A problem I have been facing at work is managing where I put a candidates resume and sourcing for the right candidate for a job. I have been trying to keep track of all the resumes and calls in my outlook folders, but there at too many subfolers that I cant keep track of all at once.
When I post a job on Dice.com, I recieve loads of resumes from many candidates that are actively searching in the job market and as soon as I recieve them, the candidates will usually give me a call and when they do, I can't find or locate where I have put their resumes.
Ahh and sourcing on a job for the right candidate is not an easy job. I cannot manage to find the perfect candidate that these financial industries are looking for. And when I do come across a awesome candidate on Monster, LinkedIn, or Dice, they are either looking for too much in salary, their not actively looking, or has been already submitted in our vendors portals by other recruiters/themselves.
Another main issue I have been facing at work is managing my time, knowing when and how to use it. I tend to be all over the place, mix and match all my duties all at once. I somehow have to manage my daily operation in a time efficent mannor.
Any suggestions or comments?
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2 comments:
I can understand what you are going through. I had the same problem when I did some recruiting work for MetLife.
As far as organizing the resumes, I would separate them by how I contacted them (email/ left phone message)and then just alphabetize them that way.
Another thing I thought about doing was to just create a word document or spreadsheet to maintain a type of table of contents so you can keep track of which folder you placed their resume in. And once you hear from them, you can just delete their names if they're not interested.
Recruiting is hard, the candidates always want more.
Imagine recruiting for a company like Met that works solely off commissions and trying to get some takers. Now that's tough.
Good Luck finding your recruits Alb.
I am also in the human capital industry and I find that having folders on my desktop and in Outlook are very helpful. Outlook only points out the resumes received whereas saving the actual resume and renaming it – last name, first name – you will have easy access when a call is received. You should also weed out resumes that you would never submit to a client. Also, you should not eliminate a candidate based on stated salary. Considering today’s economic client, I find that many candidates are willing to negotiate salary and take a pay cut. Many people are trying to pay bills and not being too competitive in this depressed market.
As far as managing your time at work, you can not do everything. You need to prioritize by figuring out what is of utmost importance and tackling that then move on to the next most important task. If you are required to perform tasks for multiple people, you must ask when the job is needed by that person and allocate a certain amount of time to complete that task. If you are unable to complete the task due to other commitments, then you must decline or let the person know your current priorities and maybe they can find someone else to do the task.
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