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Could be a shortage of qualified candidates. Just cause hundreds of people apply doesn't mean that even 10s of good candidates apply.
by thenipper 13y ago
Could be a shortage of qualified candidates. Just cause hundreds of people apply doesn't mean that even 10s of good candidates apply.
- pyre 13y agoIf you're passing over qualified candidates because you fail at sorting the wheat from the chaff, then the 'shortage' is not due to the market...
- wolfgke 13y agoThen the company should better advertise more exactly in its job ads what they expect from their candidates so that less unqualified applicants submit their applications (while - of course - not preventing suitable candidates to submit their applications). Is this nontrivial? Surely it is; but that's why HR is a distinctive position in most companies. If you want to learn more about this topic, begin reading about statistics - especially type I errors and type II errors, since this is the mathematical formulation of the topic I was talking about in the previous paragraph.
- roc 13y agoA shortage of qualified candidates is an indicator that your stated salary range doesn't line up with the market rate for your job description.
- yaddayadda 13y agoThis! I applied for a position at a company a year ago and was a great fit (both from my perspective and a company rep) but my salary expectation was higher than their budget. That position remained open on their website until about a week ago. What happened a week ago? They sent an email to my almamater highlighting the position and included their current salary range. Guess what - the salary I was asking for last year fell smack in the middle of that range and they were inundated with applications! edit: silly typos!
- ballard 13y agoYeah. Depends if the recruiter was retained or contigent.