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esponder on to send this acknowledgment immediately. Give
people a time frame (5 to 10 days) in which your company will
respond to the application.
2. A polite rejection letter/e-mail to every applicant you choose
not to pursue. You can never have too many friends. There is
no reason to create bad rapport by not acknowledging an
employment application.
3. A follow-up e-mail and/or phone call to every applicant with
whom you are interested in speaking directly.
Make It Easy on Yourself
Do yourself a favor: Delegate to others the responsibility for following
up on employment applications and for scheduling—and even
conducting—first interviews. My clients typically have a trusted
manager take on these responsibilities. You should also consult an
employment attorney before making changes to your recruiting and
job application process. You want to be sure that you’re complying
with all applicable federal and state laws.
Online Job Boards
The Basics of Online Recruiting 125
Online job boards like Monster.com, CareerBuilder, and a myriad
other sites are being challenged today by social media tools as
the online recruiting tools of choice. However, recruiters will tell
you that these sites are still important to the recruiting process.
Monster, CareerBuilder, and others are essentially online matchmaking
sites for employers and employees. Employers pay to
post their open jobs and to have access to job applicants, while job
seekers post their resumes for free. Employers also pay to search
through the extensive resume database that these job boards have
accumulated over time. One advantage that these sites provide is
that they are known by and attract many job seekers.
Barbie Spear is director of human resources for Alliance Holdings,
an employee-owned holding company that invests in industrial
and commercial manufacturers across the country. Barbie uses
Monster.com to fill many positions—including top executive