"Sourcing is a pain point."

[Maureen Sharib]

How effective is your candidate sourcing? How productive is it end to end? When the Newman Group recently asked 500 staffing professionals where they felt the pain in talent acquisition, nearly half identified candidate sourcing (43%) as their greatest concern. And once candidates were found, they listed deficient skill sets (61%), job locations (49%) and competitive salary (47%) as the primary obstacles to hiring. The report goes on to examine results-driven versus passive approaches to sourcing tactics and strategies, recruiting operations, technology, recruitment strategy, and metrics. The study is titled Talent Acquisition 2008: Survey and Analysis of the Changing Recruiting Landscape.
Sourcing
Sourcing is a pain point
Employee referrals as the preferred candidate source
Sourcing and hiring "A-Players" from your competitors
Articulating your Employment Value Proposition (EVP)
Getting to really know your candidates
Aligning candidates' employment preferences with your EVP
The effectiveness of online databases
How clear job postings can help
LinkedIn as a key sourcing tool
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