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Putting Employees Back in Human Resources

By Abby Lombardi on July 17, 2012 in Human Resources, Staffing Industry.

Hiring demand for human resources jobs fell dramatically during the recession, as companies recruited fewer new employees and some organizations cut employee programs in an effort to save money. Since then, the number of job ads has been growing – especially in 2011 and so far in 2012. We were excited to see that during June 2012, more than 36,000 jobs were advertised online for HR professionals. Although this is a slight decline compared to the four-year high during May 2012, hiring demand for HR professions is up by 17% and is at higher levels than before the recession began.

Volume of Human Resources Job Listings – 4 Year Hiring Demand Trend

Volume of Human Resources Job Listings

Source: WANTED Analytics

Metropolitan areas with the highest volume of HR job listings during June were New York (NY), Washington (DC), Chicago (IL), Los Angeles (CA), and Boston (MA). Employers in New York City placed the highest number of online job ads, but saw the lowest year-over-year increase of these five cities. With just over 2,800 unique job postings for HR professionals during June, this represents a mere 5% increase compared to June 2012. In comparison, Chicago experienced the highest increase of these five locations, at more than 24%.

The majority of available job ads were for Recruiters – more than 18,000 jobs were advertised online for recruiting and sourcing jobs, an 11% year-over-year increase. Other HR functions that experienced increasing hiring demand were Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists; Compensation and Benefits Managers, Training and Development Managers, Employment Interviewers, and General HR Managers.

The 15 most commonly advertised job titles in the human resources field were:

  1. Recruiter
  2. Human Resources Manager
  3. Human Resources Assistant
  4. Director of Human Resources
  5. Human Resources Generalist
  6. HR Generalist
  7. Payroll Specialist
  8. HR Manager
  9. Payroll Clerk
  10. Technical Recruiter
  11. Human Resources Coordinator
  12. Payroll Administrator
  13. Human Resources Specialist
  14. Training Specialist
  15. Team Member Trainer

Employers and staffing firms that are sourcing for HR professionals are likely to experience moderate difficulties since hiring demand is increasing and causing competition to attract qualified candidates. However, these conditions will vary slightly by location depending on the available talent supply. Our Hiring Scale™ shows that companies in Washington, DC are currently experiencing some of the most difficulties. With the volume of job ads growing about 21% since last year, Recruiters are likely to compete heavily to attract talent and experience a longer time-to-fill than average. The average duration of an HR job posting in the DC metro area is about 6 weeks.

Hiring Scale for HR professionals in Washington, DC: Hard-to-Fill Location

Hiring Scale for HR Jobs in Washington, DC

Source: WANTED Analytics

In comparison, the Hiring Scale also shows the easiest places to currently recruit talent in this industry are:

  • Salem (OR)
  • Scranton (PA)
  • Jackson (MS)

These areas are likely to fill job openings faster and easier than the rest of the United States. If you are currently struggling with filling open HR jobs due to higher local competition and a smaller local talent pool, try sourcing candidates from these 3 cities. On the other hand, if you are looking for work in HR, you are likely to find a job faster in Washington, DC than in Salem, OR because there are more companies looking for this talent. In addition, you're likely to experience less competition from other candidates.

Do you want to see recruiting trends and competitive information for HR jobs in your area? Sign up for a free trial of WANTED Analytics™ and find out who is hiring, where to find candidates for job openings, average salary details, and much more!

Already an Analytics, user? Log in and search on the Talent Req or Talent Sourcing tabs for the Human Resources job function in your city.

Social Media Requirements in Job Ads for Recruiters

By Abby Lombardi on July 3, 2012 in Human Resources.

Last week, we shared information about hiring demand for social media skills. Today, we wanted to take a closer look at the requirements for one of the occupations with a high volume of ads: Recruiters.

The good news is that if you have experience with sourcing candidates via social media, your skills are likely in demand. In May, more than 1,300 online job ads included social media as part of their job requirements or job description. This is a 60% increase in hiring demand compared to May of 2011. 71% of the ads were posted directly by employers, where as staffing firms accounted for about 29% of online listings.

