Tom’s Take: How Job Seekers Evaluate You & Your Jobs

Smart job seekers:

  1. 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.
  2. They want to know about your culture, values, training you provide and employee loyalty and morale.
  3. 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?

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