Skip to main content

Posts

Showing posts with the label passive candidate sourcing tips

3 tips to build rapport with passive candidates

Calling passive candidates is one of the toughest challenges that recruiters face. Because passive candidates are someone whom you don’t know, they don’t expect your call and they might not want to talk to you. Chances are high that you might get “No, thanks”, “Not Interested” responses. In spite of all these things, you got to build rapport in a few seconds’ time. How? Try the following: Research on your candidate before you call. Get information about the industry, domain, trends, etc. and articulate them well in your initial introduction/conversation. Make them feel that you are a genuine person who is really interested in helping them.  Allow your candidate to speak, ignore negative responses, and try to explain them or ask for a referral. B e positive, polite and call them by their name. Source: eGrabber Newsletter

How recruiters can leverage the power of LinkedIn?

LinkedIn is the leading professional networking site used by job seekers, employers and recruiters. It helps recruiters reach a huge talent pool of passive candidates. However, to access this vast talent pool and leverage the power of LinkedIn, recruiters need to do the following:  Create Profile   – Create a complete, keyword-rich profile for you/your company that impresses your potential candidates and clients. Join Targeted Groups   – It helps you to quickly connect with your targeted passive candidate pool (even if you don’t know the candidates). Explore Groups   – You can share information/job opening, participate in a discussion, post your opinions, search for candidates, etc. Expand your Network   – Connect with your past & present co-workers/employees. They can be your best sources of referrals or even they can become your future employees. You can also leverage their network to reach your potential candidates through referrals and introd

3 tips to source passive candidates

Job boards and LinkedIn are some of the great sources to search candidates. However, it may not be helpful if the resumes are old and if potential candidates don’t reply. The best solution is to source potential passive candidates who are interested and aware of your company background. Try the following: Consider candidates in your ATS. Maybe they didn’t make it sometime ago but now they have improved their skills or added a few certifications. Search for new talent via career page in website, job fairs, networking, career development programs, etc. E ncourage employee referral programs. Ask your employees to refer their friends & former colleagues with the desired skills.

Place Job Ads for Passive Candidates in the Right Places

Source: eGrabber Passive job seekers will not usually visit job portals but they might frequent websites that regularly provide interesting stories and research information. Passive candidates constantly look for web resources that will help them hone their area of expertise to learn something new that can help their careers. By placing your job ad in a website that caters to an industry or profession, you increase the likelihood of passive prospects looking into the work opportunities that they might not have considered otherwise.

Search Resumes from Craigslist

Source: eGrabber Newsletters Craigslist, a centralized network of online communities, features free online classified advertisements - resumes, jobs, internships, etc. To search for Craigslist resumes using Google, you have to take into account the naming convention for its resume directory. The Google search syntax to display resumes from Craigslist is site:craigslist.org inurl:"/res/" keyword To search for resumes of Marketing Specialists in Craigslist, you can use: site:craigslist.org inurl:"/res/" Marketing Specialist Simply replace the keywords above with those of your choice and gain access to new candidate leads.