Resources for Recruiting Software

Recruiting software is a great tool – if you understand how to use it. Whether you use general HR recruitment software or focused executive recruiting software, find recruiter software that enables you to catch on quickly and get to work immediately filling current (and future) openings at your small business.

The top three things to know about recruiter software are:

1. Choose a recruitment software system that has a minimal learning curve so you (and everyone in HR) can immediately use the system.
2. Take advantage of recruiter software that comes with automatic and customizable tools. This can help you compare candidates based on their skills and on how well they’ll fit with your organization.
3. When beginning a candidate search, use the auto-match tool (or similar tool) to immediately connect details of a job description with experience/skills listed on applicants’ resumes.

Use recruiting software to spot the top candidates from your resume-filled inbox

The cost of unfilled positions – especially for a small business – can mean the difference between success and failure. Your recruiter software should be able to immediately access the best resumes from your email or files, with simple keyword/name/date searches.

Automate — and save time — with executive recruiting software

Some executive recruiting software system vendors offer you a valuable system that not only automates the recruiting process, but makes it so much easier to do everything at once – search resumes, collect candidate data to ensure your compliance with laws, post jobs to the “big” Web sites, and more.

Executive recruiting software should sort and verify facts on incoming resumes

RésuméDoctor.com, a resume-counseling company, recently conducted a 6-month study of more than 1,000 resumes, and found that 42.7% of them had “significant errors.” Find a recruitment software (or an add-on to your software) that can help you with background checks and fact-checking – saving you time, money, costly and perhaps dangerous hiring mistakes.

Use executive recruiting software to find internal leaders

One of the best resources of a small and growing business is the ability to offer current employees the opportunity for advancement – if you take the time and effort to recognize their innate leadership qualities. Find HR recruitment software that assesses all possible job candidates; if they’re already on your staff, you’re almost there – now all you have to do is groom them for the future job.

• Find an established recruiter software company with a strong client base – and equally strong recommendations or case studies.
• Look for recruiting software that uses online resuming processing (not Web forms, which are often too time- and effort-intensive).
• Make sure the recruiting software can grow and adapt to your business’s future needs.
• Always call to verify references – even when your recruiter software also does some screening.
• Use Web-based HR recruitment software – or recruiter software for private networks.