Your company’s latest job ad generated a massive number of candidates for the open position being advertised. Unfortunately, a large portion of those applicants simply lacked the required skills and experience to qualify for the role. This large candidate pool overburdened your HR team; they struggled with candidate vetting, resulting in a failed staffing process.
If you wonder why you regularly attract unqualified candidates to your open positions, let’s examine the potential issues. Use these insights to craft more effective job descriptions to increase the quality of the subsequent candidate pool. Remember that partnering with the experienced talent acquisition pros at CAREERXCHANGE (CXC) improves your chances of being a great hire!
An Accurate Job Description remains Essential
Simply stated, you need to clearly delineate the required skills, experience, and educational background for your company’s open positions. Failing in this effort typically leads to a large number of unqualified applicants for jobs, no matter the position. Readable job descriptions that describe the qualifications in detail become critical.
However, you still want a strong candidate pool, so provide leeway when detailing the required experience. A job description requiring a high number of years of experience might limit the number of younger applicants. Determine whether you want to eliminate underqualified candidates as well as unqualified applicants before your next staffing process.
In the end, work with the team at CXC for advice in this area. We understand how to craft effective job descriptions while maintaining a candidate pool filled with qualified professionals.
Use an Assessment Test to Prescreen Candidates
For online applications, having a quick assessment test provides a way to effectively prescreen your candidate pool. It’s an approach that contributes to greatly reducing the number of unqualified candidates. However, in a similar manner to experience, making the assessment too difficult might reduce the applicant number too much.
Highlight your Company Culture in the Job Description
Provide meaningful information on your company culture in job ads to attract a higher grade of candidate. Remember that cultural fit plays a key role in the productivity and retention of new hires. CXC understands the importance of this issue and strives to place candidates truly compatible with your organization.
Partner with the Recruiting Experts at CAREERXCHANGE!
Of course, partnering with the hiring experts at CXC ensures your business enjoys a successful staffing process. Our team understands how to craft job descriptions highlighting the requirements of the open position and your company culture. We also boast well-honed processes for screening and vetting candidates. Connect with us at your earliest convenience to discuss your open position and ideal candidate profile.
