To win the ‘
War for Talent’, it is must to offer the best candidate experience. The current market is candidate driven. That simply means you don’t pick talent. The talent picks you. This raised the importance of improving candidates’ overall experience.
By overall experience, I mean the candidate’s complete journey. That is from applying for a particular job to the final joining. The experience candidates are getting during this journey matters a lot.
Don’t forget, the way recruiters used to hire has been completely changed. It is a digital age and the technology is playing a vital role in driving the best talent for organizations. The
recruitment software and tools are helping recruiters in driving data, screening and assessing candidates, and even in scheduling the interviews.
One thing is for sure, you have to keep the pace with the modern day recruitment strategies in order to improve the candidates’ experience.
Don’t worry read on and know how and what are some damn sure ways that improves experience of the candidates.
Tip #1: Start with a perfect job-description:
It is the very first-stage of interaction between the candidate and the company. Therefore, it is crucial to have a clear and perfect job description. The description must include the job title, roles and responsibilities, salary range, and other perks.
Check out the Glassdoor’s job description to get an idea about the perfect way to highlight the job description.
Tip #2: Have a world class Career web page
According to a study,
89 percent of candidates agreed that employer’s career web page is very crucial in getting the key information that leads to a perfect experience.
Friends! 89 percent is not a small number. Here are some points you need to keep in mind while optimizing your career web page.
- Include work culture photos to showcase the real working experience in your organization.
- Must add a search function.
- Optimize it to mobile.
- Don’t forget to add CTA (call to action) button at an appropriate place.
- Integrate your ATS for better results.
Tip #3: Keep the registration form short
Do you know
60 percent of positive candidates quit the site while filling online job application? The reason- long and complex job application.
So, keep it short as much you can. Ask things that you really needed. Progressive profiling is an interesting solution here.
Tip #4: Value candidates’ time
Bitter truth- Top talent stay in the job market not more than 10 days. (
LinkedIn survey)
This shows how important is to improve the response time. Be responsive and make sure to reply all the queries of the candidates. Try to minimize the time frame within 5 days.
Tip #5: Communicate, communicate, and communicate
Communication is the key to success. Lack of proper communication is one of the most major reasons of frustration for candidates while job search. Regular communication can have a positive effects on overall experience of the candidates.
Candidates’ experience is the present, past and future of overall perception of your organization’s recruiting process for the candidates. It is the outcome of attitudes, behaviours, and feelings they experience during the whole recruiting process.
Follow the tips and win the game of ‘War of Talent’ by hiring the best. All the best my recruiting friends. Keep hiring!
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