Top 5 mistakes Small Businesses (SMBs) make when buying recruitment software

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Having met many promising companies in the SMB segment who want to streamline recruitment, we have observed a pattern in how they seem to take their buying decision.  

There is no denying the fact that more and more SMBs are becoming increasingly aware about the need for a system to manage recruitment. Whether it is services or product, organizations want to take an informed decision when getting an employee onboard. This is only possible when the entire focus of the team is on getting the right candidates in the funnel. 

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Overlooked Reasons of Recruitment Delay

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In this competitive market, talent and resources can be a game-changer for any organization. You cannot afford to lose the best talent to some other company or your competitors due to a lag or recruitment delay at your end. Human resource team and top management should therefore prioritize the recruitment process and weed out all the reasons that are causing delays in the process.

Recruitment delays can be caused due to a number of reasons. Since the implications of delays can cost a lot to the company; it is best to take stock of the recruitment process regularly to root cause of delays in the recruitment process.

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COVID 19: Reset and revamp the Recruitment Process

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The sudden impact of COVID has shaken the economic institutions all over the world. Many businesses had come to a standstill. However, as the dust begins to settle, we realize that this could be the new “normal”, businesses are thinking of ways to reinvent themselves – their offerings, value proposition and operating processes.

Of all business processes, the ones that are people and contact intensive, will have to go through major rehaul, one such process is recruitment.

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How to identify and avoid interview biases?

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We are human. We make mistakes and as a recruiter one is prone to exhibit interview bias. Most interview biases are involuntary- unconscious one might say. As an interviewer it is one’s duty to recruit a person who can get the job done and who fits the job description criteria perfectly. A recruiter’s judgement affects the life of hundreds of candidates and ultimately the growth trajectory of the company. If it comes laced with bias, an organization takes a huge hit on its culture.

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5 Masked Damages of Slow Recruitment Process

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Slow recruitment process is the topic of discussion in many corporate set-ups. The ones who are impacted the maximum, are the lean organizations who cannot afford bench strength.

Some easily discernible ways in which slow hiring process impacts an organization are loss of revenue and brand image. But there is more to it than what catches the eye.

In this blog we would discuss some damages that stay beneath the surface yet are compelling enough to act upon.

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Talentpool Recognized as One of the “10 Most Promising Recruitment Tech Solution Providers of 2020” by CIOReview

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“Delivering Recruitment Software to Delight Recruiters”

Pune, January, 2020: We are happy to announce that Talentpool has been named as one of the “10 Most Promising Recruitment Tech Solution Providers of 2020” by CIO Review. The CIO Review editorial team, along with a renowned panel consisting of CEOs, CIOs and industry analysts, selected the most innovative and recognized companies from a pool of hundreds across India.

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AI Applicant Tracking System: Future of Recruitment

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If recruiters had a magic wand in their hands, what parts of their jobs would they apply the magic on?

Perhaps sourcing, the initial screening, assessment and then providing predictive analytics which will help recruiters understand the patterns.

Artificial Intelligence is the magic wand!

AI and machine learning can drastically change the way recruitment works. In the coming few years, we do see AI and machine learning being leveraged to remove some of the following from the recruiters’ task list:

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Today’s Recruitment Methods May Not Work Tomorrow – Are you future ready?

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You already have a rock-solid recruiting team ready to build an outstanding workforce. You are consistently filling up positions at a reasonably okay cost and within a decent timeline.

While you are thinking, it could not get any better, inefficiencies are gnawing at your processes and making them weaker to weather the test of time. Take a step back, analyse and look for these discernible signs:

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Manage Candidate Relationships – An approach to handle Talent Acquisition issues

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My brief stint in “Talent Acquisition” (recruitment) field gave me exposure to an entirely new area, which I had not ventured out before. I could observe, the various working styles of recruiters, interacted with them on a daily basis, understood their problems, and the way they tackled them. I also got an opportunity to deal with a number of recruitment vendors and their recruiters as well, to understand their issues and motivations. All the exposure and experience has made me immensely rich in my understanding of the job market, candidates, recruitment companies, organizations recruiting people and lastly, the recruiters.

I have seen these recruiters toiling to continually run this mammoth ‘recruitment’ engine for feeding the ever-increasing appetite of good, employable, retainable and productive candidates for the organizations they work in.

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