{"id":15708,"date":"2017-07-06T16:29:35","date_gmt":"2017-07-06T06:29:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bullhorn.com\/au\/?p=15708"},"modified":"2019-03-02T08:44:04","modified_gmt":"2019-03-01T21:44:04","slug":"stands-way-delivering-great-candidate-experience","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bullhorn.com\/au\/blog\/stands-way-delivering-great-candidate-experience\/","title":{"rendered":"What Stands in the Way of Delivering a Great Candidate Experience?"},"content":{"rendered":"

It’s a safe bet that if you’re in the recruitment<\/span> industry, you understand the importance of a great candidate experience<\/a>. But delivering a great candidate experience is easier said than done<\/a>. It takes a deliberate effort on the part of your firm, and even then, there are forces outside of your control that can hinder the experience a candidate has with your firm.<\/p>\n

We asked over 1400 recruitment professionals<\/a>\u00a0to list the obstacles that stand in the way\u00a0of providing the best candidate experience possible. \u00a0These are the themes that appeared most consistently:<\/p>\n\"Candidate\n

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What Stands in the Way of Delivering a Great Candidate Experience?<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Above all else, recruitment professionals cited challenges setting\u00a0appropriate expectations for candidates and maintaining consistent communication. But many other issues can arise as well. Here are some illuminating responses from recruitment<\/span> professionals.<\/p>\n

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\r\n Ensuring the onsite experience at the client is aligned with the experience promised to the candidate. This is often out of our control, but we work hard to ensure we know what's going on with our clients. Transparency is key.<\/span>\r\n <\/div>\r\nRespondent<\/span> 2017 Recruitment Trends Report<\/span>\r\n<\/div>\n

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\r\n Consistent forward contact with candidates that don't get the job or aren't right for the job they applied for.<\/span>\r\n <\/div>\r\nRespondent<\/span> 2017 Recruitment Trends Report<\/span>\r\n<\/div>\n

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\r\n Unfavorable things that happen outside of our control, like when a client rejects a candidate but does not give clear reasons as to why the candidate was rejected.<\/span>\r\n <\/div>\r\nRespondent<\/span> 2017 Recruitment<\/span> Trends Report<\/span>\r\n<\/div>\n

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\r\n Competing for the attention of candidates in a saturated marketplace, and trying to balance candidate care with the demands of the role, like managing high volume desks and being able to update candidates efficiently.<\/span>\r\n <\/div>\r\nRespondent<\/span> 2017 Recruitment<\/span> Trends Report<\/span>\r\n<\/div>\n

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\r\n You can\u2019t place everyone, and those who are unqualified for positions aren\u2019t often perceptive to the feedback we provide.<\/span>\r\n <\/div>\r\nRespondent<\/span> 2017 Recruitment<\/span> Trends Report<\/span>\r\n<\/div><\/span><\/p>\n
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\r\n Making the investment in resources that will specifically help improve the candidate experience.<\/span>\r\n <\/div>\r\nRespondent<\/span> 2017 Recruitment<\/span> Trends Report<\/span>\r\n<\/div>\n

Recognizing the obstacles that prevent you from delivering a great candidate experience is the first step to fixing them. But in order to make a real change, it needs to be a visible part of your firm’s strategy. Get the candidate engagement ebook<\/a> to discover whether you should focus more on candidate engagement, and if so, which processes and technology you can tap to support your efforts.<\/span><\/p>\n\"candidate
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It’s a safe bet that if you’re in the recruitment industry, you understand the importance of a great candidate experience. But delivering a great candidate experience is easier said than done. It takes a deliberate effort on the part of your firm, and even then, there are forces outside of your control that can hinder […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":141,"featured_media":15711,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[555],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-15708","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-industry-trends-and-insights"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nRecruitment Professionals Share Their Biggest Candidate Experience Obstacles | Bullhorn AU<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"What obstacles stand in the way of delivering a great candidate experience? 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