CV Search from JobPage

Pro-active Recruiting

Typically when applying for jobs candidates have to submit a CV or resume and complete some sort of job application form. With the economy not looking great there are now even more people looking for jobs, but the number of jobs hasn’t increased... it’s the opposite. So what this means is that for every job out there, there now even more people applying for it. Some reports, particularly in the graduate market are stating that up to 150 people are routinely applying for each job advertised.

Pair that with the fact that many recruiters are filling multiple positions on top of their day-to-day activities, and there’s the potential to feel quite overwhelmed. Finding the right candidate is one thing, however waiting for candidates to come to you is another.

Why is CV Searching important?

CV searching is crucial for companies hiring directly and not using agencies. Sometimes, if the right candidate doesn’t come to you, you need to go out there and find the perfect applicant yourself, even if they aren’t actively looking. However, who has the time or energy to scour LinkedIn or check Twitter hashtags for the right applicants? If you’re like most recruiters, the answer is that you don’t.

Introducing JobPage CV Searching

With JobPage, you never have to worry about finding the right fit, spending hours searching on job platforms, or wondering if your potential candidates are still searching for employment.

JobPage stores all applicants that apply to your jobs in a central database of talented professionals, which can be easily searched. So now all of the people that applied previously to your company and did not get the job, now become a fantastic source of potential hires.

Plus, JobPage also helps you to search “LinkedIn CVs”, which always provides you to have live, up-to-date data. This means that whenever someone is available for employment, you’ll know about it in real-time.

Plus, you can easily filter previous applicants based on skill, quality, and score, which makes your life that much easier.

Why use JobPage for CV searching and not another platform?

With JobPage, searching and reviewing job applications is incredibly simple and you can be up and running in a few minutes. We automatically research the candidate’s background for you using our own “Candidate Social Discovery Engine.” Plus, if we’ve managed to source a photo of them (from a social network), we’ll show that too.

Each candidate can then be scored by your (or one of your team), with the choice of leaving comments or adding reminders, which can help you manage applicants. For example, reminders are great for managing the recruitment workflow. JobPage can send you an email reminder on the day of a candidate's interview, or remind you to source their references. Once you’ve reviewed the candidate you can change their status to ‘reviewed’, ‘checked references’, ‘arrange interview’ or a number of other useful messages.

By Matthew Ogston