{"id":14712,"date":"2023-02-28T17:07:22","date_gmt":"2023-02-28T17:07:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.charityjob.co.uk\/careeradvice\/?p=14712"},"modified":"2024-01-31T10:50:33","modified_gmt":"2024-01-31T10:50:33","slug":"improve-recruitment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.charityjob.co.uk\/careeradvice\/improve-recruitment\/","title":{"rendered":"How We\u2019re Helping to Improve Recruitment"},"content":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":178,"featured_media":14762,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1,9148,6590],"tags":[9110],"class_list":["post-14712","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-career-advice","category-starting-your-career","category-guides-and-resources","tag-getbacktome"],"acf":{"job_search_bottom_form":false,"image":14762,"background":14762,"excerpt":"In October 2022 we sent a survey to all candidates who\u2019d used CharityJob in the last six months to understand more about the pain points you face when looking and applying for jobs, and how we can work with recruiters to improve your application experience.\u00a0Here's a review of our key findings.","contenttypes":[{"acf_fc_layout":"text_content","menu_title":"","content":"Here at CharityJob, your voice is important. That\u2019s why in October 2022 we sent a survey to all candidates who\u2019d used CharityJob in the last six months to understand more about the pain points you face when looking and applying for jobs, and how we can work with recruiters to improve recruitment.<\/span>\r\n\r\nWe\u2019d like to start by saying a huge thank you to each and every one of our almost 500 candidates who responded to the survey.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>\r\n\r\n "},{"acf_fc_layout":"text_content","menu_title":"What you told us\u2014summary findings","content":"

What you told us\u2014summary findings<\/strong><\/h2>\r\nHere\u2019s a summary of our key findings<\/span>\u2014<\/span>you can read<\/span> the full findings in our research report.<\/a>\u00a0<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span>\r\n

Pain points when looking and applying for jobs<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\r\nWhen we asked candidates to select the pain points they face when applying for jobs, the most commonly selected answers were:<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>\r\n\r\n(1) \u2018having to complete long application\u202fforms\u2019 (faced by 59% of candidates) and<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>\r\n\r\n(2) \u2018not hearing back from recruiters about job applications\u2019 (faced by 54% of candidates).\u202f\u200b<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>\r\n\r\nOther common responses included \u2018having to write cover letters\u2019 (40%), \u2018jobs having too many requirements\u2019 (34%), \u2018salaries not matching responsibilities for roles\u2019 (29%), \u2018lack of transparency on hybrid and flexible working\u2019 (29%) and \u2018not finding jobs that\u202fI\u2019m\u202finterested in\u2019 (28%).<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>\r\n

Main pain point<\/span>s<\/span><\/span><\/strong>\u00a0<\/span><\/h4>\r\nWhen <\/span>asked<\/span> to select their main pain po<\/span>in<\/span>t and next most common pain point<\/span>,<\/span> \u2018h<\/span>aving<\/span> to complete long application forms<\/span>\u2019<\/span> and <\/span>\u2018<\/span>not hearing back from recruiters about job applications<\/span>\u2019<\/span> were also the most commonly <\/span>selected.\u00a0<\/span><\/span>\r\n\r\n\"Not\r\n\r\n "},{"acf_fc_layout":"text_content","menu_title":"You want recruiters to change how they recruit ","content":"

You<\/span> want recruiters to change how they recruit<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\r\nWe asked candidates for one piece of advice to recruiters to improve recruitment and your application experience. Here\u2019s what you told us.\r\n<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>\r\nRecruiters should:<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>\r\n