NPA Worldwide

FEBRUARY 2, 2021

It’s commonly accepted that passive candidates are more desirable to recruiters and employers than active job seekers. Why are active candidates looked upon as lower caliber? Active Candidates. Active candidates are those who are intentionally seeking a new role. Passive Candidates.

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Hotels Job Boards Course Linkedin 88

PandoLogic

APRIL 28, 2023

In today’s competitive job market, it is essential for businesses to adopt a proactive approach to their recruitment efforts. One critical aspect of this is to target passive candidates—those who are not actively seeking new job opportunities.

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Social Media Employer Branding Diversity Strategy 61

Jobsoid

MARCH 5, 2021

When recruiting, do not limit yourself to only active candidates. Passive candidates too do not mind considering a job offer; that is exciting even though they may not be looking for one. However, engaging with passive candidates needs you to be smarter in your approach.

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Devskiller

JUNE 23, 2020

It’s no secret that some industries are easier to recruit for than others. . The perfect candidate is usually already employed as statistics indicate that almost three quarters of developers are open to a new job but only 15% are actively looking. But what about those candidates that are employed, but might be open to something new?

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The Jacobson Group

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

In today’s environment, one of the challenges commonly coming up in our conversations with insurance leaders is the difficulty recruiting passive candidates. In this edition of Recruiter Report, we’re answering the question, " How can you help passive candidates feel comfortable accepting a new role in today’s environment?"

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Manatal

JANUARY 13, 2022

In the highly competitive job market of today, recruiters must seek job candidates of all different interests and from all sorts of different backgrounds. This entails creating compelling job posts as well as interviewing candidates who are actively interested in the position in question. Passive Candidates: What are They?

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Social Media Media Meeting Applicant Tracking Systems 98

Proactive Talent

JULY 12, 2021

When it comes to finding great talent, the candidates you need might be hiding in plain sight; just check the news! The digital world of the news runs deep. From corporate mergers, moves, and layoffs to weddings, moves, and promotions—it’s all there!

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WizardSourcer

JUNE 30, 2020

With so much happening around the world many candidates in niche industries are waiting on starting at a new job. Either the candidate has been furloughed and are actively searching or they are passively waiting. Experienced candidates seemed to be more passive. Tell Stories. Personalize. Stay in Control.

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How To Compensation Financial Sourcing 95

Glassdoor for Employers

MAY 7, 2019

It’s a simple, frustrating truth that you can’t predict everything when it comes to recruiting for businesses. At some point in your role as a recruiter — perhaps more frequently than not — you’ll need to fill a position quickly and you’ll look for active recruitment strategies to do it. Be Visible.

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Job Descriptions Talent Acquisition Strategy Social Media 135

Yoh

MARCH 8, 2022

It is perfectly understandable then that companies want to attract the most competent and highly-qualified candidates. Identifying top talent and convincing them that it is worth joining your organization and helping it grow and achieve its mission requires a diversified recruitment strategy.

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How To Strategy Recruiting Trends Onboarding 120

Proactive Talent

SEPTEMBER 19, 2022

This presentation is brought to you by Proactive Talent and intended for those with an interest in recruitment , talent acquisition , sourcing and/or anyone with an interest in candidate search tips.

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Sourcing Talent Acquisition Strategy 177

The HR Strategy Perspective

NOVEMBER 27, 2022

Recruiting passive candidates has become an HR trend in 2023. Find out the top techniques on how to recruit a passive candidate here.

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Employment Metrix

MAY 25, 2021

And that new normal includes more passive candidates than anyone anticipated. If you’re looking to boost your job ads and promote your recruitment brand— email campaigns get the attention of job seekers and are performing at pre-COVID-19 engagement levels. Texting gives you immediate access to the candidates you want to hire.

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Recruitment Solution Media Industry Hiring 86

Recruiting Daily Advisor

NOVEMBER 4, 2019

It seems like a lot of dating analogies can be applied to recruiting, as well. And it makes sense because finding the right guy or gal for a relationship is equally as difficult as finding the right candidate for the role you’re hiring for. How can you recruit candidates who aren’t actually looking for a new job?

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Applicant Tracking Systems Enterprise System Sourcing 76

The HR Strategy Perspective

JULY 5, 2023

Reach top talent effortlessly with our passive candidates sourcing email template. Maximize recruitment success and engage potential hires effectively

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The Staffing Stream

DECEMBER 16, 2022

That is why recruiters must understand how to write effective copy that will attract the best passive candidates. Passive candidates are often the most qualified and hardest to find, so it is worthwhile to learn how to appeal to them. It can be tough to find the right candidate for a job opening.

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How To Study Sourcing Culture 69

The Cleared Recruiting Chronicles

APRIL 18, 2024

Cleared recruiting means adopting new strategies to stay ahead of the game in the defense industrial base as a contractor.

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Conference Strategy Industry 62

ClearCompany Recruiting

MARCH 30, 2023

When it comes to hiring these candidates, you have to act fast — top candidates are only on the market for around 10 days. But that doesn’t mean they’re impossible to recruit or that you shouldn’t consider them as a candidate source. Are passive candidates part of your #TalentAcquisition strategy?

