http://blogs.jobdig.com/diggings/2008/01/30/most-corporate-web-sites-dont-help-companies-fill-open-positions/ A blog about recruitment advertising, media, publishing, HR, work, & technology, among other things Wed, 30 Sep 2009 14:42:15 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5.2 hourly 1 http://blogs.jobdig.com/diggings/2008/01/30/most-corporate-web-sites-dont-help-companies-fill-open-positions/comment-page-1/#comment-22767 Toby Dayton Thu, 31 Jan 2008 01:52:24 +0000 http://blogs.jobdig.com/diggings/2008/01/30/most-corporate-web-sites-dont-help-companies-fill-open-positions/#comment-22767 What we were basically asking is whether or not companies were tracking the sources of where their candidates were coming from. If they have jobs on their company site, and allow candidates to apply online through their site, they should know exactly what percentage of their jobs are filled through their site. It gets a little more complicated if they are advertising beyond their own sites and are directing candidates, through links on those paid ads, to the specific positions on their corporate site. Either way, I am somewhat surprised by how many companies are not sure how effective their corporate career sites are in sourcing candidates and eventually hires. What we were basically asking is whether or not companies were tracking the sources of where their candidates were coming from. If they have jobs on their company site, and allow candidates to apply online through their site, they should know exactly what percentage of their jobs are filled through their site. It gets a little more complicated if they are advertising beyond their own sites and are directing candidates, through links on those paid ads, to the specific positions on their corporate site. Either way, I am somewhat surprised by how many companies are not sure how effective their corporate career sites are in sourcing candidates and eventually hires.

]]> http://blogs.jobdig.com/diggings/2008/01/30/most-corporate-web-sites-dont-help-companies-fill-open-positions/comment-page-1/#comment-22766 David Sickmiller Thu, 31 Jan 2008 01:14:57 +0000 http://blogs.jobdig.com/diggings/2008/01/30/most-corporate-web-sites-dont-help-companies-fill-open-positions/#comment-22766 I'm curious how "filled from their own company website" was defined. Does that refer to where the candidate first heard of the opening, where the candidate made the decision to apply, or where the candidate submitted the application? I’m curious how “filled from their own company website” was defined. Does that refer to where the candidate first heard of the opening, where the candidate made the decision to apply, or where the candidate submitted the application?

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