5 tips for optimising your candidate experience

During the recent economic downturn, employers had the upper hand when it came to recruitment. As the economy has improved, it’s created a talent shortage, shifting the power back to the candidate and making talent acquisition efforts increasingly difficult.

As candidates take back control over their careers, companies must place an even greater emphasis on the candidate experience if they want to win the fierce competition for talent. Here are five tips for optimising your candidate experience:

1. Be where the candidates are

Jobseekers are becoming savvier, conducting extensive research about the company before they even decide to apply. In fact, jobseekers will use 16 different resources on average before applying to a position, according to CareerBuilder research. Some of the most common resources include search engines, job boards and company career sites. Candidates must be able to find information about your company easily when searching, and the information they do find needs to be clear and engaging.

For more information on how the CareerBuilder1 solution can help you optimise your candidate experience: