1. Pruden Global Business Solutions Consulting, LLC (PGBSC)

2. OBJECTIVES
After this session you will be able to identify elements of the employment process that :
Impact a candidate’s decision to move forward or abandon the process
Should be audited for effectiveness in facilitating a candidate’s move forward in the process
After this session you will be able to employ various recommendations to increase candidate retention in the employment recruitment process

3. The research Seeking professional employment Data collected in 2015
Participants, within 12 months of the study
Accepted an employment offer
Withdrew from an employment recruitment process
Seeking professional employment
Data collected in 2015

4. THE FORECAST
There will not be enough qualified candidates to fill vacant positions over the next 10 years, as projected by the Bureau of Labor and Statistics (Employment Projections , 2013).

5. Why do you care? Baby Boomers are exiting the workforce
Employers are recruiting from the same pool of applicants
College graduates have the recent skills and knowledge
Talent Acquisition and Recruiting budgets are shrinking

6. College Campuses, Job Fairs
attract FB
Corporate Website
Twitter
LinkedIn
College Campuses, Job Fairs

7. ELEMENTS OF THE PROCESS
Application
Interview
Offer
What critical steps are missing prior to offer?

8. ELEMENTS OF THE PROCESS
Application
Interview
Offer
What critical steps are missing prior to offer?
Candidate Communication Between Steps
Application Acknowledgement
Communication of candidate movement forward

9. SUMMARY OF Research Questions
How do participants describe their experiences regarding the method of employment application during the employment recruitment process? What are the lived experiences of participants regarding the interview process during the employment recruitment process? What lived experiences did participants describe as influencing their decision to voluntarily withdraw from the employment recruitment process? What lived experiences influenced participants decision to follow through the entire employment recruitment process to job offer acceptance?

10. Themes From Data
Emergent Theme 1:
Interview Process

11. Discomfort during the Interview Process
Themes From Data
Emergent Theme 2:
Discomfort during the Interview Process

12. Comfort during the Interview Process
Themes From Data
Emergent Theme 3:
Comfort during the Interview Process

13. Themes From Data
Emergent Theme 4:
Job Details

14. Person-environment fit
Themes From Data
Emergent Theme 5:
Person-environment fit

15. Limitations of the study
Candidates must have withdrawn and accepted
Versus withdrawn or accepted
English speaking participants only
Data gathered within a 6 week period
Open to new professional hires versus all hires

16. Recommendations Employer Recommendations
Acknowledge application within 1 week
Inform candidate immediately of movement to next step
Audit every step of your process on a regular basis
Solicit feedback from all candidates

17. conclusion Participants Seek Information
Interviewers made participants feel comfortable
Decision to withdraw made during interview
Employers have control to minimize risk of candidate withdrawl

18. Questions?

19. References
Employment Projections (2013) Washington D. C.: Bureau of Labor Statistics: U.S. Department of Labor.