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Mobile Recruiting? Yes, Really!

nickt — Mon, 28 Nov 2011 23:23:24 +0000

Published by Jen Watkiss on November 17, 2011

In a post earlier this month on the HR Examiner, John Sumser tells us that he doesn’t really think mobile recruiting is a thing.

And I suppose in the limited way he conceived it, writing and reviewing resumes on a smartphone, would only result in “a flood of ill considered applications that are [low-quality]. Cover letters would have to include apologies for the implicit typos…. All things considered, the only thing a Recruiter can reasonably do with her phone is answer some email.”

That could be true for recruiters who are only accepting candidate applications that follow the dated cover-letter-and-resume package, emailed to the jobs@yourcompany email address, or recruiters who limit themselves to candidates who have the time to work through a complex application form so his or her results show up in your complex Boolean search results.

Problem is, the best candidates aren’t doing those things, no matter what size their screen and whether they’re at a desk or on the road.

The best candidates are busy! And they’re not actively looking for work. But thanks to this brave new world of technology, their data is available everywhere.

They’ve already got employment and education history as part of their LinkedIn, Facebook, and Google profiles.
They’re blogging and tweeting about their experiences, and with a focus on finding work that lines up with one’s passion, they’re probably sharing things that demonstrate their expertise in your field.
They’re hearing about jobs from others in their network on their mobile devices, and applying to companies with one click, using resume information that’s already out there (see point 1).
They may not be actively looking for new jobs, but are aware that jobs come and go, and are replying to recruiters who are savvy enough to start a conversation with them on channels like Twitter or Google+, and using their mobile devices to forward detailed resumes they have stored and ready to go in places like Dropbox or SugarSync (which John mentions he uses).
They live in a fast-paced world, and may have had a conversation, two interviews and an accepted offer from a recruiter who’s using mobile channels to find passive candidates and is savvy about making their application process mobile-friendly, by the time you’ve figured out which Boolean string will finally deliver the resumes of the candidates you need.

Or you could continue to believe that the tiny, powerful computers we all carry around in our pockets now are only good for email and phone calls.

What do you think? Are you making the most of mobile recruiting, or are you missing out?

Adventus at RecTec

nickt — Thu, 24 Nov 2011 01:14:41 +0000

Cameron at the Adventus booth at RecTec 2011. Great event with some interesting and inspiring speakers. Can’t wait until next year.

Adventus secures a spot at Recruitment Technology Conference in Sydney

nickt — Thu, 29 Sep 2011 22:03:57 +0000

Adventus has signed on to speak at the upcoming Recruitment Technology Conference in Sydney on 22 Novemeber 2011.

The conference is aimed at Applicant Tracking Systems. Adventus will be showcasing its market leading HireDesk ATS.

More info on the conference can be found at www.rectec.com.au.

Automated, Predictive Reference Checking is coming to Australia & New Zealand

nickt — Fri, 02 Sep 2011 05:09:51 +0000

Automated, Predictive Reference Checking is coming to Australia & New Zealand

Adventus signs another exclusive deal to distribute market leading technology in the local market.

10 November 2010, Sydney

Adventus
Corporation has signed an exclusive deal with Chequed.com (New York) to sell its suite of products in Australia & New Zealand. This deal strengthens Adventus’ position in the region as a distributor of “best-of-breed” recruitment & HR technology from around the world. The arrangement will see Adventus develop a team of dealers throughout Aust/NZ.

Putting the right person in the right job, right now. That is the mission of Chequed.com. Through revolutionizing candidate screening by delivering an industry leading, web based platform for confidential, fast and Predictive Employee Performance™ Suite, this mission is being achieved. The cornerstone of the products is ChequedReference ™.

ChequedReference™ combines world class science and scalable technology to provide reference checking that is fully automated, predictive and easy to use and understand. The system provides competency-based reference checking that virtually guarantees hiring success, reducing costly turnover, poor productivity, lost business and poor customer service. Never before has this dynamic and proven-successful talent management solution been available on the market and available to companies of all sizes and for all industries.

Adventus Corp (www.adventus.com.au) will be promoting these products under the brand Fitability (www.fitability.com.au). Nick Tsaousidis – Managing Director of Adventus, says “We are very excited to be working with Chequed.com to bring their exciting products to our region. Australia has been lagging behind in the uptake and development of technology for the recruitment and HR sectors. Our aim is to source the best technology, the latest trends from around the world and bring them to Australia & New Zealand. Competency based online reference checking certainly fits within these criteria.”

For more information please contact Nick Tsaousidis on 02 9893 0299 or nickt@adventus.com.au

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nickt — Tue, 23 Aug 2011 23:21:23 +0000

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Talent Technology

nickt — Mon, 22 Aug 2011 14:27:06 +0000

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HireDesk

nickt — Sun, 31 Jul 2011 21:15:03 +0000

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