Hiring Demand for Recruiters with Social Media Skills – 4 Year Hiring Trend

Hiring Demand for Recruiters with Social Media Skills

Source: WANTED Analytics

What skills are most commonly required in job ads for Recruiters? Here are the top 5:

  1. Microsoft Office
  2. Applicant tracking software (ATS)
  3. Microsoft PowerPoint
  4. Project management
  5. Time management

The cities with the most job ads for Recruiters with social media experience were New York, Chicago, Boston, Los Angeles, and Washington DC. All 5 of these cities experienced double-digit year-over-year growth in hiring demand. Of these 5 cities with high demand, the Hiring Scale™ shows that employers and staffing firms in Boston will have the most difficult time sourcing candidates. The volume of job ads for Recruiters with social media skill sets has grown 70% in the past year – one of the highest growth rates in the US. Yet, the available talent pool as not grown at the same rate, meaning there will be fierce competition to attract potential candidates.

Hiring Scale for Recruiters with Social Media Skills in Boston, MA

Hiring Scale for Recruiters with Social Media Skills in Boston, MA

Source: WANTED Analytics

Our Hiring Scale also depicts the best locations for sourcing Recruiters with social media skill sets. Milwaukee is currently the city where these jobs will be the easiest to fill. With only 4 employers currently advertising job openings, there is likely to be less competition than in cities like Boston.

5 Metro Areas Where Recruiters with Social Media Experience will be Easier to Recruit

best locations for sourcing Recruiters with social media skills

Source: WANTED Analytics

On the other hand, if you are a Recruiter with social media experience, it's likely you'll find a job faster and easier in Boston than in Milwaukee. More employers are looking for your skills and there are fewer potential candidates that you will compete against.

Are you recruiting for Recruiters? Find out if they are hard- or easy-to-fill in your city with the Hiring Scale! Just tell us where the job is located and we'll show you who you are competing with for talent, average salaries in your city, and where you can find candidates.

Human Resources Professionals Are in Demand

By Abby Lombardi on June 5, 2012 in Human Resources, Staffing Industry.

Good news for Human Resources professionals – hiring demand is growing! In May 2012, more than 31,000 job ads were available online for HR jobs, representing an 8% increase from last year and up 40% compared to 2010. 73% of the jobs were advertised by employers, while 27% were posted by recruiting and staffing agencies.

Hiring Demand for Human Resources Professionals in the US – 4 Year Hiring Trend

Hiring Demand for HR professionals in the US

Source: WANTED Analytics

Although hiring seems to be growing on average, the demand in each city varies. Employers in the New York City metro area continue to place the most job ads of any city. However, demand in May down 7% from May of last year. Los Angeles and San Francisco also saw fewer online job ads compared to last year. Of the 10 cities with the most job ads during May, Philadelphia saw the greatest increase, with 25% more ads this year than last.

Metropolitan Areas with the Most HR Job Ads in May

cities with most job ads for HR professionals

Source: WANTED Analytics

Recruiters were the most demanded job within the HR field, representing more than 50% of the total job ads for all HR jobs in May. Compensation and Benefits Managers and Specialists were the second most demanded HR occupation in May, accounting for 25% of HR-related job ads. The most commonly advertised HR job titles are:

  1. Recruiter
  2. Human Resources Manager
  3. Human Resources Assistant
  4. Director of Human Resources
  5. HR Generalist
  6. Payroll Specialist (or Payroll Clerk or Payroll Administrator)
  7. Technical Recruiter
  8. Training Specialist
  9. Compensation Analyst
  10. Senior Recruiter

As demand continues to increase, companies that are sourcing for these jobs are likely to find them more difficult-to-fill. Our Hiring Scale™ shows that, of the 10 cities above with the highest demand, employers in Boston are likely to see more difficulties than on average. In Boston, hiring demand has grown about 6% over the past year, however the local talent pool hasn't grown at the same rate. Employers that are sourcing for HR professionals in Boston are likely to see more competition and a longer time-to-fill than many of their counterparts across the US. Nationwide, job ads for HR related jobs remain online for an average of 39 days – or about 5.5 weeks. In comparison, job ads in the Boston metro area remain online for 6 weeks, slightly longer than nationally.

Hiring Scale for HR Professionals in Boston, MA (Hard-to-Fill Location)

Hiring Scale for HR professionals in Boston, MA

Source: WANTED Analytics

However, if you are an HR professional looking for work in the Boston area, it is likely to be easier than average to find a job since employers will be competing heavily to attract candidates.

Is it easier or harder to fill these jobs in your city than in Boston? Find out with the free, online Hiring Scale! Just tell us where the job is located and which position you are hiring for, and we'll show you a Hiring Scale snapshot for your area, average salary information, and who you are competing with to attract talent.

Mobile Recruiters See Increasing Hiring Demand

By Abby Lombardi on May 24, 2012 in Recruiters, Staffing Industry.

