • Timeline complexity

    B

    7-object category — typical timelines run 2–7 days end-to-end.

  • API constraints

    B

    Arcoro: Not publicly documented.

  • Data volume sensitivity

    B

    Arcoro doesn't expose a bulk API — REST + parallelization used for high-volume runs.

Estimator

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Most Arcoro to Recruit CRM migrations land between four and eight weeks for organizations with under 10,000 candidate records, a single ATS pipeline, and no complex payroll history to map. Migrations with large onboarding document archives, construction certification records requiring credential object configuration, active payroll history to be read as note records, or a multi-client re-segmentation strategy move to eight to fourteen weeks because of the schema redesign and document migration scope. The Arcoro API key procurement and export configuration phases can add one to two weeks of lead time before the migration window opens.

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