Centralized Sourcing Makes Sense

Posted on June 19, 2007
Filed Under Online Recruiting, Applicant Tracking, Best Practices |

As mergers and acquisitions in every industry becoming popular, the concept of centralized sourcing just makes sense. Typically all of the working entities and business units fall under one ultimate brand, although each may maintain its’ own identity. That one brand is where the largest investment is usually made.

Because each department or business unit has a unique culture and workplace environment, does not mean that they must manage their own applicant tracking system. This just duplicates a business process and many times creates problems with the sharing of any data. Each entity should however have a strategy to manage their own candidate talent pool and ability reach out to that talent pool each time they have a job opening that is relevant.

The ‘power’ of the corporate brand carries a lot of weight. More importantly, it allows a centralized HR department to source candidates using the strength of that brand in non-traditional mediums to build a larger candidate base for the whole. An example of that would be networking in professional associations. If a corporate HR representative is attending an event and meets a highly qualified candidate - there should be only one place to send that candidate, rather than multiple. It eases the application process and provides a better experience for the talent you are trying to attract.

If the company is using a sophisticated applicant tracking system, the process is very easy. If not, a simple excel spreadsheet will do the job many times if all you want to do is notify the candidate pool of a recently opened job req.