Talent Acquisition: Where’d They Come From?

Posted on August 13, 2007
Filed Under Advertising Mistakes, Applicant Tracking |

A lot of attention has recently been placed on the ineffectiveness of many Applicant Tracking Systems (ATS), and their ability to track the ’source’ of the hire. Employers spend thousands, sometimes tens or hundreds of thousands, on a sophisticated ATS. Then discover that the ATS does not “Track” the source. It simply allows the user (jobseeker) to self-select, which four times out of five, they do wrong.

Then an employer is asked to make buying decisions, specifically in the area of recruitment advertising, based upon the wrong data they are analyzing.

A recent article in Workforce Magazine digs into this problem area and the problems it is causing in the strategic planning process. It is well worth the read. You can vie it here:

Talent Acquisition: Where’d They Come From?

To read the White Paper referenced, you can download it here.