Employers Seek Passive Candidates

I guess I will clear this up by saying in this caseyou attract these sought after candidates? You
"passive candidates" refers to those talentedshould advertise and promote your Recruiting Agency
individuals who are not looking for a job. Yet; thesecontinuously so these candidates are attracted to
candidates would be open to a new career if theyour company. So when the day comes when they
right opportunity came along. As companies begin toare ready to change companies they will think of
work their way out from underneath the recentyour Recruiting Agency immediately. Companies are
economic downturn this pool of candidates will be theimplementing employee referral programs as a way
most sought after.to generate interest in their organizations.
Recruiting Executives and Human ResourceThose companies that are successful in implementing
Executives have always considered these candidatesthese types of initiatives are finding the talent pool
the most appealing. There are approximately three -to be rich when the time comes to recruit. HR
four times more passive candidates as activeDirectors are starting to become proactive as it
candidates. In the Nursing Profession this is particularlypertains to managing vacancies and now understand
true as at least 50% of employed Nursethat just posting job openings on the company
Professionals are considered "passive" candidates.website in today's competitive environment is not
This is easily documented by the constant moveenough. As the economy stabilizes and begin to show
from hospital to hospital. This large percentage ofgrowth again the companies sitting at the top for
active and passive candidates underscores theproductivity will be the ones who managed their
importance of job satisfaction for employee's. As itHuman Resources most effectively. You have to
becomes more challenging to attract top talentknow and understand that there is a rich pool of
company's will begin to put more resources intotalented candidates out there; marketing to them is
retention programs.the key. Rather than posting on humongous job
It is these "passive candidates" where the Recruitingboards send us your resume and who knows you
Industry should focus their energies because this ismay be one of these Passive candidates we contact.
the candidate pool the Client seeks most. So how do