40%
“The switch to Gem resulted in immediate time and cost savings of 40%.”
As published on gem.com, June 2026. Captured by usedby on Oct 6, 2026.
What happened
Excelity, a small federal-government IT contractor, moved from SmartRecruiters to Gem's ATS, which combines sourcing, CRM and applicant tracking in one system. The switch gave its recruiting team a single place to manage candidates and run full-funnel reporting.
Summary written by usedby from the source page, in English. The figures are those of Gem and Excelity, not ours.
The switch to Gem resulted in immediate time and cost savings of 40%. Processes became more efficient, with essential functions requiring fewer steps.
When we switched to Gem ATS, it was user-friendly and concise. It felt like switching from Windows to Apple.
What the story claims, and what we checked
We compared the story with its live page on Oct 6, 2026.
- The figure: 40%CheckedPrinted word for word on the page, near the name of Excelity.
- The passage quoted aboveCheckedCopied word for word from the page, near the name of Excelity.
- The publication dateCheckedRead from the page’s own metadata, never guessed.
- Excelity uses GemCheckedConfirmed line. Latest check across sources: Oct 6, 2026.
- The result itselfNot checkedWe quote it; we did not measure it.




