Get More Out of Candidate Data
May 4th, 2010 by Louis P. Kadetsky, CPC
You are sitting on a wealth of recruiting and competitive intelligence. But, if you’re like most recruiters, though, you’ll never have the opportunity to use it. The prevailing pattern of behavior is myopic and costly. Recruiters focus on filling the req. And when the task is completed, they move on to the next one. There’s little time put aside for learning the many lessons that can be gleaned from filling each position.
This situation is understandable. Corporate recruiters simply don’t have enough time to learn. Heavy administrative burdens, lean departments and demanding workloads mean that they always have to be focused on the task at hand and they never get the chance to become more efficient (or effective). The situation is made even more frustrating by the information that’s already sitting in your company, waiting to be accessed.
Every position that’s posted brings in countless resumes. Scheduling calls and conducting phone screens and interviews, especially those of the structured variety, yields copious amounts of information on candidates – e.g., where they have been and why they chose your company. This is information that can guide future recruiting efforts and help hiring managers and executives understand the nature and quality of available talent, market conditions and how competitors are approaching both talent and business opportunities.
Quite simply, this is information that your company can use. Because though they don’t gain on-the-ground intelligence or targeted information straight from the most knowledgeable sources available, many businesses have to purchase third-party research reports for these insights..
If you want to unlock the knowledge in your company that’s just waiting to be discovered, talk to KGTiger. Our BYTE team is uniquely equipped to review, process and interpret large amounts of data. We can collect the outcomes of interviews and hiring efforts to identify the trends, opportunities and threats that will define your industry and company in the months and years to come.
You could know much more about the talent and competitive landscape than you do now – and use what you learn to make the decisions that will reshape your talent and business market, propelling your company to the top. Work with KGTiger, and recruiters can not only focus on recruiting, but use the lessons that they’ve never had time to learn to become more effective than ever. It’s far better to make decisions based on what you know than on what you think!