From our case study last week as well as from our current Chapter 6 on recruiting, we focused particularly on candidate experience. The case talked about how the company could do better on the candidate experience to have better results. Every time a candidate applies to a job, they don’t expect a lot from the company, but at least some interaction.
In order to have effective recruiting practices, companies should at least acknowledge the resumes they receive with a simple, ‘thanks for applying, you will be considered.’ It doesn’t take very long to do. It can be done with a simple auto reply on the companies e-mail address.
My company where I am now does not have a very good candidate experience. A lot of the time my boss just deletes the resumes we receive and never reaching out to any candidates. I have proposed sending out simple thank you e-mail, but she does not feel it is worth our time. I on the other hand, would think it would be very effective. A simple e-mail gesture goes a long way. Even though we don’t pick a particular candidate, but at least acknowledge we received their resume and thank you for applying, shows them that we care and do look at everyone’s resume. With candidates having a positive experience, they are likely to spread a good word about the company even if they are not hired.
katiecharles 