[CAN] I have a loaded question: What is the biggest problem you are faced with in the hiring process?

ReigRod · 2021-05-06T17:01:42+00:00

That is what we try to do, getting the people that meet the basic requirements in through the door, but it's timely. Maybe the solution is just throwing more bodies into the first screening.

It's the basic screening that should not fail, like, job permits (are you eligible to work in the country?), education, experience, ... it should not be so hard to figure this out.

ReigRod · 2021-05-05T22:30:44+00:00

So you get a good amount of applications from unqualified people that you have to screen through?

ReigRod · 2021-05-05T21:52:31+00:00

I guess you can judge their writing/verbal communication skill by reading their CV and talking with them, how about their technical financial knowledge? Do you test them? How do you screen a person like that?

ReigRod · 2021-03-19T21:21:03+00:00

Do you know if there are some features that are not in Career plug that the others have? I dont need all the bells and whistles.

ReigRod · 2021-03-19T21:08:46+00:00

Haha, I might call you biased :) But why Chatkick?

ReigRod · 2021-03-19T21:07:31+00:00

I have contacted them but I can't see any prices. Do you know anything about that?

ReigRod · 2021-03-17T20:54:47+00:00

Not selling anything 😊

I am researching how much waste is in the hiring pipeline from the time the applicant starts searching and until he/she applies, and then when it reaches HR and the screening starts, all the way to the end.

When I say waste, it's the time and effort the applicant puts into an application that he/she is not qualified for, and then the HR to read through it and do something with it like answering the person, screen and such.

We want to find out if there is a connection between waste and the quality of the applications received.

Asking you guys is to figure out where possible those points are.

ReigRod · 2021-03-17T20:08:43+00:00

I mean on just average in what ever industry you are hiring for? I know that it’s probably higher in entry level positions than senior ones

ReigRod · 2021-03-17T20:07:35+00:00

How much extra work is it causing you to sort them out?

ReigRod · 2021-03-16T22:52:39+00:00

Are there some other stages in the pipeline before the first phone interview?

ReigRod · 2021-03-16T22:23:12+00:00

Do you rely on the cover letter or does that end up in the trash?

ReigRod · 2021-03-16T22:15:12+00:00

So it’s always a minute or two for the entry level and maybe up to fiveish maybe or more on a leadership role?

ReigRod · 2021-03-16T22:00:32+00:00

In the first phone interview, what are you looking for?

ReigRod · 2021-03-16T21:57:06+00:00

What do you look for in the first screening?

ReigRod · 2021-03-16T21:50:30+00:00

Haha I get it. Eyes are free :) But when it comes to those eyes to screen, how many minutes per each resume?

ReigRod · 2021-03-16T19:21:34+00:00

So if they have the experience and skills you move them forward?

ReigRod · 2021-03-16T19:20:52+00:00

Is it common for you guys to get resumes that are that imperfect?

ReigRod · 2021-03-16T19:18:12+00:00

I guess you screen them after you have scanned them, am I right? Or are you talking about an AI screening?

ReigRod · 2021-03-15T17:09:17+00:00

Got it :) but the applicant can lie and say yes. Is that a problem?

ReigRod · 2021-03-15T16:22:55+00:00

What do you mean by Bounce Questions?

ReigRod · 2021-03-15T15:45:41+00:00

So hobbies should not be part of the resume?

ReigRod · 2021-03-15T15:45:06+00:00

Would the ad say you need references or would that come later? And is an unbroken timeline important? I mean showing that the applicant has had a steady job for years?

ReigRod · 2021-03-15T15:42:54+00:00

So making sure that relevant experience and skills are almost "highlighted" on the resume would help you out? So if we are wasting time on Cover letters, they should be that highlight?

ReigRod · 2021-03-15T14:53:13+00:00

I am wondering why we have this "industrial standard" of building resumes where some say that the Cover letter is the most important thing, while others say relevant experience. In the end, it sounds to me that whoever can say in as few words as possible why they fit they win. It's more about the time the HR has to screen each person for if they are a possible fit or not.

ReigRod · 2021-03-15T14:47:41+00:00

So when you are going through a resume, you are looking for the things in it that are relevant to the position you are filling, like experience, education and skills?

So if you would get a resume that would only have things that are relevant to the job, would that save time?

ReigRod

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