It's been projected that recruiting via mobile and text will grow in 2012. So, we thought we would look at how many online job ads for Recruiters require these skills. In April, there were more than 200 available jobs being advertised online that included mobile aspects of jobs. Some jobs are looking for Recruiters to recruit via mobile phones, while other are looking for recruiting professionals to create or maintain a mobile friendly online career center for potential candidates.

Hiring Demand for Mobile Recruiting Professionals – 4 Year Hiring Trend

Hiring Demand for Recruiters with Mobile Experience

Source: WANTED Analytics

We wanted to see what skills are required of potential candidates in mobile recruiting positions. Below are the 10 tools and technologies most commonly listed in job ads that candidates should have experience with.

  1. Microsoft Office
  2. Microsoft PowerPoint
  3. Oracle HRIS
  4. Microsoft Word
  5. Software as a Service (SaaS)
  6. Applicant Tracking Software
  7. Candidate tracking
  8. Salesforce CRM
  9. Social networking sites
  10. Statistical analysis

Our Hiring Scale™ shows that these jobs are likely to be moderately hard-to-fill across the US. While the number of employers looking to implement mobile recruiting strategies seems to be increasing, the number of potential candidates that have experience is not growing at the same pace. On average, we see that job ads for mobile Recruiters stay online for about 37 days – or 5.2 weeks.

Hiring Scale for Mobile Recruiting Professionals – National Average

Hiring Scale for Mobile Recruiting Professionals

Source: WANTED Analytics

However, our Hiring Scale also shows us where some of the best markets to source candidates are. In Houston, it is likely that employers will see a shorter time-to-fill than in most other cities nationwide. If you are hiring for professionals that have experience with recruiting via mobile channels, you may want to consider targeting your job ads in some of these cities below.

Best Markets for Mobile Recruiting Job Ads

Best Cities to Source Mobile Recruiters

Source: WANTED Analytics

Are you recruiting for Recruiters with mobile skills? Sign up for a free trial of WANTED Analytics™ to compare how hard-to-fill these jobs will be in your area, average posting periods, salary range data, and find hidden candidate pools.

Recruiting for Recruiters: What Skills Employers Look for in Candidates

By Abby Lombardi on May 16, 2012 in Human Resources, Recruiters, Staffing Industry.

As employers expand their recruiting staff, they may be gearing up to hire more across the entire organization. During April 2012, more than 5,800 jobs were advertised online for Recruiters – up more than 10% year-over-year when compared to April of 2011 and more than 33% versus April 2010. Approximately 3,200 (55%) of these jobs were placed by corporations (or direct employers). The remaining 2,600 jobs were advertised online by staffing firms. Online job listings that were posted directly by corporations have increased about 17% year-over-year, while hiring by recruiting agencies increased just 3% between April 2011 and April 2012.

Volume of Job Ads for Recruiters – 4 Year Hiring Trend

Hiring Demand for Recruiters

Source: WANTED Analytics

The five metropolitan areas with the highest volume of job ads for Recruiters during April were New York, Chicago, Los Angeles, Dallas, and Washington (DC). Although Recruiters in New York posted the most ads of any city, hiring demand over the past year actually declined about 1% compared to the same time month in 2011. In comparison, Recruiters in Dallas saw the most year-over-year growth of these five locations, with 27% more job ads than were seen online in April 2011.

We are also able to see that the 10 tools and technologies that Recruiters are most commonly required to have experience with are:

  1. Microsoft Office (including PowerPoint, Word, Outlook, Excel)
  2. Oracle HRIS
  3. Customer relationship management (CRM)
  4. Word processing
  5. Applicant tracking software (ATS)
  6. Data mining
  7. Candidate tracking
  8. Social networking sites
  9. Contact management
  10. Workforce management

Nationwide, companies sourcing candidates with animation skill sets are likely to find them moderately hard-to-recruit, with varying degrees of difficulty in each location depending on the available talent supply. The Hiring Scale™ shows that employers in Los Angeles are currently experiencing more difficulties than average when sourcing for Recruiter job openings. While demand for this skill has grown, the local talent pool of qualified professionals has not grown as the same rate and employers are likely to compete heavily to attract talent. Increased competition for a limited pool of candidates will also cause a longer time-to-fill than many other areas across the United States.

Hiring Scale for Recruiters in Los Angeles, California (Hard-to-Fill Location)

Hiring Scale for Recruiters in Los Angeles, California

Source: WANTED Analytics

The Hiring Scale also shows that the best places to recruit Animators are currently Omaha (Nebraska), Fort Wayne (Indiana) and Jackson (Mississippi). These areas are likely to fill job openings faster than the rest of the United States. Job ads in these areas are posted for an average of about 4 weeks, 1 week shorter than in Los Angeles.

