Improving the Candidate Experience

A recent article from ERE discusses the frequent buzzwords we hear relating to the candidate experience (culture, employment brand, employer of choice, relationships) and what it actually means from a candidate perspective.

The story begins with the author receiving an impersonal auto-response when applying to a job that surprised her. As a former product manager of applicant tracking systems, she knows that these messages can be customized. She goes on to explain that the technology you use to recruit candidates and get their information into your system should be easy to navigate and should reflect your company brand. Your brand is what makes a candidate say, “I will fit in there and I want to work there!”

With iRecruit as your Applicant Tracking and Recruiting software, creating custom response messages is simple. You can create a custom auto-response message right from your application form editor under "Email Correspondence". Thank the applicant for taking the time to apply with your company and let them know what your follow up process is, when/if they will be contacted, and if you will keep their information on file for a period of time.


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Using Your Existing Talent Pool To Recruit For A Position With iRecruit Correspondence

If you've been using iRecruit for a while, it's likely that you have several hundred, to several thousand contacts in your centralized applicant database. Why not take advantage?

Whether you have a difficult-to-fill position, want to get a jump on attracting applicants to a position, or have seasonal positions that you regularly see the same people for. Using your existing talent pool to recruit is a win-win.

If you have one new position, or many that are open, you can let potential applicants know by using iRecruit's correspondence packages.

To create a new Applicant Correspondence Package select "Correspondence" from your iRecruit Dashboard menu. Correspondence is broken down into four options: Employment Forms, Company Policies, Template Emails and Packages. Using these four sections you can add documents and create emails that can be sent to applicants.  Even attach a PDF of your job description(s) to send out if you'd like.

Example email template for new job listings notification (click for larger image):

Don't forget you can also share your available positions with your built-in social networks on Twitter, LinkedIn and Facebook.

If you have questions, or need assistance setting up your email templates please call iRecruit Support at 1-800-517-9099.

iRecruit is a flexible web-based applicant tracking software that can help your company track and manage all of your applicants online.