As an employer it’s easy to get bogged down in your own internal recruitment processes, challenges and internal politics. Quite frankly though, you will lose the best candidates to your competitors if you annoy job hunters during their search. We’ve reached out to a few job hunters to highlight what they dislike most when applying for jobs directly with employers, and most importantly, how they see that the process could be improved. Take note of what active job hunters want from you as an employer, the comments below are very sensible ways of working. We’ll be continually adding to this list as a reference for employers like yourself.
Ask Candidates to Perform Tasks After an Initial Telephone Interview
@TendoJobs making applicants do tasks before speaking/meeting isn’t a good idea. the jobseeker spends time on a task, only to discover 1/2
— Zara Knox (@ZaraKnoxUK) August 10, 2016
@TendoJobs later that experience, mindset or cultural fit don’t match up. A telephone interview or face to face should always come first.2/2
— Zara Knox (@ZaraKnoxUK) August 10, 2016
Acknowledge Job Applications from Candidates
@TendoJobs if the places I applied for aknowledged my application & connected with me quickly!
— Rebecca (@BexoAlex) May 20, 2016
P.S. The technology powering Tendo Jobs does this automatically for you as an employer and it’s super simple to invite candidates to interview or inform them that they aren’t suitable.
List Details About What The Job Entails and Be Specific
@TendoJobs @brainchild129 One where the job duties I’ve listed are in line with what they are looking for.
— Edward Sizemore (@edsizemore) May 21, 2016
Summary
Make job hunters happy and you will recruit the best candidates within your organisation!