Compete & Attract more Talent

When competing against 'market leaders' for talent what can you do? Firstly, let's start with what not to do.

Sometimes, for whatever reason a recruitment campaign fails. It's not ideal but hey, these things happen. Even a genius can fail from time-to-time. 

For a lot of recruiters the natural reaction is to increase the advertised salary to 'appeal to more candidates'. They'll scour their competitors sites for vacancies, identify the salary discrepancy and presume the salary must be the catalyst to candidate attraction. 

Never underestimate the power a career site yields in the candidate attraction process. They can make or break a recruitment process. And below, we've listed the top 5 benefits of having a career site. 

When it comes to candidate experience a large proportion of businesses reserve their 'experience' for those who've earned themselves an interview. But what about those who didn't make the cut? 

According to Workopolis only 2% of applicants get to interview stage. It's a candidate led market out there and to neglect unsuccessful candidates can have a detrimental affect on your brand. According to job board Monster, 33% of candidates who have a negative experience plan to share their experience on social media. 

Creating a career site that manages to successfully entice legions of candidates is a hell of a balancing act. You must get so many things right, from the adverts to the opportunities to the visuals. All it takes is one small element to completely turn candidates off altogether. 

In no particular order we've listed 10 career sites that have nailed all those vital things a career site should have. 

Career Sites are all about first impressions. If you can strike the right tone with your career site, you could be cherry-picking the best candidates out there... or you could end up with network traffic quieter than a crypt. If you want to avoid the latter option, then check out these tips below.

Job candidates will look for many things when on the job hunt. They may look for a company that's in touch with their tech-side, offers certain employee perks, or they may strive to work for a business that will keep them engaged in the long run.