Top talent is hard to come by, in reality we're all fishing in the same talent pool. Perfecting the recruitment process is critical to hiring the best employees. Here's three tips to keeping your candidates happy throughout the process.

What candidates want from your recruitment process

Consumers expect to buy and receive goods quickly and easily. The modern day candidate is no different, they want a quick, easy application process and a fast response.

According to leading job board Reed, if no contact has been made with a candidate within 14 days, 90% of candidates will assume they've not been successful. Are you communicating at your candidates pace? 

Top talent doesn't hang around long, they expect to be hired within weeks of applying!

  71% of candidates expect to be offered a job within just 3 weeks! Much shorter than the typical 10-12 week processes at most organisations. Food for thought next time you consider advertising a vacancy. 

85% of applicants expect to be informed if they've not been successful. Yet a large proportion of businesses still don't respond to unsuccessful candidates.

You only want the most talented employees, so why does it matter? Simple, candidates who have a negative experience with a brand are likely to tell others of their experience which could result in the loss of future applications or even business (ouch). 

Communicating with candidates can be time consuming. Talentvine's Applicant Tracking System could save you hours of time when it comes to replying to candidates and upholding your employer brand. From the system you can automate candidate communication and send template emails at the click of a button. 

But that's not all, take a look at Talentvine's capabilities here. 

Talentvine's recruitment software can help you:  - Reduce Recruitment Costs  - Improve Candidate Management  - Improve Candidate Experience