1. Getting too involved with the screening process 

Many recruiters use a phone screen to “weed out” job seekers who don’t meet the basic criteria for a role or to get to know a candidate on a deeper level. However, a screening call isn’t the most efficient way to narrow down a high volume of applicants. 

An applicant’s resume doesn’t always paint a full picture of their skills and experience, either, so relying on that for screening isn’t the most comprehensive method. Not only do these approaches create more work for you, they can negatively impact the experience for a job seeker looking to move quickly. 

However, by adding screener questions to the application process, you can ensure that your candidate pool is filled with job seekers who have the basic skills and experience required, while also providing information that goes beyond the resume. It’s a simple, efficient way to find the quality candidates you need without the extra hassle.

On Indeed Hiring Events, you can automate the screening process by adding advanced screener questions, skills assessments and more to a job posting. Applicants whose qualifications match your criteria can schedule an interview right then and there — all without your involvement. That means instant confirmation and validation for the candidate and less effort for you. 

2. Spending too much time on basic tasks

Recruiting is often a slow, expensive process: Since it can take 90 days or more to hire skilled workers, a tremendous amount of resources is required to attract, source and engage candidates. Even once you’ve moved past screening, there are still many basic tasks — such as coordinating schedules and lengthy back-and-forth communications with candidates — that require your attention. 

Whether you’re hiring at volume or finding the right fit for a complex role, those little tasks can add up fast, taking precious time and effort that could be spent building a better candidate experience. Not to mention, an overly long and arduous hiring process can negatively affect your employer brand.

You can dramatically reduce your average time to hire by automating tedious administrative tasks. Indeed Hiring Event’s technology can help ease your workload by automatically scheduling interviews and sending communications to candidates, and can save recruiters up to 9 hours per requisition¹.  

This level of automation can enable you to find the right person for a role in days instead of weeks. Beyond that, it frees you to focus on building the real, human connections at the core of every hiring journey.

3. Juggling too many different tools

Recruiting has come a long way over the years with the help of technology. And while there are plenty of tools out there designed to help you complete individual steps in the hiring journey — like sourcing candidates or scheduling interviews — at what point does it become too much of a good thing?  

The inefficiency of constantly switching between multiple spreadsheets, emails, video conferencing platforms and other tools for every hire wastes time and creates opportunities for error. When your goal is to create the most seamless experience for the candidate, neither is particularly affordable.

Moving away from multiple single-purpose platforms can help you tighten up your hiring process and prevent top talent from slipping through the cracks. Today there is agile, integrated technology that allows you to complete more tasks from a single interface and be more productive.

Indeed Hiring Events offers solutions for every stage of the hiring journey, from posting a job to hosting virtual interviews with its integrated video-conferencing technology — all in one place. Recruiting automation with Indeed Hiring Events can increase your efficiency by up to 10x², while candidates receive the benefit of your undivided attention.

Work smarter, not harder, to improve your candidate experience

A few small changes to your routine can have a big impact when it comes to delivering a five-star candidate experience, and automation is the name of the game.

Whether your priority is to reduce time and cost per hire, tackle high-volume hiring more efficiently, provide candidates with more flexibility or a combination of all of the above, solutions such as Indeed Hiring Events can help simplify your hiring process. And not only can you work more efficiently, it allows you to make those human connections needed for hiring — faster.

With the right technology in place, you can get back to doing what you do best: finding the right people and ensuring they have a great experience along the way.

¹ Indeed data, average time savings (US)
² Indeed data (US)