10 reasons to ditch outlook and excel for recruitment
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If your recruitment process relies on Outlook and Excel then you could be losing good candidates, and worse still, having a negative impact on your bottom line. Research carried out by Mystery Applicant shows that 38% of job applicants are less likely to buy from or use a company’s products or services after their job seeking experience. As anyone recruiting with Outlook and Excel will know, providing a seamless and standardised recruitment process is difficult. And because of this, losing good candidates - and potentially their business as a consumer – is a very real and present danger. But it doesn’t have to be this way. Technology is freely available to help you streamline your recruitment process. It won’t cost you anything but will bring huge benefits. If you are still finding it hard to give up on Outlook and Excel, then we have created a list of 10 reasons to let go of the old ways of recruiting in order for you to embrace the new.TRANSCRIPT
10 reasons to ditch Outlook & Excel for recruitment
You are losing GOOD candidates in the
process Tracking candidates can be tricky Candidates are easily lost and forgotten about!
You are wasting time repeating the same tasks
• Your spending lots of time copying & pasting
• Automate your repetitive tasks
You provide a low-quality candidate experience
Candidates need to know where they are in the process
58% of them say they don’t receive those regular updates.
It is difficult to promote your vacancies
You have to include and upload vacancies manually on career sites, and amend jobs as and when require
Staying compliant is a real challenge
It’s difficult to comply with data
protection & local employment laws Use a free ATS to stay compliant
It is almost impossible to report quickly on your recruitment activity
The new breed of free recruitment technologies offer reporting as standard, such as Qandidate.com
It is hard to create a talentpool
Are your email folders and/or spreadsheet a help or a hindrance when you need to review previous candidates?
Recruitment admin takes up too much time
Automate the admin tasks, and focus on
sourcing and interviewing qandidates
Your time to hire is longer
So, more expensive…
•Connect al stakeholders to one solution, to save time •Cut the time to hire, and save money
You are wasting valuable business time
Centralise your recruitment process, so linemanagers don’t have to be so involved
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