Interesting conversation about Job Boards, Applicant Quality/Numbers and Applicant Tracking Systems. The core of this conversation is about what the drop off is when you provide a link out from a Jobs Board to a third party Recruitment Software system. There were some numbers that showed there was a drop-off in applicant numbers if there is a link out to a Third Party eRecruitment System rather than allowing the applicant to apply directly into the Job Board. There seems to be some sort of relationship between a longer application process and this drop-off. There is definitely more chance of someone flicking a CV for as many jobs as possible if it is made easy to do. There has been a history of HR managers being lumbered with the process of sorting through hundreds of CV’s Manually. “What a headache” they would say. Without the Facilities to auto communicate with Applicants, Intelligently scoring them, sort them into Talent Poolings there is really little to no value proposition in CV flicking. So therefore, a clear decision needs about what a Talent Manager, HR Manager or Recruitment Consultant needs. We think there is a clear distinction between the requirements of a Recruitment Agency and an Internal Professional Recruiter.
