Security

Enterprise-grade security and data protection

Ensuring the safety of your organisational and candidate data is our highest priority. That’s why Sova follows the strictest security and risk management standards in the industry, achieved by maintaining key certifications, continuously updating our IT infrastructure, and undergoing regular third-party audits.

Trusted by talent acquisition teams in leading enterprises
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Vodafone
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Compliance

Global standards, local compliance

Sova adheres to the highest global compliance standards to ensure the security and privacy of both your data and your candidates' data. We undergo annual third-party audits to maintain continuous compliance with these standards, giving you peace of mind that your data is always protected.
ISO 27001: Information Security Management System
SOC 2 Type II: Security, Availability, and Confidentiality
CyberEssentials Plus
GDPR & CCPA
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Platform Security
Platform Security

Designed to keep your data safe and secure

The Sova platform has been built with advanced security features to keep yours and your candidate's data safe and secure.
Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA)
Single Sign On (SSO) via SAML2 and OAuth2 for admin users, candidates and assessors
Custom Password Policies - aligned to your organisation's security policies
Role-based access controls
Data Privacy

Compliant with data privacy requirements

Sova ensures compliance with data privacy requirements through various built-in features and tools designed to support your data privacy duties.
Data Anonymisation - aligned to your organisation's GDPR policies
GDPR / CCPA compliance
Custom data retention and deletion rules
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Reliability
Reliability

A secure, scalable, and reliable data infrastructure

Sova offers a secure and scalable data infrastructure using a fully AWS-hosted environment. Our architecture features AWS EKS-based micro services with auto-scaling for optimal performance.

We maintain a resilient infrastructure through a multi-zone AWS EKS cluster, daily backups, and strategic database placement for quick recovery. Our business continuity plan and incident response processes further enhance our ability to ensure high availability and reliability.
Results

Delivering results talent acquisition teams and candidates love ❤️

5x
Increase in hiring accuracy
50%
Reduction in hiring costs
97%
Candidate satisfaction rate
90%
Reduction in admin time

Feedback on the recruitment journey has been really, really, positive. Candidates feel more connected to Vodafone. The online assessment also sets them up for success at the assessment centre

Aidan McCarthy
Head of Workplace & Talent Acquisition

The Sova team have been professional, efficient and responsive. They applied their collective psychometric and digital expertise to understand what we needed and shape the right solution to meet our objectives.

Heather Byass
Heather Byass
Talent Assessment Manager

The virtual assessment events allowed us to assess candidates across the UK, expanding our reach. It’s really helped us assess talent from different locations across the country.

Hannah Middleditch
Hannah Middleditch
Strategic Resourcing Manager
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Sova is now an integral part of our volume hiring process and provides candidates with a far superior experience. The feedback from candidates is invaluable and we continue to work closely with Sova to enhance our processes for the future.

Helen Williams
Helen Williams
Talent Acquisition Manager
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Since hiring through Sova I have found our overall talent acquisition process has really improved, especially when it comes to interviewing and reviewing interviews for candidates going through the process.

Matt Godwin
Matt Godwin
Regional Director - UK
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