Treating Candidates With Respect PDF

1. Recruiting Social Series:
Treating Candidates with Respect
April 24, 2013

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3. Paula Santonocito
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Presented!By:
Chris Forman
CEO
StartDate Labs
JasonWarner
Founder
Recruiting Dash

5. 50
Applicants.+

6. 8
Phone+screens.+

7. 3
Finalists.+

8. 1
Hire.+

9. 4900
Rejec5ons+for+every+100+hires.+

10. 25.6
‘Work+weeks’+applicants+spend+applying+to+
100+of+your+jobs.+

11. 100
Percentage+of+people+who+think+job+search+$^%^.+

12. How+candidates+feel.+

13. They+feel+less+valued+than+a+toaster.+

14. And+now+they+can+vent.+

15. What+the+research+says.+
StartWire!Job!Seeker!Survey!!
Respondents:+Ac5ve+Job+Seekers+
Size:+2,200+
Candidate!Experience!Award!Survey!
Respondents:+Ac5ve+Job+Seekers+
Size:+11,000+

16. “9+out+of+10+job+seekers+are+significantly+
more+likely+to+apply+for+a+job+if+they+
know+they+will+get+a+response.”+
70%+of+employers+provide+status+updates+through+their+ATS.+Promo5ng+
this+fact+and+highligh5ng+it+in+your+job+ads+will+drama5cally+increases+click+
and+apply+rates.++

17. “Job+seekers+feel+‘significantly+beTer’+if+
they+receive+a+clear+explana5on+of+the+
applica5on+process+and+an+expecta5on+
of+when+they+will+be+contacted.”+
Simple,+easyVtoVdevelop+‘boilerplate’+that+explains+a+companies+
recrui5ng+process,+historic+5meVtoVfill,+and+ini5al+contact+
expecta5ons+for+a+successful+candidates+can+be+linked+to+each+
pos5ng.+

18. “91%+of+job+seekers+report+
followingVup+on+their+applica5ons+
by+phone,+email,+or+both.”+
Promote+a+‘followVup’+protocol…even+if+it’s+automated…to+
focus+job+seeker+ac5vity.+

19. ?

20. Bad+for+business.+
70%+of+job+seekers+report+that+they+are+significantly+less+likely+
to+buy+or+use+a+service+from+a+company+that+doesn’t+respond+
to+their+employment+applica5on.++

21. Given all that, why does candidate
experience suck?
(there are two big reasons)

22. A+simple+truth:!we+are+only+able+to+op5mize+for+2+out+of+3.+
What!typically!gets!compromised?!
Corporate+recrui5ng+is+a+pyramid+scheme++
Quality+
Speed+ Cost+
TIME TO FILL
PERFECT CANDIDATE
but also QUALITY OF PROCESS OR
CANDIDATE EXPERIENCE
BUDGET

23. Brand!
Customer!Sa@sfac@on!
Candidate!Experience!
Profit!&!Loss!
Budget!
Time!
Promo@on!
Shareholder!sa@sfac@on!
Short!Term! Long!
Term!
Most+corporate+incen5ves+drive+shortVterm+objec5ves+

24. Leaders* make the call on short
term and long term tradeoffs for
their organizations.
*+This+means+you+

25. What+do+we+do+about+it?+
Quality!
Speed! Cost!
Effec@ve! Common!Strategies!
?+ Complain+
?+ Ignore+the+problem+
?+ Ask+for+more+budget+or+headcount+
?+ Preach+the+importance+
?+ Bring+bad+data,+poor+measurements+
?+ RFS:++Run+Faster+Strategy+
?+ Benchmarking+
Short!
Term!
Long!

26. Top+10+things+you+can+do+
Quality!
Speed! Cost!
Tac@cs! Details!
Implement!measurements! What+gets+measured,+gets+done…+
Highlight!failures! Transparency+is+good+
Choose!a!pet!project! BeTer+yet,+have+each+member+of+your+staff+choose+a+pet+
project+
Pay!aMen@on!to!the!small!things! Most+people+don’t+do+this+
Tie!results!to!P&L! Profits+or+losses+
Nail!the!basics! You+and+the+team+don’t+get+paid+to+suck+
Fix!your!career!site! Most+are+not+even+close+to+good+
Fix!your!job!applica@on! Go+out+and+apply.++Today.+++Seriously.+
Fix!your!process!and!protocols! Define+the+expecta5ons+
Find!Five!(F5)! 50+impressions,+find+5+
Short!
Term!
Long!“Great+things+are+done+by+a+series+
of+small+things+brought+together”+
V+Vincent+Van+Gogh++

27. And+here+are+10+more…+
Tac@cs! Details!
Create!a!sound!bite! Words+maTer;+you+provide+the+words+
Market!the!ini@a@ve! Mindshare+
SME!on!candidate!experience! Google+Alert+
Iden@fy!your!advocates! Great+minds+think+alike+
Find!a!sponsor! If+you+can’t+find+a+sponsor+it+may+not+maTer+
Whose!job!it!is!to!care?! There+is+one+person+in+your+org+who+cares+the+most+about+
brand.++Do+you+know+who+it+is?+
Implement!a!Candidate!Bill!of!
Rights!
Big.++Visible.++Signatures+
Copycat! Find+others+
Follow!the!talent!shortage!trend! Read+the+Global+Talent+Risks+Report+from+the+World+
Economic+Forum+
Choose!to!Lead! It’s+the+hallmark+of+greatness+
Bonus!Content!

28. Never+doubt+that+a+small+group+of+
thoughiul,+concerned+ci5zens+can+change+
world.+Indeed+it+is+the+only+thing+that+ever+
has.+—Margaret+Mead

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Presented!By:
Chris Forman
CEO
StartDate Labs
JasonWarner
Founder
Recruiting Dash

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