Geeks Geezers And Googlization Podcast

This week’s podcast features our guest Janine Woodworth, Director of Strategic Services at Jobvite. Janine, Keith, and I had a fast-paced conversation about the current state of talent acquisition, why corporations are failing at it, and how to ensure that you don’t. With unemployment rates at their lowest since 1969, a staggering 3.7% (2% if you’re a college graduate), competition between companies to hire the best talent is extremely high, and the time of candidates begging for jobs (aka the recession) is long gone. If corporate recruiters know these facts, then why are they still using the same recruitment process from ages past? Janine points out how she hears rather often, “We posted on the various job sites, so why aren’t we seeing the right candidates coming through?” Well, in this technological age, you might as well ask why the “help wanted” sign in your store window wasn’t effective for pulling in top talent! If you’re waiting for candidates to come to you and you’re not out there aggressively marke