A keen understanding of job candidates' needs, wants and aspirations will position your organization to satisfy these individuals' expectations. To establish this foundation within your recruiting activities, consider doing the following:
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Put yourself in the candidate's shoes. Evaluate every interaction with job seekers - face-to-face, written or electronic - from the candidate's perspective. Consider what kind of impression you're leaving at each touch point.
Set up listening posts. Listening posts will alert you when your recruiting experience isn't eliciting the right response. Examples of feedback mechanisms include online post-application surveys, focus groups with recently hired employees, monitoring of social media posts and mystery shopping of your recruitment process.
