| I guess I will clear this up by saying in this case | | | | you attract these sought after candidates? You |
| "passive candidates" refers to those talented | | | | should advertise and promote your Recruiting Agency |
| individuals who are not looking for a job. Yet; these | | | | continuously so these candidates are attracted to |
| candidates would be open to a new career if the | | | | your company. So when the day comes when they |
| right opportunity came along. As companies begin to | | | | are ready to change companies they will think of |
| work their way out from underneath the recent | | | | your Recruiting Agency immediately. Companies are |
| economic downturn this pool of candidates will be the | | | | implementing employee referral programs as a way |
| most sought after. | | | | to generate interest in their organizations. |
| Recruiting Executives and Human Resource | | | | Those companies that are successful in implementing |
| Executives have always considered these candidates | | | | these 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 active | | | | Directors are starting to become proactive as it |
| candidates. In the Nursing Profession this is particularly | | | | pertains to managing vacancies and now understand |
| true as at least 50% of employed Nurse | | | | that 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 move | | | | enough. As the economy stabilizes and begin to show |
| from hospital to hospital. This large percentage of | | | | growth again the companies sitting at the top for |
| active and passive candidates underscores the | | | | productivity will be the ones who managed their |
| importance of job satisfaction for employee's. As it | | | | Human Resources most effectively. You have to |
| becomes more challenging to attract top talent | | | | know and understand that there is a rich pool of |
| company's will begin to put more resources into | | | | talented candidates out there; marketing to them is |
| retention programs. | | | | the key. Rather than posting on humongous job |
| It is these "passive candidates" where the Recruiting | | | | boards send us your resume and who knows you |
| Industry should focus their energies because this is | | | | may be one of these Passive candidates we contact. |
| the candidate pool the Client seeks most. So how do | | | | |