Best Locations to Advertise Jobs for Recruiters

Best Markets to Source Recruiters

Source: WANTED Analytics

Find out how easy or hard is it likely to be to fill Recruiter jobs in your area with the free, online Hiring Scale! Tell us where the position is located and we'll show you a Hiring Scale snapshot, average salary data, who you are competing with for talent, and where you may find hidden candidates.

Hiring Demand for Recruiters at Highest Levels in 4 Years

By Abby Lombardi on April 11, 2012 in Human Resources, Staffing Industry.

We've been closely watching the volume of job ads for Recruiters and a new 4-year high was reached in March. More than 6,900 jobs were advertised online for this occupation. Not only is this is a 34% increase compared to last year, but it also represents 62% growth from March 2010 and 219% from March 2009. Just over half – 56% – of all job ads for Recruiters were placed by corporate employers, whereas the remaining 44% were posted by staffing firms and third party recruitment agencies. Hiring demand for both corporate recruiting and staffing firms has increased over the past year. Although, job ads for corporate recruiters has increased about 40% compared to staffing firms which increased 26%.

Hiring Demand for Recruiters – 4 Year Hiring Trend

Hiring Demand for Recruiters

Source: WANTED Analytics

The metro areas where we saw the most job ads for Recruiters were New York, Chicago, Dallas, Boston and Philadelphia. While all of these locations have seen increases in the number of job ads in March, Philadelphia saw the greatest year-over-year growth at more than 78%.

15 skills that are most commonly required of potential candidates for Recruiter job ads:

  1. Microsoft Office
  2. Microsoft PowerPoint
  3. Microsoft Word
  4. Oracle HRIS
  5. Customer relationship management (CRM)
  6. Microsoft Outlook
  7. Microsoft Excel
  8. Facilities management
  9. Applicant tracking software (ATS)
  10. Contact management
  11. Data mining
  12. Social networking sites
  13. IBM Lotus Notes
  14. Oracle Java
  15. Online databases

In addition, the top 5 certifications required by Recruiters are:

  1. General Educational Development (GED)
  2. Certified Public Accountant (CPA)
  3. Professional in Human Resources (PHR)
  4. First Aid certification
  5. Senior Professional in Human Resources (SPHR)

Some of these skills and certifications may look strange – like job ads for Recruiters that require Java or a CPA. However, when you look at the industries with the most job ads for Recruiters, this might make more sense. The industries with the most demand in March were Computer Design and Programming Services, Real Estate Agents and Brokers, Offices of Certified Public Accountants, Engineering Services, and General Medical and Surgical Hospitals. Many of the accounting businesses that are sourcing for Recruiters prefer that potential candidates have a CPA degree. Also, many employers in technology industries are looking for candidates with technical skills, like Java. Organizations require these specialized talents because they want their recruiting staff to understand the job openings they will be sourcing for and what the positions entail.

Do you have job openings for Recruiters? Or, are you looking for work in recruiting? Find out how hard-to-fill these jobs will be in your area, average salary information, and who is currently hiring for Recruiters with the free, online Hiring Scale.

Do You Have the Skills Required to Work in Human Resources?

By Abby Lombardi on March 23, 2012 in Human Resources.

A few weeks ago, we reported that hiring for Human Resources professionals was growing and had increased 34% from 2011 and 73% compared to 2010. As a follow up, we thought we'd look as some of the tools, technologies, and certifications that are required in job ads for HR positions.

10 Skills Commonly Required for Recruiters:

  1. Microsoft Office (specifically PowerPoint, Word, Excel, Outlook most mentioned)
  2. Oracle HRIS
  3. Customer relationship management (CRM)
  4. Candidate tracking
  5. Data mining
  6. Social networking sites
  7. Online databases
  8. Contact management
  9. Applicant Tracking software (ATS)
  10. Data collection

10 Skills Commonly Required for Training and Development Specialists:

  1. Microsoft Office (specifically PowerPoint, Word, Excel most mentioned)
  2. Needs analysis
  3. Computer based training
  4. Microsoft SharePoint
  5. Customer relationship management (CRM)
  6. Adobe Photoshop
  7. Cisco WebEx
  8. Microsoft Visio
  9. Adobe Captivate
  10. Task analysis

