#TChat Recap: #Dice141 and the Candidate Experience

Improving The Candidate Experience

Candidate experience, it can sometimes feel like a moving target to increasingly burdened recruiters and HR Pros, but is it really so far out of our reach?

Last night we discussed how to make candidate experience a “given” for everyone involved and we had an amazing group  with Shravan Goli, Johnny Campbell and Steve White! Someone from every sector weighed in on making the candidate experience golden.

We started with the most obvious question of all. What do candidates really want? HOW can we deliver a solid candidate experience without knowing the answer(s) to that question?

A1. Speaking with recruiters who know a little something about the #tech world that they live in and know some of the language #TChat

— jessica johnson (@jljohnson38) April 30, 2014

A1: Many tech candidates use mobile and want to have an online profile stored that can b used for apps instantly. #tchat — Dawn Rasmussen (@DawnRasmussen) April 30, 2014

A1. Tech candidates are looking at companies that adapt to new tech and have great benefits. #tchat

— HR Acuity (@hracuity) April 30, 2014

A2: get a 360 view of the candidate to figure out the fit – not all candidates are good for every company #TChat #OpenWeb

— shravan goli (@shravangoli) April 30, 2014

#TChatters Agreed That…

• Tech communities provide a valuable service not just for recruiters but for tech talent as well. (Hint: Don’t spam and neglect to provide value!)

• It’s not all about recruiting, show your current employees the love too.

• Candidate feedback formula = timely + respectful + contextual

• InMails may not be the way to a talented techies heart.

• Tweets may attract tech talent, but the job description or ad is the real clincher.

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Closing Notes & What’s Ahead

Thanks again to guests Shravan Goli, Johnny Campbell and Steve White for showing us the way to true candidate experience.

What an awesome hour it has been on #TChat! #CandidateExperience, #Cake, and #Dice141. What more could you want?

— Dice.com (@EmployersonDice) May 1, 2014

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Related Reading:

Meghan M. Biro: Your Employer Brand Owns The Candidate Experience

Gerry Crispin: Net Promoter Score and Candidate Experience

Nick Price: Candidate Dispositioning – What does it mean and why does it matter? 

Siofra Pratt: How To Dramatically Increase Your Job Views on Twitter

Christopher Young: Incentivize Recruiters for a More Successful Hiring Process

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