Anybody who has ever posted an ad online knows the frustration: hundreds of resumes, yet only a measly few worth consideration! To compound the problem, the few candidates who are worth pursuing are always off the market by the time you finish sifting through the resume debris and actually find them. The amount of money spent buying ad space and the time lost slogging through second-rate resumes is exasperating.

With so many job opportunities available, how do you get yours to stand out?

An abundance of opportunities, reputation transparency, and a shifting workforce mindset is making it increasingly difficult for companies to attract top talent. It’s a candidate’s market. And the best candidates are assessing you as much as you’re assessing them. Ultimately, it’s the “A” players who make the hiring decisions, not employers.

Understanding the Purpose behind a search initiative is always the first step we take when Qualifying A Search. In order to substantiate Purpose, we evaluate the search initiative in terms of Level Of Urgency, Strength Of Need, and Evidence Of Value. If any of these variables are lacking, the search is most likely not worth doing.