HiringThing launches new passive candidate recruitment tool

With the unemployment rate at a 50-year low of 3.4 percent, hiring managers must find new ways to be competitive in order to acquire qualified candidates. It is no longer enough to only target candidates actively seeking employment.

In fact, according to a 2017 Gallup survey, over 50 percent of employed workers may be moderately satisfied with their current job but are so unengaged that they’ll consider a better offer. While passive candidates typically require some degree of extra effort to find and engage with, their qualifications make them a highly valuable target.

HiringThing’s company-wide Applicant Pooling feature allows hiring managers to easily browse and share applicants across other jobs and locations. Applicants added to the applicant pool can be filtered by geographical location, distance, and most recent activity. This feature helps decrease companies’ overall cost and time to hire, allowing them to quickly and easily connect skilled applicants to the right job and location.

Additionally, HiringThing has made sleek new enhancements to its resume database feature through its partnership with Resume-Library. The resume database presents an alternative option for sourcing candidates by providing employers with a massive pool of fresh resumes from all sectors and states. Employers can recruit for hard-to-fill positions by easily accessing, searching and viewing redacted resumes for free, as well as unlocking and purchasing resumes of candidates of interest for a small fee.

“These easy-to-use talent solutions are a great way for companies to claim back time in their internal hiring process and find and hire qualified candidates more quickly and easily, especially in today’s challenging labor market,” said Jess Tejani, HiringThing Chief Operating Officer. “We’re committed to continually leveling up our feature offering and providing innovative recruiting tools to our customer base.”

SOURCE HiringThing