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Import resumes from candidate databases in 3 quick steps

The origin and evolution of candidate databases have created a major impact in the recruiting industry and today it has become an integral and inevitable part of online recruiting. Candidate databases have diversified a lot and there are quite a lot of them that are available online, but the main problem is how to quickly parse resumes and import resumes from candidate databases. Typically, recruiters search for candidates in candidate databases and then manually extract candidate information and resumes from the database. Imagine a situation where you have to find hundreds of candidates for your clients. Manually extracting the candidate contact information and resumes from the candidate databases certainly takes away most of your time and it leaves you very little time or no time to work on your other core recruiting activities. In the process, there is every chance that you might lose a potential candidate or client due to time constraints. This is where an automated resume extrac

How can you Use your Existing Candidate Database?

Cold-calling people you do not know, especially for candidate sourcing, could be a big time-waster. Instead, apply the "low-hanging fruit principle of selling" as your sourcing strategy - call your existing candidate database first. These are people you have worked with earlier and have a good relationship. Make sure you get 2-3 high-quality referrals on every call. The ability to get high-quality referrals is often the secret behind recruiters who are highly successful and considered experts or extremely professional. You need to pre-qualify every referral and only call those who are worthy. A great referral will call you back if you mention the name of the person who referred her. By focusing on your existing database first, you at least know that you are calling people who are good and who will call you back.

ResumeGrabber helps Connect Faster with prospective candidates

ResumeGrabber helps drastically cut time on inefficient business processes, enabling to connect faster with an increased number of prospective candidates. A Business Coaching and Training company recruits and trains franchisees/coaches. Based on proprietary sales, marketing, and business management systems, its processes are structured to help owners of small and medium sized businesses increase their business revenues and profits. Problems faced The company advertises for coaches on HotJobs, CareerBuilder, Monster and local job boards. They get about 10 to 12 resumes per week from job postings. Simultaneously, they also cold-call prospective candidates. They use CareerBuilder and Monster job boards to search for prospects who reside within the allotted territory, have business background as well as experience in coaching, training, managing etc The process of searching resumes of prospects and manually processing them took atleast 4 hours every day. It greatly reduced the numb