Geeks Geezers And Googlization Podcast

Founded in 2011, Talent Board wanted to shed light on companies that were attempting to improve the candidate experience. About 3 ½ years ago, our guest on today’s show, Kevin Grossman, was approached with the offer to run and scale the program. Working with hundreds of employers around the world, Talent Board is a not for profit institution that works to continue educating employers on how to elevate the candidate experience during the recruitment process. Regardless of company size and culture, companies that are investing more in communication have access to more qualified candidates, as well as higher rates of retention. In 2018, 60% of candidates received an automated email turning them down. 20% of candidates received a personal email with the news. 10% of candidates received a phone call. Now, obviously for large scale companies or any business that hires in mass quantities throughout the year, a personal phone call to each rejected candidate is not feasible. Often, automation needs to be used when it