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August 23, 2006 - San Diego, CA – It’s no surprise that the Internet has changed the face of the recruiting and placement business. On an average day, 68 million American adults go online. More than four million of them go online to look for information about jobs.
There are other reasons recruiters have jumped on the Internet bandwagon. Just a few years ago, it cost an estimated $5 - $7 to source a job candidate. Today, using the Internet, that cost has dropped to just a few cents.
For job hunters, the wide availability of general and specialty job boards has made it easy to discover job openings. Ironically, this ease-of-use has some negative side effects.
The vast number of people seeking jobs via the Internet often results in a flood of resumes for each job opening. It is difficult and time-consuming for recruiters to sort through this volume.
Also, the more applicants you have for any given job, the more competition you have. This adds to an already strained process as recruiters seek ways to make their candidates stand out from the crowd.
Just as they have turned to the Internet for sourcing job candidates, recruiters can now use the Internet to help give their candidates a competitive edge. It’s called “virtual candidate coaching” and it is designed to enhance their candidates’ presentation and job interview skills.
Even the most competent of job applicants can have poor interview skills. This is not surprising when you consider most people never receive any formal training in this area. Yet, because of high volumes and time constraints, recruiters seldom spend much time coaching their job candidates.
Internet services like the Job Hunter Pro Virtual Candidate Coaching website (www.jobhunterpro.com) solve this problem. Virtual candidate coaching provides on-demand job interview coaching via the Internet. All a recruiter has to do is provide their job candidates with an Internet link and password. When the candidate logs in, they gain access to a wide range of resources designed to help them do their best during the job interview.
The recruiter still covers the basics such as job descriptions, company culture, etc., but virtual candidate coaching covers the rest. It provides a depth of content and interviewing tools that would be impossible for a recruiter to provide personally.
The job candidate gains knowledge and confidence, the hiring organization benefits from a more focused interview, and the recruiter gains from an enhanced reputation for referring qualified candidates.
Virtual candidate coaching is an example of Recruitment Process Outsourcing (RPO). This concept is gaining favor as recruiters and placement companies seek effective, yet affordable, ways to improve their services and increase productivity.
Those interested in learning more about RPO and virtual candidate coaching can visit the Job Hunter Pro website.
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