{"id":59772,"date":"2017-11-03T20:35:20","date_gmt":"2017-11-03T20:35:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bullhorn.com\/uk\/?p=59772"},"modified":"2019-03-01T21:19:54","modified_gmt":"2019-03-01T21:19:54","slug":"candidate-sourcing-dos-donts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bullhorn.com\/uk\/blog\/candidate-sourcing-dos-donts\/","title":{"rendered":"Candidate Sourcing Do\u2019s and Don\u2019ts"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In life and in recruiting, the mistakes you don\u2019t make can be as important as the things you do right. With that in mind, we\u2019ve collected proactive tips to help you find and place candidates along with costly missteps you should avoid. <\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>DON\u2019T Get Hung Up on Salary<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Don\u2019t focus solely on the monetary gap between a candidate\u2019s current job and the new job opportunity. While salary is important to prospective candidates, it\u2019s not the only thing they look for in a new opportunity. Major selling points unrelated to salary include an opportunity for more impact and visibility, a \u00a0chance to do more satisfying work, and a position with more upside and room to grow.<\/span><\/p>\n<div class='tm-tweet-clear'><\/div>\n<div class='tm-click-to-tweet'>\n<div class='tm-ctt-text'><a href='https:\/\/twitter.com\/share?text=Candidate+Sourcing+Tip%3A+DON%27T+get+hung+up+on+salary&#038;url=https:\/\/www.bullhorn.com\/uk\/blog\/candidate-sourcing-dos-donts\/' target='_blank'>Candidate Sourcing Tip: DON&#8217;T get hung up on salary<\/a><\/div>\n<p><a href='https:\/\/twitter.com\/share?text=Candidate+Sourcing+Tip%3A+DON%27T+get+hung+up+on+salary&#038;url=https:\/\/www.bullhorn.com\/uk\/blog\/candidate-sourcing-dos-donts\/' target='_blank' class='tm-ctt-btn'>Click To Tweet<\/a><\/p>\n<div class='tm-ctt-tip'><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h3><b>DO A\/B Test Your Messages<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Are you personalising general templates you send out to candidates? Try varying the messages you send. You can then review the response rates to discover if a certain tone or approach is more effective than others.<\/span><\/p>\n<div class='tm-tweet-clear'><\/div>\n<div class='tm-click-to-tweet'>\n<div class='tm-ctt-text'><a href='https:\/\/twitter.com\/share?text=Candidate+Sourcing+Tip%3A+DO+A%2FB+test+your+messages&#038;url=https:\/\/www.bullhorn.com\/uk\/blog\/candidate-sourcing-dos-donts\/' target='_blank'>Candidate Sourcing Tip: DO A\/B test your messages<\/a><\/div>\n<p><a href='https:\/\/twitter.com\/share?text=Candidate+Sourcing+Tip%3A+DO+A%2FB+test+your+messages&#038;url=https:\/\/www.bullhorn.com\/uk\/blog\/candidate-sourcing-dos-donts\/' target='_blank' class='tm-ctt-btn'>Click To Tweet<\/a><\/p>\n<div class='tm-ctt-tip'><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h3><b>DON\u2019T Abandon What Works<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You can\u2019t be a master sourcer without good time management skills. To make use of the limited hours you have to devote to sourcing, you need a consistent method for finding candidates. This safety net will allow you to explore more creative and unconventional opportunities to find and engage candidates.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To find new opportunities and remain efficient, mix new creative sourcing methods with the job boards and social networks you\u2019re already using.<\/span><\/p>\n<div class='tm-tweet-clear'><\/div>\n<div class='tm-click-to-tweet'>\n<div class='tm-ctt-text'><a href='https:\/\/twitter.com\/share?text=Candidate+Sourcing+Tip%3A+DON%27T+abandon+what+works&#038;url=https:\/\/www.bullhorn.com\/uk\/blog\/candidate-sourcing-dos-donts\/' target='_blank'>Candidate Sourcing Tip: DON&#8217;T abandon what works<\/a><\/div>\n<p><a href='https:\/\/twitter.com\/share?text=Candidate+Sourcing+Tip%3A+DON%27T+abandon+what+works&#038;url=https:\/\/www.bullhorn.com\/uk\/blog\/candidate-sourcing-dos-donts\/' target='_blank' class='tm-ctt-btn'>Click To Tweet<\/a><\/p>\n<div class='tm-ctt-tip'><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h3><b>DO Use Your ATS to Place Candidates<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Recruitment professionals cite existing candidates in their <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bullhorn.com\/uk\/topics\/ats-system\/?utm_source=blog&amp;utm_medium=website\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">applicant tracking system<\/a> (ATS) as the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bullhorn.com\/uk\/resources\/2017-uk-recruitment-trends-report\/?LS=Website&amp;LSD=Blog_UK&amp;LA=2017_UK_Trends_Survey_Report&amp;LAD=2017_UK_Trends_Survey_Report&amp;utm_source=blog&amp;utm_medium=website\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">number one source<\/a> for candidate placements. But a candidate database is only as good as what you put into it, so leverage the capabilities of a good ATS<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2014web data capture, candidate search, LinkedIn integration\u2014to build a database you can rely on.<\/span><\/p>\n<div class='tm-tweet-clear'><\/div>\n<div class='tm-click-to-tweet'>\n<div class='tm-ctt-text'><a href='https:\/\/twitter.com\/share?text=Candidate+%23Sourcing+Tip%3A+DO+use+your+%23ATS+to+place+%23candidates&#038;url=https:\/\/www.bullhorn.com\/uk\/blog\/candidate-sourcing-dos-donts\/' target='_blank'>Candidate #Sourcing Tip: DO use your #ATS to place #candidates<\/a><\/div>\n<p><a href='https:\/\/twitter.com\/share?text=Candidate+%23Sourcing+Tip%3A+DO+use+your+%23ATS+to+place+%23candidates&#038;url=https:\/\/www.bullhorn.com\/uk\/blog\/candidate-sourcing-dos-donts\/' target='_blank' class='tm-ctt-btn'>Click To Tweet<\/a><\/p>\n<div class='tm-ctt-tip'><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h3><b>DON\u2019T Fear the Phone<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Give your candidates a call! Few recruiters call candidates for their first outreach, which makes using the phone a great way to stand out from the crowd. Building relationships over the phone will set you apart from other sourcers\/recruiters. Plus, establishing a good rapport on the phone with a candidate can come in handy later in the relationship, such as when you <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bullhorn.com\/uk\/blog\/2017\/10\/provide-constructive-feedback-candidates\/?utm_source=blog&amp;utm_medium=website\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">need to provide feedback<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<div class='tm-tweet-clear'><\/div>\n<div class='tm-click-to-tweet'>\n<div class='tm-ctt-text'><a href='https:\/\/twitter.com\/share?text=Candidate+%23Sourcing+Tip%3A+DON%27T+fear+the+phone&#038;url=https:\/\/www.bullhorn.com\/uk\/blog\/candidate-sourcing-dos-donts\/' target='_blank'>Candidate #Sourcing Tip: DON&#8217;T fear the phone<\/a><\/div>\n<p><a href='https:\/\/twitter.com\/share?text=Candidate+%23Sourcing+Tip%3A+DON%27T+fear+the+phone&#038;url=https:\/\/www.bullhorn.com\/uk\/blog\/candidate-sourcing-dos-donts\/' target='_blank' class='tm-ctt-btn'>Click To Tweet<\/a><\/p>\n<div class='tm-ctt-tip'><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Want to take your sourcing efforts to the next level? 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