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Tips to attract & hire passive candidates

Attracting and hiring passive candidates is not as easy as it sounds. Here are a few tips that will help you to attract & hire passive candidates: 1.  Present a compelling case as to why your passive candidate should work for you or your client. 2.  Find out the candidate's motivating factor and work on it. If you get this one correct, you will have a better   chance of convincing her. 3.  Don't position the opportunity as a mere job; project it as a major career opportunity that entices your candidate. 4.  If you find that the candidate is not the right fit, stay in touch with her to leverage the candidate's network.     You might get a referral. 5. While closing, ensure that you don't exceed the budget. Because, you are offering a major career opportunity and not just salary.

Why detailed job ads are important to attract passive candidates?

Job ads are very vital to attract candidates; particularly, when you are looking for passive candidates who are already well settled, your job ad should be descriptive and "attractive" enough for the passive candidates to apply for the job. The article below explains why detailed job ads are important to attract passive candidates and offers tips for recruiters on how to write a detailed and effective job ad. Recruiters must ensure their job ads are capable of attracting passive candidates, says Aspire Solutions International rec-to-rec specialist, Luke Carolan. As a recruitment consultant it can become easy to see each advertisement as "just another job", he says, but it's important to keep in mind that from a job seeker's perspective it represents the next step in their career and might involve a life-changing decision. To distinguish themselves from HR managers - who constantly need convincing about the extra value that justifies a recruiter's