10 Skills Commonly Required for Compensation and Benefits Specialists:

  1. Human Resource Information system (HRIS)
  2. Oracle HRIS
  3. Microsoft Office (specifically PowerPoint, Word, Excel, Access most mentioned)
  4. Time and attendance
  5. Human Resources Management System (HRMS)
  6. Automatic Data Processing
  7. Microsoft Project
  8. Customer relationship management (CRM)
  9. Ceridian
  10. Internal audit

10 Skills Commonly Required for HR Managers:

  1. Microsoft Office (PowerPoint most mentioned)
  2. Spreadsheet software
  3. Human Resource Information System (HRIS)
  4. Aztec
  5. Apex Business Software iHR
  6. Personnel Management
  7. Facilities management
  8. Customer relationship management (CRM)
  9. Adobe Photoshop
  10. Task analysis

The 3 certifications most commonly required of HR professionals are:

  1. Microsoft Office Specialist (MOS)
  2. Certified Payroll Professional (CPP)
  3. Learning Management System (LMS)

To find out what skills and certifications are commonly required for any job you recruit for, sign up for a free trial of WANTED Analytics. In addition, we'll show you how hard-to-fill any job is, average salary ranges, and where to find hidden candidate pools.

Hiring for HR Professionals Begins to Grow Again

By Abby Lombardi on March 9, 2012 in Human Resources.

Good news for HR professionals – hiring demand is growing again in 2012. In fact, there were more than 49,000 jobs advertised online during the past 60 days. That's a 34% year-over-year growth compared to the same 60-day period in 2011 and up 73% compared to 2010.

Volume of Online Job Ads for HR Professionals – 4 Year Hiring Trend

Hiring Demand for HR professionals

Source: WANTED Analytics

With the HR field, Training and Development, General HR Managers, and (of course) Recruiters were the 3 most demanded occupations, with Compensation and Benefits Analysts or Specialists coming in fourth. However, all of these occupations saw year-over-year growth in hiring demand. Training and Development Specialists saw the greatest growth of these 4 occupations, up more than 70% in the past 60 days compared to last year. HR Managers and Compensation and Benefits Specialists grew about 20% each, while Personnel Recruiters grew 16% versus the same 60-day period in 2011. The 10 most commonly advertised job titles for HR professionals are:

  1. Recruiter
  2. Human Resources Assistant
  3. Payroll Specialist
  4. Payroll Clerk
  5. Technical Recruiter
  6. Payroll Administrator
  7. Human Resources Specialist
  8. Training Specialist
  9. Human Resources Coordinator
  10. Compensation Analyst

So, where are these jobs located? Employers in New York City posted the most jobs – more than 3,300 at a 13% increase. Washington (DC), Chicago, Los Angeles, and Dallas rounded out the list of the top 5 metropolitan areas with hiring demand for HR professionals.  These locations also saw year-over-year growth, with Dallas growing the most at 38%.

Metropolitan Areas with Most Online Job Ads for HR Professionals – Past 60 Days

5 metro areas with most job ads for HR professionals

Source: WANTED Analytics

Of the above mentioned locations, our Hiring Scale shows that HR professionals will be the most difficult to recruit in Washington, DC. With hiring demand continuing to rise in this area, the talent supply has not grown at the same pace. It is likely that employers and their Recruiters will spend longer periods of time souring candidates and compete more heavily with other employers in the area. On the other hand, if you are an HR professional in the DC metro area looking for work, you are likely to find it easier than average to find work.

Hiring Scale for HR Professionals in Washington, DC vs. Nationally

Hiring Scale for HR Professionals in Washington, DC

Source: WANTED Analytics

Our Hiring Scale also shows that the easiest place to recruit HR talent is Montgomery, Alabama. In this location, the volume of job ads remains low compared to the number of potential candidates currently in the local workforce. Consequently, because hiring is likely to be easy, if you are looking for a job in the Human Resources field, it is likely to be difficult in this area.

Best Markets to Source HR Candidates for Job Openings

Easiest places to recruit HR talent

Source: WANTED Analytics

Are you an HR pro looking for work? Or an employer looking to fill open HR jobs? Try our free, online Hiring Scale™ to see the level of hiring demand in your area, compare average salary ranges, and find other companies are currently hiring for this talent.

Will 2012 Be the Year that Hiring for Recruiters Goes Mobile?

By Abby Lombardi on March 1, 2012 in Recruiters, Staffing Industry.

