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Rejected Candidates Could Be The Key To Better Hiring

Rejected Candidates Could Be The Key To Better Hiring
by Rachel Mucha

There’s room for improvement in every company’s hiring process, and a lot of the answers lie with the rejected candidates.

Many recruiters make the mistake of not communicating enough with applicants they don’t want to hire. Not keeping them in the loop can reflect badly on the company, and not asking for feedback can result in poor hiring practices going unnoticed.

Danielle Weinblatt, founder of recruiting automation software company ConveyIQ, has suggestions on how to give and get candidate feedback that will make the experience better for everyone involved.

‘The black hole’

When job seekers apply for a position and never hear back, they call that “the black hole”– and unsurprisingly, it is the most dissatisfying part of the hiring process.

This can happen when a keyword search eliminates them, or recruiters received too many applications to respond to.

“The black hole” can also happen when a company has no intention of filling the position. Sometimes, recruiters just want to see what talent is out there, and they keep interesting candidates in mind for later. The problem is, applicants usually don’t know this, and become frustrated with the company when they don’t hear back.

Read full article on HRMorning.