How to Lose a Candidate in 10 Days (And How to Change It)

Every hiring manager has been here: you have an opening and are interviewing applicant after applicant for an open position.

All of a sudden you find them: the perfect candidate.

They have the skills! They’re within budget! Your team loves them!?

And just like that… they’re gone. You’ve?lost?the candidate.

Maybe they took a counteroffer. Maybe they ghosted mid-way through the interview process. Maybe you just don’t know what happened.?

The bad news is that this happens more and more in today’s hyper-competitive hiring economy.

The good news — there are things within your control to change it.?

This article is an excerpt from How to Lose a Candidate in 10 Days (And How to Change It), originally published on?Mondo.com.

Top reasons you’re missing out on the best candidates for a job

1. Your job descriptions are unclear

Bad news: you’re losing candidates you never even met. This is partially because so many companies are hiring for the same roles right now.

And if you’re a candidate? Linkedin’s easy application means candidates apply for 5-10 roles between Zoom calls. Every job blurs together and candidates forget who you are.

If your description doesn’t pop, is overcomplicated, or unclear, you’ll get overlooked.

2. You only use HR to find candidates

Why put all your eggs in one basket? Your HR or Talent team can field organic applicants, but what happens when the first wave of unqualified resumes ends?

HR throws up their hands and says, “We’re doing everything we can!” and 99% of the time all that means is they took the role off your careers page and then reposted it.

Diversify your options.

3. Your interviews are too drawn out

The longer the interview process, the more likely it is for your candidates to lose interest, get frustrated, or accept another offer. To keep your interview process more streamlined, ask yourself the following questions.

• Does every single stakeholder need to talk to that entry-level hire??
• Do you have to wait to move someone forward until your boss’s boss is back from their 2 week Europe vacation? (must be nice…)
• Do 10 people really need to be on that panel interview?
• Does it need to take 3 business days to collect every single person’s feedback??

Time is money! And while you’re waiting around to schedule every step, your competitors have shortened their interview process to 1-2 steps with key stakeholders, and hired the hot-shot candidate who’s in demand and knows it.

Continue reading the full article?to access the last five tips and explore some of the challenges companies face going remote.

• Original Article:?How to Lose a Candidate in 10 Days (And How to Change It)

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