So it’s been a while since my last post but my blog traffic is up by like 9000% so I’m thinking that people have somewhat of an interest in what I have to say…so I’ll continue.
Since my last post the economy has tanked leaving guys like me in a feast mode with candidates. The candidates who wouldn’t talk to me 6 months ago, won’t stop calling me for a job. Interesting dynamic. My headhunter calls for new business and repeat business are also at an all-time high. So I’m back to working with BountyJobs to manage the madness.
I recently met at my local hangout with the new Director of Corporate Accounts – Tom Walsh – who was on a mission of gathering customer insights. He did a great job of asking how I use the site and actually turned some of my suggestions into applications within a couple days. Not sure how he did it – but he did.
He also listened when I, and other customers like me, said that we want ATS integration. So this morning, I had a call with their tech guy who has integrated our system with theirs so that we’re not opening up ourselves to OFCCP worries and it streamlines my workflow. Very impressed with how far they’ve come with tweaking their offerings to meet the needs of people who see the value but can’t get it to work within their process.
Although I still haven’t made a placement through the site, I’ve had several candidates come through that were interviewed. I probably would have had a hire recently but the position was put on hold until 2010. But I’m continuing to use BountyJobs and with the new ATS integration, will be more likely to put additional jobs on the site.
My major issue is still with vendor quality so I’m going to see if I can’t think up some ways that I can bend a little bit to get better information to the headhunters so they can do a better job of sourcing. My biggest concern is that most of the vendors seem to be cherry picking from the big boards — which we already do so I end up with a lot of duplicates and low-quality candidates. Anyway…I’ll keep using the site and keep updating as new improvements are made.
As always, stay tuned…
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