Linkedin Talent Blog

APRIL 18, 2019

In a 2016 interview with NPR’s Marketplace, Delta CEO Ed Bastian was asked to describe his job in five words. For Jennifer Carpenter , vice president of talent acquisition at Delta, this answer also holds the secret to an exceptional candidate experience : caring. An informed candidate is the best candidate,” Jennifer says. “In

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Eightfold

SEPTEMBER 17, 2020

For 11 years in a row, it has been rated the world’s top low-cost airline. It cared about the candidate experience, but providing a good one was tough. It was screening a huge number of resumes, and scheduling interviews imposed a heavy burden on recruiting teams. Read more about Air Asia here.

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Recruiting Daily

APRIL 8, 2015

It helped me to be in the shoes of the person in the drive-through when ordering some Wendy’s or the overloaded airline hostess struggling to make a bunch of cranky people happy. Well, I had been sending 2 resumes a day and getting about 1 interview a week. I had only one phone screen make it to the in-person stage.

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Proactive Talent

APRIL 19, 2016

Fact #4: A real case study: Two years ago, Virgin America surveyed its rejected candidates and found that 18% were their customers. What’s worse is that 6% switched to a competitor airline as a result of a negative candidate experience. This weak employer brand cost Virgin roughly $6.2

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Recruiting Daily

MARCH 29, 2016

I hate interviews. Hell, I’m pretty sure I’ve never met anyone who actually claims to enjoy interviews, and that includes recruiters. Even in the best case scenario, when you like the interviewer, and it seems like the interviewer likes you, there really isn’t a whole lot to like about interviews.

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Eightfold

AUGUST 1, 2022

While recruiters can’t control the market, they can take steps to improve the candidate experience and maximize their chances of acquiring talent. Here are the five biggest factors dragging down the candidate experience and how to fix them. Candidates won’t apply to jobs if they don’t feel qualified.

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ExactHire Recruiting

DECEMBER 14, 2018

Apple, Southwest Airlines) focus on how clarity around their why inevitably drove customer acquisition and retention. In the book, Sinek shared how former Southwest Airlines CEO, Herb Kelleher, championed this belief with the culture he fostered in his organization. Many of Sinek’s business examples (e.g.

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