Browsing: Candidate experience

It's up to recruiters and hiring managers to ensure the language barrier doesn't become an employment barrier for ESL candidates, according to an expert who says that unless spoken language skills are a key component of a role, an interview might not even be necessary. read more

ChatGPT's proliferation has been a gamechanger for automation in the recruitment industry, with vastly more candidates engaging with tech-driven hiring processes, according to SmartAI CEO Peter Stackpole. read more

An inclusive hiring system requires much more attention to detail, and it starts with facilitating candidates' 'choice-control' through informative job ads, according to disability recruitment specialists. read more

Recruiters seeking to attract talent with the promise of meaningful work need to realise how much this concept is prone to change over time, and between individuals, Beaumont People MD Nina Mapson Bone says. read more

There is now too much focus on automation in the recruitment industry and not enough on communication, says People2people group managing director Mark Smith. read more

Since candidate feedback prompted an employer to run blind recruitment processes, its talent pool has become much stronger and more diverse, its chief operating officer says. read more

For many job applicants, the journey to hitting 'apply' isn't as easy as it could be, with a new report urging organisations to rethink the information and filters they rely on. read more

Many organisations still fall into the trap of asking "intrusive" and "redundant" questions in their job application process, and candidates are not having it, with one in five dropping out partway through, new research shows. read more

Recruiters can expect much more scrutiny of hiring investments and an overall flattening of headcounts as organisations explore other ways to grow, according to a workplace futurist. read more

BHP has measured the impact of a positive candidate experience on employee engagement and productivity, creating a "compelling" business case for improving its hiring process. read more