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When faced with candidate selection, we want to hire someone who is “just right.” Which leads to the question: What is the fastest, most effective way to find candidates who are just right?
We also have to ask: Is it possible to have too many candidates for a position? And how many are too few?
Headlines scream at us to face the facts.
In a recent article by?Finances Online, 42% of companies say one of their biggest priorities is investing in tools that help to speed up?hiring. Meanwhile, a?G2 article?tells us that companies lose as many as 89% of potential candidates due to a prolonged screening process.
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Successful recruiting is about finding the right message at the right time. Even subtle changes to your recruiting materials can attract a different crowd of applicants and help you improve the quality and depth of your talent pool.?
Today, the best employees are looking for businesses that advertise themselves as employee-centric and supportive. Most people want to work for businesses that can improve their work-life balance and value social well-being.?
As a recruiter, you can take advantage of this trend by focusing on social well-being and balance during the recruiting process.?
Today’s modern workforce includes four primary generations— Gen Zs, Millennials, Gen Xers, and Boomers.?The multigenerational workforce is one of the four main trends shaping talent acquisition in the coming years and a key factor to the success of a company, according to a?LinkedIn report.?Each generation has subtle differences in communication style and interpretation, work-life harmony, life goals and work productivity, among other aspects of work. These differences generally make each generation approach job hunting differently.
Regardless of the subtle differences, recruiting strategies should be designed to attract candidates where they are in life and tailored to their unique preferences for job hunting. Employers who want to maintain, build and attract a multigenerational workforce need to understand their audience, the best messaging and medium for recruiting.