5 KPIs for recruiting that every company needs

Topics: recruitment analytics, recruitment budgeting, analytics

Posted by Ashley Kauffman on Jun 2, 2020 11:09:13 AM

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You’re excited about your company’s new career site content. Your brand is on-target, your strategy is solid, and you’re ready to attract the right candidates. Soon, however, you realize that your site—and maybe your application process—is underperforming. You expected more (and better) candidates applying for your open positions. It’s important to remember this reality about performance: if you can’t measure it, you can’t improve it.

So, which Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) are the most useful when it comes to tracking your candidates and how they navigate through your site? Being able to build the ideal candidate profile by reviewing the right KPIs is what will help you adjust your site and strategy, save dollars and get the volume of applicants you’re looking for in the end.

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Hiring will resume. Is your candidate pipeline in place?

Topics: talent pipeline, recruitment strategy

Posted by Sean Bain on May 4, 2020 9:39:46 AM

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As states are beginning the process of reopening, certain business sectors will come back to life quickly— and smart companies are building their pipeline of candidates now in order to meet the demand. While we are all preparing for the unforeseen “new normal,” it follows that every organization and industry will face unique circumstances and thus will have different hiring needs. Life will come back online, and when it does, companies need to be prepared to hire. NAS would like to offer a few thoughts to help you develop your hiring strategy and streamline the pipeline-building process.

Assess your needs. You need to take both a pragmatic and holistic approach in determining your hiring needs. What are your intentions? Do you need to hire ASAP, in planned stages or just consider candidates for future needs when the timing is right for your company? Whatever your particular situation, you still need to have a solid candidate pipeline in place.

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Need to hire now? Here’s what you need to know.

Topics: hiring events, high volume recruiting, temporary hiring

Posted by Jennifer Henley, PHR & SHRM-CP, VP of Client Services on Mar 25, 2020 3:27:33 PM

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As we navigate a “new normal” in the wake of COVID-19, many industries have transitioned to remote work (NAS among them). While many businesses are staffing down due to emergency shutdown directives, others have shifted to temp-hiring-emergency mode. If you’re one of the essential industries, like healthcare, grocery, retail or supply chain, that needs to attract temporary talent quickly, you need to be visible and get the word out to potential candidates.

Here are a few ideas on how to recruit those individuals who may have just been laid off and are receptive to temporary work.

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