| Passive candidates are some of the most qualified | | | | you will always end up getting false matches or you |
| people to choose from when trying to fill an | | | | will not see all the possible relevant results since your |
| employment position. There are many high-quality | | | | search was either too broad or too specific. |
| professionals that are gainfully employed, yet compile | | | | Services which gather resumes from diverse sources |
| passive resumes as they are open to the possibility of | | | | and validate that the data collected is actual resumes |
| switching jobs should the right opportunity present itself. | | | | can save you time and present candidates you would |
| However, as these people are not actively seeking | | | | not have found through search engines or other |
| new employment and do not generally visit job boards, | | | | means. |
| it can sometimes take quite a bit of time and | | | | An indisputable fact is that the majority of the top |
| resources to find passive candidates that fit the profile | | | | employees already have jobs. Research has shown |
| you are searching for. Making use of a resume | | | | that less than 20% of the workforce actually visits job |
| database that focuses on sourcing passive candidates | | | | boards. By posting a job and hoping to get good |
| is an easier way to take a lot of the work out of the | | | | candidates or by searching traditional job board |
| recruitment process. | | | | resume databases, you are only able to engage a |
| Sourcing currently employed candidates is much easier | | | | small portion of the possible candidates you are |
| when employers choose to search a resume | | | | seeking. In short, you are picking from the unemployed |
| database that has already compiled these | | | | or the unsatisfied. To find quality job candidates you |
| highly-qualified professionals. If you use a search | | | | need to use tools and techniques that will uncover the |
| engine and look for "Passive candidates" or Passive | | | | other 80% of the workforce. |
| Candidate Database you will find services that may | | | | Try using search engines. There are many places on |
| offer this type of service. This can be a major time | | | | the Internet where you can find search suggestions for |
| saver over using search engines directly in your | | | | finding resumes with search engines. Once you have |
| attempt to find these candidates. Using search engines | | | | seen the results. You may want to try services that |
| will unearth candidates but they will always return lots | | | | consolidate passive candidate resumes from across |
| of false matches, search results that meet your | | | | many sources and save you time and effort. |
| search criteria but that are not actual resumes. No | | | | For further information on passive candidate sourcing |
| matter how creative our exacting your search criteria, | | | | strategies please contact me. |