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The New Black Hole in Your Candidate Experience

Symphony Talent

The post The New Black Hole in Your Candidate Experience appeared first on SmashFly Blog. You research potential employers. You’ve updated your resume. You wrote that cover letter. And you went through a 20-minute-plus.

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A Guide to the Ultimate Candidate Experience

Glassdoor for Employers

According to Bersin by Deloitte’s annual Talent Acquisition Factbook , the average hire in the U.S. Today’s candidates require a more proactive, engaging, multi-touch approach in order to truly convert them into applicants and great hires. Tip #8: Check-in with recent hires. now takes 52 days and costs $4,000.

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The Buyer / Seller dynamic and how it affects Candidate Experience

Symphony Talent

This post was influenced in part by SmashFly CEO Mike Hennessy’s presentation at the HR Technology Conference. When I started at SmashFly and began building relationships in the HCM space, Twitter was my best friend. And the same is true in the candidate experience. In short, candidates are taking charge.

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WEBINAR: How the CandE Winners Improve Candidate Experience

Symphony Talent

A great candidate experience can be the key difference between making a life-long advocate for your organization―or your competitor’s next best hire. Do you truly know if you’re creating a positive, memorable experience for qualified candidates? Take a note from recent Candidate Experience Award winners.

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Why You Should Attract and Impress the Talent You Don’t Hire

Symphony Talent

As recruitment marketing professionals, we talk a lot about the candidate experience and how it helps us hire the best talent. The post Why You Should Attract and Impress the Talent You Don’t Hire appeared first on SmashFly Blog. What we don’t talk about enough is.

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Throwback Thursday: 3 Key Audiences for Communication in the Candidate Experience

Symphony Talent

We have written over 600 blog posts on the SmashFly blog and many remain as relevant today as they were when we wrote them. Last week, I had the privilege to attend this year’s Candidate Experience Symposium in Chicago. Consistent Communication with Candidates in Hiring Process. You can see the winners here.

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3 Integral Ways to Better Personalize the Candidate Experience

Symphony Talent

For years, recruiting organizations have used candidate data (resumes, profiles, assessments, etc.) to make informed decisions on hiring. Candidates applied, recruiters evaluated and decisions were made. It is a “wait and.