The Latest Survey of Hiring Sources: The Highlights and Some Interesting Findings on Diversity Recruitment
February 26, 2006It seems like a lot of attention has been paid lately to recruitment sources, as I have posted previously here.
Now, CareerXRoads has released its annual study of what recruitment sources companies use. This study differs in some important ways from the one I previously reviewed here, and I will just summarize some of the highlights of the CareerXRoads study.
Please note that the CareerXRoads study is a detailed study of some major recruitment practices of a relatively small number (only 24) “high-profile, name-brand” firms.
Some of the key questions answered in the CareerXRoads study include, in the order of interest to me:
- What were the top recruitment sources in terms of hiring?
- Among Internet sources, which are the most important in terms of hiring?
- Which sources are best for diversity hiring?
Answers follow next
- The top recruitment sources in this study were employee referrals, Internet, and college campuses. Note that compared to previous years (e.g., 2004), college campus has grown in terms of a recruitment source (of course, this might be due to having different companies responding in different years, too; there are other explanations, but I won’t review those). The increased use of college campuses fits with other reports that college students are experiencing an improved job market.
- Among Internet sources, the company website, all niche sources combined, and Monster.com account for the most hiring. The use of Monster.com nearly doubled from the previous year. Again, several explanations are possible, but this suggests some interesting possibilities.
- While companies do not appear to track the sources contributing to diversity hiring, the survey examined company’s perceptions of the best sources. Based on a somewhat messy metric (in my opinion), employee referrals, major job boards, and diversity career fairs are perceived to be the best sources for diversity hiring. By contrast, niche diversity job boards and dedicated diversity recruiters do not fare very well.
Conclusion: There is a lot of interesting and potentially useful information in this free report.
Recognize, however, that the data are based on large, well-known organizations, and their profiles, reputations, strengths, and weaknesses may be quite different than yours.
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