Not Applicable: 5 Reasons You’re Not Getting the Candidates You Need

By The Hiring Site | January 19, 2010

Are you among the 30 percent of employers who are still struggling to fill open positions (according to Manpower, Inc’s 2009 Talent Shortage Survey) – despite the millions of job seekers out there?

If so, maybe it’s time to reconsider your recruiting efforts – and see if there’s not something small but crucial that you’re overlooking.

Here are five surprising reasons you might not be getting those quality applications you need:

It’s not the job that’s the problem…It’s the posting. Perhaps the open position you’re advertising for has such an obscure title that candidates don’t think it even applies to them. Maybe there’s not enough information about what the position entails. Or there’s too much information that makes job seekers lose interest. Or perhaps it’s simply miscategorized…Whatever the reason, job seekers might not be compelled enough by what they’re seeing simply from the job posting to apply to your company. For tips on how to better craft a more dynamic job posting, check out 7 Steps to Must-Read Job Postings.

Tanya Willette said:

I think there are a few more things to consider. Yes, the posting makes a HUGE difference but so does the place(s) you are posting. Due to the high costs of most “top” job boards many employers can only afford to advertise their position on one site or, use free classified websites such as CraigsList.com.

Employers should consider posting on multiple job boards such as InovaHire.com (http://www.inovahire.com) which offers free postings to employers. While many “free job boards” promote their services as free, InovaHire.com has proven to be the only free job board that is actually free. Further, they don’t allow old jobs or resumes to appear in search results.

Posted on 23. January 2010 at 10:09