Mobile recruiting is a hot topic in the human resources field and there is some debate on when – and if – mobile recruiting will become a more widely accepted practice. It’s been forecasted that mobile recruiting will be one of the biggest trends in talent management this year. We thought it would be interesting to look at how many online job ads for Recruiters include mobile skills as a requirement. Hiring demand for these skills could indicate how quickly mobile strategies are being implemented by HR departments in the US.

We found 15 employers that specifically mention mobile recruiting in their job – either in the description of the position or as a required skill. Since some companies are sourcing candidates for multiple positions, this works out to 23 unique job openings currently being advertised online. Although this doesn’t represent a large portion of job ads for Recruiters, this is a trend we plan on watching.

Hiring Demand for Recruiters with Mobile Skills – 16-Week Hiring Trend

Hiring Demand for Mobile Recruiters

Some of the most commonly advertised job titles that include mobile recruiting in their job ads include:

  • Recruiter (or Technical Recruiter)
  • Telerecruiter
  • Learning Development Manager
  • Bilingual Spanish Recruiter
  • Staffing Consultant

Since mobile recruiting strategies are still developing, our Hiring Scale™ shows that these jobs are moderately hard-to-fill. Much of the difficulty will be caused by the fact that the current talent pool is small. Our Candidate Supply charts estimates there are less than 1,000 qualified candidates currently in the workforce. These candidates represent 0.5% of all people currently working as Recruiters. If you are looking for work as a Recruiter, these skills may become more valuable if hiring demand increases.

Candidate Supply of Recruiters with Mobile Skills in the United States

candidate supply of mobile Recruiters nationwide

What do you think? Is 2012 the year that your company implements a mobile recruiting strategy?

Are you a Recruiter with mobile experience looking for work? Or an employer looking to fill open Recruiter jobs that require mobile platform skills? Try our free, online Hiring Scale™ to see the level of hiring demand in your area, compare average salary ranges, and find other companies are currently hiring for this talent.

Why Eli Manning Loves Data

By Kieran Kelly on February 18, 2012 in WANTED Analytics.

Growing up in New York and being a Giants fan for many years, I couldn't help but notice an interesting fact about our MVP quarterback, he just loves data!

It’s true. I read an article that talked about Eli and his unrivaled attention to detail when he prepares for a game. During his rookie season his new teammates watched him come in early and leave late.  While he was there he would study both film and data so that he could run play sets at full throttle. Tiki Barber revealed an interesting window into Eli`s behavior when he said during an interview on ESPN, “I watched him during that first series in practice to try and get a feel for what this new highly paid guy was all about. We were all curious. We were running a play where the QB runs into the end zone on a fake. While the other QB’s ran half speed Eli ran it full throttle! I knew right then that there was something different about this guy.” He, like his brother Peyton, has an uncanny ability to understand what is likely to happen during a play before it actually happens.  This is because Eli is a student of film, data and on-field preparation. He studies and watches the behavior patterns of his opponents. Hence, before a game he has the data processed in his head and is ready for the players on the other team. Remarkable!

As I was thinking about Eli Manning and his ability to process data, I started thinking about our unsung heroes… Recruiters and Sourcers and the challenges they have communicating with Hiring Managers. At a recent meeting with a global Fortune 500 client of ours, I asked “How is it going?”.  There was no response to my simple question until a Sourcing Manager stepped up and said:

“Well, I used your data during a meeting with a Hiring Manager yesterday who was getting anxious with the length of the hiring process… at the very beginning of the meeting we said that the role would be difficult to fill and he said, 'How do you know this?' We showed him the WANTED data and his eyebrow raised and he said, 'Oh!'”

"Oh" can mean many different things.  In this case, the definition of “Oh” is…

a)     these guys are prepared

b)    these guys know their stuff

c)     I trust them
Our client then went on to say, “We really need this data when dealing with a Hiring Manager  from the IT or Finance side of the house.  They are much more number driven and, if we can show them data, we are in a stronger position to make our case.”

My clients tell me their discussions with Hiring Managers can get “shallow very quickly” when there is no data to back up their sourcing strategies.  When Recruiters and Sourcers are more “quantitative” in their approach to meetings with the Hiring Manager the meetings become much valuable for both the Recruiters and the Hiring Managers.  The Recruiters and Sourcers now prepare before the meeting (just like Eli), they leverage the WANTED Analytics Talent Req and Talent Sourcing data to build and validate THEIR recruiting strategy. The WANTED data creates an unbiased picture of the current market situation for finding the right candidate.

If data works for the Super Bowl MVP, it can certainly work for you! I guarantee it!

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