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What do your target
Mark Rhodes –Marketing DirectorNeil Millett = Marketing Exec
@reedcouk
candidates really want?
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Starting your search
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50% go to a job board first
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12%
recruitment
11%
consultancycompany website9% 7%
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to find a new jobAll the things you do
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Traditional
Construction &
PropertyTransport &
LogisticsCharity &
Voluntary
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Online
Health & Social
Care
Customer
ServiceSales &
Marketing
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takes over your lifeLooking for your next job
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38%
33%47% When I getget home from work
When I wake up
Before I goto sleep
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39% 56%88%Mobile &devices
Desktop Laptop
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56% of mobile users apply usingmobile apps
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The #1 candidateconcern is salary
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1. Salary & Benefits
3. Day-to-day responsibilities
2. Convenience to you
4. Learning & development
5. Career progression
6. Reputation & culture
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67% More likely to apply
when a salary is displayed
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1. Convenience to you
3. Day-to-day responsibilities
2. Salary & benefits
Up to £20k
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1. Salary & benefits
3. Convenience to you
2. Day-to-day responsibilities
£20-50k
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1. Salary & benefits
3. Culture of the organisation
2. Day-to-day responsibilities
£50k+
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Managing great expectations
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expect confirmation
of application
expect confirmation
within 24 hours
only91%
70%
14%always receive
confirmation
15%hardly ever or never
receive confirmation
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expect to be informed
of an unsuccessful
application%
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NO CONTACT
in 5 days in 14 days
assume they’ve been unsuccessful26% 90%
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How long should the hiringprocess take?
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week 1 week 2 week 3 week 4application
78%expect to be at interview
within a fortnight
70%expect to be
offered a job
within three
weeks
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week 1 week 2 week 3 week 4application
83%expect to be at interview
within a fortnight
Retail,
Marketing
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week 1 week 2 week 3 week 4application
85%expect to be at interview
within a fortnight
IT,
Hospitality
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week 1 week 2 week 3 week 4application
90%expect to be at interview
within a fortnight
Accountancy
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customer service channelRecruitment as a
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4 out of 5A ‘poor’ hiring experience leaves
candidates with a negative
view of your brand
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Won’t apply
for future
vacancies
Less likely to use an
organisation's products or
services again
Will share negative
experience with
friends and family
25%
30%
26%
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enforce feedback
speed of response
contact when it’s promised
honest feedback
clarity on progressguaranteed feedback
Dream job
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If you could work for any
organisation, what would it be?
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6. John Lewis
7. Microsoft
8. BBC
9. Royal Mail
10. British Airways
NEW ENTRY
NEW ENTRY
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66% of us would take a
pay cut to work for our dream
employer
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If you could work for any business
leader, thinker or entrepreneur, who
would you most like to work for?
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If you could work for any
organisation, what would it be?
#1
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SUGAR GATES JOBS
#2 #3 #4
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5. MARK ZUCKERBERG
6. PETER JONES
7. ELON MUSK
8. TIM COOK
9. JAMES DYSON
10. WARREN BUFFETT
NEW ENTRY
NEW ENTRY
NEW ENTRY
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1. Reach the right candidates
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2. Show them what you’ve
got
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3. Treat them like customers
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4. Hire the right talent (Before your
competitors do)