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For Recruiter to meet Candidate, there are Millions of people working… & Billions being spent. How can technology help reduce the pains in Recruitment. Let us discuss various options to help Recruiters & Candidates reach other more easily.

The Big Disconnect in Recruitment Ecosystem follow this blog post

Task repetition, Receiving Resume through Email, Managing Resume in Excel and Outlook folders, communicating to multiple stake holders in Sourcing value chain, Job posting in various Jobsites, Searching for Passive & apt Candidates are the order of the day for Recruiters. They have to cope up with all these problems and still ensure 'On time Delivery' of quality candidates. Since Recruiting is considered a cost center, they also have a constant pressure to reduce cost.

All these results in low productivity & morale of Resourcing Team in Corporate India

Thankless Job - say Recruiters

Candidates too are no happier. They have to post resume in Jobsites, respond to Newspaper advertisements and wait. If they are lucky, they may be called for Interview. If the call doesn't come in, they have to move on with life. This is rather frustrating for them.

Today, in Web 2.0 world, Candidates are Tech Savvy, Intuitive and Result sensitive. With opportunities from across the Globe available to them, they are becoming more demanding. They want Results - Positive or Negative!

People in the Talent Search Community have their own woes. They send Resume to Recruiters for various posts & hardly get any feedback. Most of the times they get standard feedback like 'none of the profiles are suitable' and 'the position is closed - we've already hired'. At times, the Talent Search Partner comes to know that their Candidate has got placed long back...

There is a Big 'disconnect' amongst all Stake holders.

Please let me know your thoughts to make a friendlier Ecosystem for all Stake holders in the Recruitment Value Chain.

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  • 1 point 5 months ago

    Great topic! Most Corp Recruiting systems are black holes and are finally being exposed in this economic cycle. Companies should utilize custom proprietary systems that communicate effectively internal/external for an organization with linkage to web 2.0 tools, blogs, intranets,etc... I can use wordpress , twitter, skype, and my g1 phone to accomplish what expensive mega-systems can't. We also need to post jobs with specific skills and more qualifiers + let's get on the phone again to talk to talented people!..  instead of relying on scripted automated messaging.

  • 1 point 5 months ago

    Nice point there "let's get on the phone". Nothing can substitute to one to one communication. Thanks for the reply.

    Shankar

  • 0 points 5 months ago

     

    Shankar,

    I would look for an applicant tracking system with automated communication capabilities.  The myStaffingPro applicant tracking system can send automated emails to the applicant at every step of the hiring process.  The benefit is that the applicant remains informed and engaged throughout the hiring process.  For more information on myStaffingPro applicant tracking system, please go to http://mystaffingpro.com

  • 1 point 5 months ago

    Hi Julia,

    I agree that automating recruitment is a good solution. Thanks for the reply.

    Regards,

    Shankar