{"id":1640,"date":"2013-11-18T13:33:36","date_gmt":"2013-11-18T18:33:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pubblog.in.trilliumstaffing.com\/?p=1640"},"modified":"2013-11-18T13:33:36","modified_gmt":"2013-11-18T18:33:36","slug":"how-to-find-top-talent-applicants","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pubblog.in.trilliumstaffing.com\/how-to-find-top-talent-applicants\/","title":{"rendered":"How To Find Top Talent Applicants"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: left;\">If you aren&#8217;t struggling to find top talent applicants today, it&#8217;s a safe bet that you will be in the foreseeable future. The Novo Group&#8217;s 2012 HR &amp; Recruiting Trends Survey found that as many as<em><strong> 78% of HR leaders<\/strong><\/em> reported that finding top talent was their number one challenge. Considering that most HR leaders roles included a multitude of responsibilities ranging from hiring and terminations to benefits administration and worker&#8217;s compensation management; this statistic speaks volumes. So what can you do to find top talent applicants? A lot.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pubblog.in.trilliumstaffing.com\/how-to-find-top-talent-applicants\/desktp\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1649\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1649\" alt=\"DeskTP\" src=\"https:\/\/pubblog.in.trilliumstaffing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/DeskTP.png\" width=\"1753\" height=\"1095\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Reach your audience.<\/strong> Making sure that you are reaching your key audience is the first step in the recruitment process. <a href=\"https:\/\/pubblog.in.trilliumstaffing.com\/job-seekers-strongly-prefer-job-boards-over-social-media\/\">The majority of candidates still list job boards as their first resource to seek employment.<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>Referrals, Referrals, Referrals.<\/strong> In a 2011 survey by Jobvite, 70% of employers reported feeling that referred candidates were a better fit for company culture and company values. If your organization does not have a referral program established, now is the time to start!<\/li>\n<li><strong>Communication is key.<\/strong> Make sure that you are effectively communicating your recruitment needs. It&#8217;s been estimated that as many as 44% of resumes received by HR professionals are submitted by unqualified applicants. <a href=\"https:\/\/pubblog.in.trilliumstaffing.com\/job-postings-that-work\/\">Creating a job posting<\/a> that highlights the attributes needed for your position as well as sell the benefits of your organization can quickly attract top talent and help eliminate resume blasters.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Build an employment brand.<\/strong> Rather than re-actively recruit, <a href=\"https:\/\/pubblog.in.trilliumstaffing.com\/you-cant-afford-not-to-build-an-employment-brand\/\">build an employment brand<\/a> that constantly attracts talent to you! Building a strong employment brand that is true to your organization&#8217;s values and goals not only assists in recruitment but also with employee retention rates.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Seek outside assistance.<\/strong> Some positions are just plain difficult to fill. Especially if it is a position that is in high demand or one that you only recruit for on occasion. An estimated <a href=\"https:\/\/pubblog.in.trilliumstaffing.com\/why-90-of-companies-use-a-staffing-agency-2\/\">90% of companies partner with staffing agencies<\/a> to assist them with recruitment efforts.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em>Want to learn more about how you can gain access to Trillium\u2019s national network of top level talent? <a href=\"https:\/\/trilliumstaffing.com\/contact\">Contact<\/a> us today!\u00a0 If you are a stand out in your profession and seeking contingent or long term career opportunities, visit our <a href=\"https:\/\/trilliumstaffing.com\/jobs\">job seekers<\/a> section for more information!<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Trillium, a national leader in staffing and recruitme<\/em><em>nt is a valued staffing partner to over 5,000 companies nationwide.<\/em> <em>Trillium is privately owned by Oskar Ren\u00e9 Poch.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you aren&#8217;t struggling to find top talent applicants today, it&#8217;s a safe bet that you will be in the foreseeable future. The Novo Group&#8217;s 2012 HR &amp; Recruiting Trends Survey found that as many as 78% of HR leaders &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/pubblog.in.trilliumstaffing.com\/how-to-find-top-talent-applicants\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7,10,19,31,43,46,61],"tags":[187,217,277,547,589,784,823,856,874,982,994,1033,1348,1390,1582,1603,1612,1771,1897],"class_list":["post-1640","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-cnc","category-construction","category-drivers","category-itengineering","category-marine","category-medical","category-staffing","tag-candidate-marketing","tag-careers","tag-company-culture","tag-employee-referrals","tag-employment-brand","tag-hiring","tag-hiring-managers","tag-hr","tag-human-resources","tag-job-advertisements","tag-job-boards","tag-job-postings","tag-recruiting","tag-recruitment","tag-sourcing","tag-staffing-2","tag-staffing-agency","tag-top-talent","tag-workforce-management"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/pubblog.in.trilliumstaffing.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1640","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/pubblog.in.trilliumstaffing.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/pubblog.in.trilliumstaffing.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pubblog.in.trilliumstaffing.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/7"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pubblog.in.trilliumstaffing.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1640"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/pubblog.in.trilliumstaffing.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1640\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/pubblog.in.trilliumstaffing.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1640"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pubblog.in.trilliumstaffing.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1640"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pubblog.in.trilliumstaffing.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1640"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}