First there was the recruiter’s black-book and print media. Then came the online job-board to transform access to active candidates. Today, social media provides access to both passive prospects and active candidates.
Today, there are more accessible channels than ever, and even greater scope for measuring channel success. And with this in mind, organisations should be asking questions.
- How many different channels do you source your candidates through today? Three? Ten? Fifty? More?
- Do you measure success of each? And how do you measure success?
- Can you measure and act on this success?
- What percentage of your candidates are ‘passive’?
- Do you work to introduce and pre-dispose passive candidates to your brand?
- How many become active candidates, and can be recruited through a personalised process? 3%, 8%, >30%?
- Is your candidate database simply a mausoleum of old names?
- We often talk candidate relationship management but how do we keep our candidate relationships fresh, and warm?
Introducing source cloud
source cloud from Alexander Mann Solutions is a global sourcing-only service that utilises new thinking, tools, tactics and techniques, ensuring organisations realise the full benefits of social recruiting – today. Interested? Please click here, fill out the form, and we’ll be in contact shortly.

