How to Treat Job Candidates Like Customers

Episode 82


Episode Overview

What if you could revolutionize your recruitment strategy and attract top talent like never before? Join us as Thad Price, CEO of Talroo and Ready Set Hire, shares his expertise on transforming the way companies approach hiring. Learn how to turn the internet into your ultimate help wanted sign and treat candidates like valued customers. Thad breaks down the importance of effective job postings and timely engagement, offering insights into how Ready Set Hire leverages recruitment marketing best practices to streamline the candidate experience and bring in higher-quality applicants.

We also explore how tools like one-click apply and conversational AI are making applications and communication smoother, allowing recruiters to focus on the most engaged and qualified candidates.  Don’t miss Thad’s invaluable advice on optimizing the candidate experience from attraction to application!

23 minutes

Additional resources

A closeup of Pete Newsome, looking into the camera and smiling.

Pete Newsome is the President of 4 Corner Resources, the staffing and recruiting firm he founded in 2005. 4 Corner is a member of the American Staffing Association and TechServe Alliance and has been Clearly Rated’s top-rated staffing company in Central Florida for seven consecutive years. Recent awards and recognition include being named to Forbes’ Best Recruiting and Best Temporary Staffing Firms in America, Business Insider’s America’s Top Recruiting Firms, The Seminole 100, and The Golden 100. Pete recently created the definitive job search guide for young professionals, Get Hired In 30 Days. He hosts the Hire Calling podcast, a daily job market update, Cornering The Job Market (on YouTube), and is blazing new trails in recruitment marketing with the latest artificial intelligence (AI) technology. Connect with Pete on LinkedIn.

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