What can hiring leaders do to make their recruiting process more strategic and proactive?

When you’re tasked with filling numerous open requisitions, its easy to engage candidates using the same traditional methods you’ve always used: post a job requisition online, wait for the flood of resumes to come in, then track candidates via spreadsheets and emails. This isn’t a winning strategy and it actually makes the recruiting process longer, more expensive, and less effective for building a powerhouse workforce.

Hiring teams face big challenges when engaging with modern applicants. Recruiters must do their due diligence with candidates, yet avoid lengthy and costly searches; to overcome these obstacles, they’ll need a more innovative approach with more comprehensive cost effective tools.

Investing in talent management software leads to bottom line results, but only if you’ve identified your company’s needs and goals, and know what questions to ask vendors. Here are 5 things you must know to ensure you select the right talent management provider for your organization.