CareerBuilder Survey Finds Hiring Decisions Becoming More Complicated for Hiring Managers
Current Hiring Practices Present Challenges to Both Employers and Job Seekers
CHICAGO, Aug. 26 /PRNewswire/ -- With a robust group of candidates in the
job market, the difficulty faced by many hiring managers is finding the right
candidates for the open positions within their companies. Consensus hiring is
becoming a standard hiring practice as companies become more careful in their
selection. According to a new CareerBuilder survey, almost one-third of
survey respondents involved in the hiring process indicated that it required
four or more people to make the hiring decision. For 58 percent of hiring
managers, two to three people were involved in making the decision to hire.
Completed in July 2002, the CareerBuilder survey, "Hiring Today," included
more than 480 people responsible or involved in the hiring process.
"Consensus hiring presents challenges to both employers and job seekers,"
said Dawn Haden, senior career advisor at careerbuilder.com. "As the hiring
process involves more decision-makers, employers need to manage the actual
hiring process. And, job seekers are now compelled to identify all the
individuals involved in making the hiring decision and then ensure that their
job campaign addresses everyone who can influence the final decision."
Education and Experience Versus Company Culture
Nine-out-of-ten hiring managers felt that the right balance of education
and experience was the most important criteria in evaluating candidates.
Fitting into a company's culture is important to 84 percent of those involved
in the hiring process.
"The real challenge of hiring managers is finding candidates who are true
professionals in their occupation rather than professional job seekers,"
continued Haden. "As hiring managers rate education and experience as the key
criteria, Human Resources can easily search for resumes meeting these specific
requirements for their open positions by using our Resume Search Engine,
saving time and effort."
The Screening Process
To find the right candidates, 78 percent of hiring managers indicated that
they spend both time and effort in screening resumes sent to them by Human
Resources. Once screened, 55 percent felt that the candidates provided by
Human Resources are well-qualified; however, 17 percent disagreed about the
level of quality. Using careerbuilder.com's Resume Search Engine, Human
Resources is able to match the requirements of job postings to the
qualifications of job seekers, delivering a more relevant group of candidates
to the respective hiring managers.
Aim High to Impress
Based on these findings, it is the supervisors, managers, directors, vice
presidents and senior management who have both the responsibility and
involvement in hiring new workers. More than half of this management group
stated that they have the responsibility for hiring while 39 percent are
involved in the hiring process. Only 4 percent of staff members indicated
that they have the responsibility for hiring people to work in a department
while 16 percent of staff members are involved in the decision.
The Survey
The new CareerBuilder survey, "Hiring Today," was conducted from July 11
to July 18, 2002 of more than 480 survey respondents. To collect data for the
survey, CareerBuilder commissioned SurveySite to use an e-mail methodology
whereby individuals who are members of SurveySite Web Panel were randomly
selected and approached by e-mail invitation to participate in the online
survey. The results of this survey are accurate within +/- 2.5 percent.
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virtually every industry, field and location. In partnership with Tribune
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