Don’t Get Ghosted by Your Best Candidates!

Summary

Finding the best candidate for your open job is a constant battle.

Not only do you have to seek out those with the best talent, but you have to keep them interested so they don't vanish before your eyes and ditch you without notice! Also known as €œghosting.€

This recently coined phenomenon (thanks to dating apps!), refers to when someone cuts off contact with another person, failing to respond to any communications and essentially becoming a €œghost.€

95% of recruiters say they have been €œghosted€ by candidates. And what's worse, 40% of candidates believe it's reasonable to ghost firms.

The good news is that ghosting can be defeated.

That's where we come in.

In this 60-minute workshop, we'll dive into how to build upon your current recruiting process, leading you to the best candidates for the job time and again, proven techniques that create and maintain enthusiasm for the job from your potential new hire, plus how to:

• Establish and maintain on-going communication that isn't too pushy
• Win over your best candidates who may be on the fence, or have multiple offers
• Effectively and efficiently find the time in your busy schedule to give top candidates the attention needed to ensure they don't vanish on you
• Create a candidate communication plan - and put it to use, today
• Avoid major obstacles and unnecessary steps that can unintentionally sabotage your efforts
• And more ...

Program Highlights

How to attract candidates and stick out from the competition

• Top industry tactics to make your recruiting process user-friendly
• Discover how to proactively market your organization and the position throughout the process
• Uncover potential blind spots: Keys to audit your recruiting process€¦ including a webinar participant handout to assist you in eliminating inefficiency and ineffectiveness

How to keep up with best practices in recruiting and keeping candidates interested

• Keys to proactively market your organization and your open positions throughout the process
• Walk the talk - critical insights into the importance of follow up touchpoints (when to reach out and what to say)
• Top techniques to keeping your back-up candidates interested - you don't want to ghost them either!

Proven strategies and techniques to stop ghosting altogether

• The #1 way to combat ghosting from the beginning of your process
• Discover the best, most efficient and successful channels to communicate with your potential new hires
• When and where to loosen up your recruiting process that allows flexibility to your candidate, without getting walked all over

ABOUT THE SPEAKER

Michelle Coussens

Michelle Coussens, Business Strategist, Plan B Consulting Michelle Coussens is a business strategist who is a frequently sought out speaker for numerous types of organizations on a wide range of topics related to the workplace, including but not limited to, talent management, business safety and continuity, and financial acuity. In 2020, she created and delivered more than 40 well-regarded presentations for numerous organizations around the world. In 2021, she has already delivered more than 50 signature speeches and training sessions, both online and in person. She holds practical expertise on a variety of HR topics, including but not limited to job design, recruiting, onboarding, training and development, performance management, and succession planning. She is a resourceful, resilient, and relentless business professional with demonstrated success in building new programs, driving short-term efficiencies, and improving long-term effectiveness all through innovation, rigor, and courageous leadership. She has direct experience with a variety of industries, as well as in consulting, education, and not-for-profit organizations. With consistently high participant ratings, her webinars, seminars, and speaking engagements bring practical value to businesses of every size and type.