Next month (August 2009) online recruiting will have been around for 17 years, but are we any better off today than we were back then?
Resume inundation and candidate management are difficult tasks to manage, even with the most-robust ATS or CRM systems, and the sharpest recruiters.
But, as best-laid plans often go, the more systems and processes companies put in place to handle applicant/candidate flow, often the very goal of those systems gets lost:
“Attracting and engaging top candidates, keeping them aware and informed of opportunities, and then hiring them into the …

What if you could have candidates read every word of your post or email?
Think about this for a minute…what percent of your postings are actually read from top to bottom?
What percent of your content on social networks, user groups, forums, or other areas are actually read from the first word to the last?
What percent of your candidates brush you off or seem disinterested on phone calls or physical meetings?
I am assuming most of you can’t answer that and if you can I am willing to bet your answer will be, …