Career site job search is vital. Did you know that some candidates leave your company career site if there is no job search at all? And if you have a career site job search already, it better be good. Tech-savvy candidates want the job search experience to be as quick and relevant as the searches… Read more »
Posts Tagged:Job Search
Creating a New Company Career Site: The Definitive Guide
It’s no secret that your company career site is one of the most important elements of your recruiting strategy. In fact, it’s a culmination of many initiatives: candidate experience, employer branding, recruitment marketing, diversity and inclusion. Bottom line? If you want to attract, engage and convert more candidates, optimizing your company career site is a… Read more »
[INFOGRAPHIC] 5 Key Elements of Your “Digital” Candidate Experience
The Digital Candidate Experience is an integral part of recruiting and talent acquisition. You might recall 5 Key Steps Of Your “Digital” Candidate Experience we published a while back. We decided to make an infographic for easy readability and quick reference. You can download the infographic HERE. Why I Made This There are many aspects of the candidate experience… Read more »
10 Company Career Page Ideas To Consider in 2018
Here are some company career page ideas that stood out to me recently. Enjoy! 1. Career Site-Wide Chatbot A timely (if not immediate) response is key to keeping candidates engaged on your company career site. If a candidate is asking questions that means they’re interested. You don’t have to send them to a contact us… Read more »
5 Key Steps Of Your “Digital” Candidate Experience
When you think candidate experience, I bet you think “post-apply” process like interviews and follow-ups. But what about the “digital” or “pre-apply” candidate experience? Here are 5 steps of your “digital” or “pre-apply” candidate experience and the purpose they serve: 1. Company Career Page Company career pages should be focused on attracting and engaging. Check… Read more »
The Top 10 Problems TA Leaders Tell Me About
My job is awesome. I chat with talent acquisition leaders most of the day, and then I work with the Ongig team to create software to (hopefully) solve those problems! About a year ago, I started a spreadsheet of the problems TA leaders shared with me. I decided to now share them with you —… Read more »
Beware of These “False Positives” When Candidates Search Your Career Site
Most company career sites have crappy job search capabilities (see Company Career Site Job Search is Likely Dead). And crappy job search = crappy candidate experience. Some of you have told me you sometimes can’t even find your own open reqs on your career site! Ouch! But you might not know about another problem: how… Read more »
Using Multiple ATS’s Doesn’t Have to Hurt Your Candidate Experience
If you’re using multiple applicant tracking systems, it likely hurts your pre-apply candidate experience for your company career site. It might force candidates down a path before they even know which path is right for them. For example, I know one major financial company who has 12 applicant tracking systems across 12 countries. I know… Read more »
5 Ways to Provide a “One-Click” Candidate Experience
Us consumers are now very used to a “one-click world.” Shouldn’t we treat candidates the same? As consumers, we go on Amazon and do a “one-click check-out”. We go to Google, type a word or phrase…and voila…we get great results. I wake up and click my iPhone and ask for the weather. Heck, my father-in-law… Read more »
Your Company Career Site Job Search is Dead
How would you like 70%+ more quality candidates surfing around your career site? If yes, you’re going to want to read on! On Oct. 12th, As I strode over from the old-fashioned MGM Grand hotel (where I was staying) to the tony Venetian Resort on the Vegas Strip, I was more than a bit nervous…. Read more »
Top Job Search Channels: The Disconnect Between Employers and Job Seekers
There’s a big disconnect between what candidates and employers think is important, according to the Hinge Research Institute’s Employer Branding Study, a survey of 800+ professionals. They split up the audience into 2 camps: Talent-Evaluators (aka Employers): Professionals involved in their firm’s recruiting and hiring process. This group responded to questions about how they search for and… Read more »
Negative Digital Candidate Experience Looks Like This…
If you ever feel like your job pages or employer branding are sub-par, don’t fret — just have a quick look at this: I came across a major healthcare employer (500+ job openings!) and found 2 shocking things. FYI –Mom and dad taught me not to kick someone when they’re down, so I’m keeping the name of this employer… Read more »
Brookdale’s Amazing New Company Career Site
The senior living leader Brookdale had redone its company career site and its chock full of inspiration and best practices. The career home page starts strong with an effective image and sub-headline. Next up: They use a favorite approach of the best career sites: they show the recruiters and provide their email addresses. Remind me:… Read more »
5 Signs Your Applicant Tracking System Is Killing Your Recruiting
Believe it or not applicant tracking systems can hurt your potential for attracting and recruiting. Here are 5 signs: 1. The “Back” Button Doesn’t Work on Your ATS While performing a job search if you want to go back and press the “back” button you will get an error page like the one below. We’ve seen this… Read more »
5 Mistakes Your Job Search Page Might Make to Damage Your Brand
Your company career site job search page is a vital component of the candidate experience. However, many job search pages make some common mistakes. I ran across one employer recently, Ideal Industries, whose job search page had 5 things they could fix to improve candidate experience (and increase pipeline/traffic). I don’t mean to pick on Ideal Industries: they… Read more »