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ClearCompany Applicant Tracking Systems Sourcing Social Media 287

Smartdreamers

JANUARY 14, 2022

A lot of recruitment focuses on attracting active candidates: those who are already looking for a job. The reality is that 75% of the workforce are passive candidates , meaning they are not actively looking for jobs even though they might be interested in new opportunities.

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Recruitment Marketing How To Employer Branding Social Recruiting 97

Recruitics

MARCH 27, 2024

Key Takeaways: Attracting passive candidates is a strategic approach for organizations to address workforce gaps and maintain productivity and innovation. Building relationships with passive candidates over time is essential. Building relationships with passive candidates over time is essential.

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FireFish Software

JULY 22, 2019

Years ago, a passive candidate recruitment strategy wasn’t top of the agenda for us because there weren’t so many jobs floating around, meaning candidates couldn’t be too picky. But when unemployment rates are as low as they are now, recruitment becomes a real art.

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Strategy Sourcing 97

Recruiting Daily

JUNE 14, 2019

I See You Looking The great white whale of talent acquisition, passive candidates can frustrate and elude even the most seasoned recruiters. Isn’t everyone a candidate? At the same time, in a candidate’s market, we have no choice […]. Many will argue is this even a valid term?

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Talent Acquisition ATS Sourcing 68

Stack Overflow

DECEMBER 20, 2019

Consider that only 15% are actively looking for a job, but more importantly, remember that active candidates aren’t active for very long. Most developers are passively looking. Active jobseekers and passive candidates are in different situations and therefore have different motivations, time-related pressures, and levels of interest.

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Strategy Employer Branding Survey Culture 72

Undercover Recruiter

AUGUST 8, 2017

Here’s a topic that’s near and dear to my heart: recruiters’ and employers’ preference of sourcing and hiring passive (non-job-seeking) candidates over active (job-seeking) candidates, and discrimination against the unemployed or anyone seeking employment. Active vs. Passive Candidates: Recruiting on Baseless Merit.

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Talent Acquisition Sourcing Hiring 84

Leoforce

JULY 30, 2021

Arya - Recruiting AI Technology. Are passive candidates always the best hire? A constant struggle for hirers using AI recruiting software is balancing the search for active and passive candidates. Active candidates are easier to find because they’ve indicated they’re looking for work or are open to a change.

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Hiring Candidate Engagement Training Recruitment Software 261

SmartRecruiters

DECEMBER 16, 2014

Passive recruiting is kind of like the darker, more mysterious sibling of active recruiting. Making passive recruiting work for your organization is very possible, but to do so you need to understand why it works and how it is done most effectively. Why Passive Recruiting Matters. How is this done?

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Rally Recruitment Marketing

JUNE 28, 2021

Largely fuelling these achievements was the use of the right technology, namely personalized landing pages, text-based outreach, passive candidate nurturing and constant data-driven optimization. While Syneos has used Recruitment Marketing technology for over a decade (they were actually one of the first companies to try it!),

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Recruitment Marketing JobVite Mobile CRM 396

Recruiting Daily

NOVEMBER 21, 2018

Reaching Passive Candidates through Recruitment Marketing With the U.S. percent and more job openings than there are active candidates, recruiters need to get crafty. Facing an uphill battle, the time has come to think strategically and look to passive candidates as a way to fill those open […].

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Recruitment Marketing How To 62

Recruiter

JUNE 17, 2020

Recruiting sales candidates is never easy. The COVID-19 pandemic is causing significant market upheavals, and these shifts will create an entirely new landscape in the talent market — especially when it comes to engaging passive candidates. Unfortunately, in the coming months, it will become even trickier.

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Rally Recruitment Marketing

AUGUST 21, 2023

Talent acquisition and recruiting is no longer a linear process. In today’s market, all talent acquisition, HR, Recruitment Marketing and employer branding practitioners need to be focused on how they’re going to gain a competitive advantage over other employers. You’ve said before that recruiting channels have become democratized.

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Recruitment Marketing Strategy Social Media Talent Acquisition 419

Jobvite

AUGUST 2, 2019

The definition of a passive candidate is a person who is not currently seeking employment or at least is not actively pursuing any new opportunities. Here are four benefits of recruiting passive candidates. The job market today is vastly different than in decades past when it comes to finding new employees.

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How To Social Media Retail Advertising 63

Ongig

DECEMBER 12, 2017

Some candidates are worth the time. A Talent Acquisition leader at a Fortune 500 company told me the other day that their team has to make 17 touches to recruit passive candidates. The problem is that only 10% of salespeople even make a 3rd contact — I’m guessing recruiters are about the same.

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The Hire Talent

OCTOBER 16, 2018

Passive recruiting targets individuals who aren’t out job hunting or passing their names around. To find the talent you need, you may want to engage in this type of recruitment, but it takes some skill. Because these candidates aren’t actively seeking work, they are harder to find and more difficult to entice.

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