Smart job seekers:
- Research employers using Google, Your Website, Social Networks like LinkedIn, Twitter, Ladders, Facebook, etc. They also use industry experts like Securemploy, who track and research employers.
- They want to know about your culture, values, training you provide and employee loyalty and morale.
- Then they evaluate your requirements and decide if they will apply for your job.
Employers who do the best job on steps 1-2 receive the best candidates in step 3.
There are 2 categories of Job Seeker. Which are you attracting?
Currently Employed & Relatively Happy
- Will listen to new opportunities but let opportunities come to them.
- Feel they strongly contribute to their current job and company.
- Feel recognized and appreciated.
- Look for careers with companies they can contribute to and advance with.
- Have compensation they feel is fair, so carefully consider offers.
- Secure knowing they will advance their careers.
- Average 42 months per employer, giving employers solid ROI.
Aggressively Looking
- Frequently Unemployed
- Often have lots of job movement.
- Often complacent about their careers or unrealistic on how fast they should advance.
- Typically look for jobs.
- Often willing to take any or the first job offered.
- Usually feel undercompensated, overworked, or unappreciated.
- Stay in most jobs 15 months or less.
Which group are you getting your employees from?
